Which Is True About the Growth of Long Bones

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which is true about the growth of long bones?

• A)Osteoblasts dissolve bone tissue when bones remodel in response to sex hormones.
• B)Osteoclasts are responsible for depositing new bone tissue at the epiphyseal growth plate before puberty.
• C)Before adolescence,bones are completely made up of cartilage;after puberty they ossify and harden.
• D)Growth in length occurs at a single epiphyseal growth plate in the center of the shaft of long bones.
• E)Growth in length occurs at two epiphyseal growth plates near the ends of long bones.

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