Bone growth (lengthwise) during infancy and youth is exclusively through:?

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Bone growth (lengthwise) during infancy and youth is exclusively through:?

a. diffenrentiation of osteoclasts
b. the secretion of bone matrix into the medullary cavity
c. interstitial growth of the epiphyseal plates
d. calcification of the matrix

2007-03-21 13:52:14 · 2 answers · asked by mitch 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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The answer is C. Osteoclasts remove bone, and so A is wrong. B is wrong, because if bone matrix was secreted into the medullary cavity, it would not result in lengthwise growth. D is wrong, because calcification of matrix alone does not result in growth.

2007-03-21 14:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

letter c

2007-03-21 14:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by junebuggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋