in the epiphyseal plate, cartilage grows:?

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in the epiphyseal plate, cartilage grows:?

a. from the epiphysis to the diaphysis

b. from the diaphysis to the epiphysis

2007-03-23 15:47:25 · 3 answers · asked by M_J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

3 answers

b. from the diaphysis to the epiphysis

2007-03-23 15:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

After you are born the cells that make the cartilage are located at the epiphysis. The cartilage is created at that point and then moves outwards ie towards the diaphysis. The bone is ossified there. Some growth does occur in at the diaphysis but it is not the primary site after birth. So the answer appears to be a.

2007-03-23 21:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Callie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2016-03-17 01:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋