growth at articular caetilage

Question 1

epiphysis increases in size bc of

Answer 1

growth at the articular cartilage

Question 2

what bones do not have epiphysis, so how do they grow?

Answer 2

short bones

articular cartilage increases their size

Question 3

the process of growth in articular cartilage is similar to that occurring in

Answer 3

the epiphyseal plate, except that the chondrocyte columns are not as obvious

Question 4

the chondrocytes near the surface of the articular cartilafg are similar to those

Answer 4

in the zone of resting cartilage of the epiphyseal plate

Question 5

in the deepest part of the articular cartilage, nearer bone tissue, the cartilage is

Answer 5

calcifies and ossified to form new bone

Question 6

when the epiphysis reach their full size the growth od cartilage and its replacemnt by bone

Answer 6

cease

Question 7

artiuclar bone however persists throughout life and

Answer 7

does nor become ossifies as the epiphyseal plate does