Where is the epiphyseal plate of a long bone located
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belongs to book: Examination Questions and Answers in Basic Anatomy and Physiology|Martin Caon|| Chapter number:7| Question number:24
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B: The “plate” is the hyaline cartilage between the shaft (diaphysis)
and end (epiphysis) of a long bone in children and adolescents. In adults it is
replaced by an ossified “epiphyseal line”.
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