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===Length===
 
===Length===
The '''epiphyseal growth plate (EPG)''' allows the [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Types of Bone|bone]] to continue to grow in length after birth. The EPG is a region of continuous chondroblast differentiation and maturation and can be divided into five zones:
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The '''epiphyseal growth plate (EGP)''' allows the [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Types of Bone|bone]] to continue to grow in length after birth. The EPG is a region of continuous chondroblast differentiation and maturation and can be divided into five zones:
    
# '''Germinal Zone''' - chondroblast division at a low rate, and self renewal.
 
# '''Germinal Zone''' - chondroblast division at a low rate, and self renewal.
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