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→Physis (Growth plate)
===Physis (Growth plate)===
===Physis (Growth plate)===
*Site of many '''congenital''' or '''nutritional''' bone diseases in the growing animal
*Site of many '''congenital''' or '''nutritional''' bone diseases in the growing animal
**Regulated by androgens
**Regulated by androgens
*If growth teporarily stops -> layer of bone seals the growth plate -> moves into metaphysis when growth resumes -> forms '''Harris lines'''
*If growth teporarily stops -> layer of bone seals the growth plate -> moves into metaphysis when growth resumes -> forms '''Harris lines'''
===Bone resorption===
===Bone resorption===