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[[Image:Growth plate.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Growth plate (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]

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===Bone Growth and Remodeling===

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==Bone Growth and Remodeling==

'''Short bones'''- Endochondral ossification continues in the diaphysis, until only the cartilage rim remains.

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'''Long bones'''- A secondary center of ossification develops in the epiphyses.

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'''Epiphyseal Growth Plate'''- The growth plate is a transverse disc of cartilate between the two ossification centers, and allows longitudinal growth to continue to maturity. It then closes. The cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate is divided into: (from right to left on the magnified image)

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'''Epiphyseal Growth Plate'''

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The growth plate is a transverse disc of cartilate between the two ossification centers, and allows longitudinal growth to continue to maturity. It then closes. The cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate is divided into: (from right to left on the magnified image)

1. Resting (reserve) zone

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