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by elevated levels of estrogen.
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What is accelerated closure of the epiphyseal plates caused by?
growth hormones
What disease is caused from thick epiphyseal plates?
Ricketts
What are the growth plates in your bones called?
Epiphyseal plates.
Where does bone growth occur in children occur?
epiphyseal plates
Are epiphyseal plates cartilaginous joint?
yes
What happens when children have thick epiphyseal plates?
The epiphyseal plates are also known as the growth plates. When these are thick, especially due to injury, they can eventually cause a deformity in the child's growth and development.
What are the epiphyseal growth plates seen only in a growing bone?
Epiphyseal growth plates can be seen only in growing bones. Cell division from these plates lead to growth of bones. Once these plates are ossified, bone growth stops.
Where does bone growth occur in the long bones?
Growth of length in a long bone occurs at the epiphyseal plate.
What is epiphyseal plates composed of?
The epiphyseal plate is composed of cartilage. As the child grows, the cartilage hardens into bone. The epiphyseal plate is located at the ends of the long skeletal bones.
What are the fuctions of the epiphyseal plate?
Epiphyseal plates are the places in the bones where growth occurs. Bone cells and tissues form and grow here.
If epiphyseal plates are visible on X-ray the bone is what?
still growing
Why epiphyseal closes early?
estrogen directly causes the epiphyseal plates to close, testosterone is converted to estradiol (estrogen) by aromatase, therefore testosterone causes the epiphyseal plates to close indirectly
