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The growth plate works by the chondrocytes being under constant division by mitosis. This is what makes the bones grow and it will go away completely once that person is done growing.
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Does it hurt bad when you break a growth plate?
it hurts quite bad. I fractured my growth plate in my shoulder.I took a couple x rays and it had a tiny crack in the growth plate.
What is the scientific name for growth plate?
Epiphyseal plate
The growth plate is also known as the what?
The epiphyseal plate.
How can you stop growth?
break your growth plate...in your bone
Another name for a growth plate is?
Epiphyseal plate
Where is the growth plate located in the arm?
In those who are not fully adult, growth plates are located on the ends of long bones. On the arm, the growth plate is located on the end of the humerus near the elbow.
What happens when the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone?
When the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone, then growth at that bone stops.
What materials are found in a growth plate?
There are a number of materials that are found in the growth plate which is also referred to as physis. The main materials are fats and cartilage.
Do sit ups and weightliftng stop growth?
No. What can stop growth in an adolescent is an untreated growth plate fracture.Soccer, basketball, football, skateboarding, and bicycling are the five activities most likely to result in growth plate fracture. Sit-ups and weight training have never been directly implicated in any case of growth plate fracture.
Where is the region of growth in a bone?
In the epiphyseal plate.
What is the first growth plate to close?
elbow
Will you still grow if your Growth plate broke and how hard must it be to break it?
You will still grow if your growth plate broke, but you might have some abnormal bone formation. How hard you would have to hit the growth plate to break it varies greatly depending on the type of hit, the angle of the hit, and the item that hits the plate.
