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epiphyseal plates
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When does calcification of cartilage occur?
calcification is when you get extra bone growth when you don't need it and it is very painful!
The thin band of cartilage where bone growth occur is called the what?
Epiphyseal plate
Is a deficiency disease in children characterized by defective bone growth?
A deficiency disease in children will often be characterized by defective bone growth. This is a disease that results from lack of Vitamin D and calcium insufficiency.
Which type of growth happens after growth plate close?
A thickening of bone occurs called appositional growth after the growth plate closes in late teens. If this type did not occur and the bone would just get thicker, we would weight about 200 pounds more than we do. The bone inside is removed by osteoclasts (bone breakers) while bone on the outside is laid down by osteoblasts (bone builders).
How can you detect vitamin d deficiency?
Since vitamin D is necessary for bone development and growth, some sort of problems will occur in the bones. In children is causes something called rickets and in adults it will cause thin and/or weak bones. These are called osteopenia (little bone) and osteoporosis (bone with holes).
How long does longitudinal bone growth occur?
In humans, about 16 years for females and 18 years for males.
Which hormone is important for bone growth during infancy and childhood?
Growth hormone is the hormone that stimulates bone and muscle growth. It is made in the pituitary gland. It is also known as somatotropin. Growth hormone is responsible for the increase in height in children and adolescents. It also increases bone density and muscle mass, and stimulates organ growth.
Area where bone growth takes place?
the physiological zones of bone growth is a logical growth between the bone and the osteoclasts.
What is the growth plate also known as?
The epiphyseal plate is an area at the long end of the bone which contains growing bone. It is located between the epiphysis at the end of the bone and the diaphysis of another bone. This is only found in children and adolescents as it turns into the epiphyseal line in adults.
What is the medical term meaning benign growth on the surface of a bone?
Osteomas is a general term for a bony growth on the surface of a bone, but there are many more specific diagnoses depending on the morphology of the tumor. A more specific type of benign tumor on the surface of bone is an osteochondroma, made up of both bone and cartilage. Exostosis is another type of bony growth on bone.
This is a lining found in bone that promotes bone growth in width?
Metaphysis is the lining that promotes bone growth in width.
What is osteogenesis?
Osteogenesis is the process of growing new bone. This occurs as children grow, and pretty much stops at the end of puberty. As a person ages, they will start to lose some of that bone growth.
