Growth Plate Bone Formation

6.4 Bone Formation and Development

When the chondrocytes in the epiphyseal plate cease their proliferation and bone replaces the cartilage, longitudinal growth stops. All that remains of the epiphyseal plate is the epiphyseal line (Figure 6.19).

The growth plate

The growth plate is a key component of developing bones . The growth plate , or physis, is a highly ordered structure and is composed of discrete layers. Each layer has a specific function that contributes to the growing bone . As a result of this, each layer also has the potential for problems to occur, leading to recognized diseases and syndromes. An understanding of the physis, along with ...

The epiphyseal plate , epiphysial plate , physis, or growth plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone . It is the part of a long bone where new bone growth takes place; that is, the whole bone is alive, with maintenance remodeling throughout its existing bone tissue, but the growth plate is the place where the ...