growth plate
Where bones lengthen
A growth plate is a layer of cartilage near the ends of children's bones where new bone tissue forms, allowing bones to lengthen.
When a child finishes growing, growth plates harden into solid bone.
Injuries to growth plates can affect bone development: The doctor ordered X-rays to check whether the growth plate was damaged.
anatomy
Rounded end of long bone
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- collagenStructural body protein
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
development
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
testosterone · thyroid hormone · cell division · proliferation · differentiation · bone age
disorders
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
- fractureSplit in hard material
- staplingFastening with wire clips
- orthopedic surgeryMusculoskeletal operative medicine
epiphysis
Rounded end of long bone
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- collagenStructural body protein
puberty
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
estrogen · testosterone · thyroid hormone · cell division · proliferation · differentiation · bone age
rickets
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
- fractureSplit in hard material
- staplingFastening with wire clips
- orthopedic surgeryMusculoskeletal operative medicine
- growth assessmentheight, weight chart, height measurement, percentile, percentiles
- bone anatomyspongy bone, bone marrow, epiphysis, periosteum, medullary cavity
- bone growthosteoblasts, epiphysis
- cartilagecartilage, fibrocartilage, meniscus, gristle, arytenoid cartilage
- Limb Developmentlimb development, polydactyly, amelia, webbing
- synchondroses