Topics: Bone Development and Remodeling Quiz
During infancy and childhood, the single most important stimulus of epiphyseal plate activity is……
A. calcitonin
B. parathyroid hormone
C. alkaline phosphatase
D. growth hormone
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Cartilage-forming cells in the surrounding perichondrium secrete new matrix against the external face of the existing cartilage tissue.
A. secondary ossification
B. oppositional growth
C. bone resorption
D. appositional growth