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The growth plate sits in which region?

AMetacarpus
BMetatarsus
CMetabolism
DMetaphysis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Metaphysis
1. It lies where shaft meets the widened end. 2. It is a layer of hyaline cartilage. 3. Each epiphysis meets the diaphysis at the metaphysis, which contains the epiphyseal plate. 4. So the answer is the metaphysis. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_
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