Multiple Choice
Cartilage repairs slowly after adolescence because
A) the perichondrium thickens, preventing diffusion of gasses and nutrients.
B) the cartilage matrix becomes mineralized.
C) chondrocytes no longer are able to divide and secrete new matrix.
D) collagen synthesis ceases.
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