Multiple Choice
Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?
A) the lengthening of hyaline cartilage
B) along the edges only of existing osteons, making each osteon larger
C) growth at the epiphyseal plate
D) the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilage
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