epiphyseal plate the thin plate of cartilage between the epiphysis and the shaft of a long bone; it is the site of growth in length and is obliterated by epiphyseal closure. equatorial plate the collection of chromosomes at the equator of the spindle in mitosis.
howell-jolly body. n. A spherical granule often observed in the stroma of a red blood cell, especially after a splenectomy.
The Howell chamberâs special events â including the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest, Fantasy of Lights, Sunday Farmersâ Market and the Livingston County Home & Garden Show â attract well over 125,000 people and pump millions of dollars into the local economy.