What does a high TSH mean? TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone is a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland. This is used to help stimulate the thyroid to produce triiodothyronine (T3) or thyroxine (T4), hormones that help stimulate the metabolism.
An epiphyseal plate, more commonly known as a growth plate, is a anatomical structure present at the ends of the long bones of children and adolescents. These plates contain rapidly dividing cells that allow bones to become longer until the end of puberty.
Most growth plate fractures occur in the long bones of the fingers. They are also common in the outer bone of the forearm (radius) and lower bones of the leg (the tibia and fibula). Several classification systems have been developed that categorize the different types of growth plate fractures.nstead, growth occurs at each end of the bone around the growth plate. When a child is fully grown, the growth plates harden into solid bone. This diagram of a femur (thighbone) shows the location of the growth plates at both ends of the bone.