Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?
A. growth at the epiphyseal plate
B. the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilage
C. along the edges only
D. the lengthening of hyaline cartilage
Answer:B
Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?
A. growth at the epiphyseal plate B. the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilage C. along the edges only D. the lengthening of hyaline cartilage