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What will be an ideal response?
An epiphyseal plate consists of five zones of hyaline cartilage that are involved in longitudinal growth of bones. By around age 18-21, the zone of ossification completely ossifies and the epiphyseal plate is said to be closed. The epiphyseal plate leaves behind a calcified remnant known as an epiphyseal line that is incapable of producing longitudinal growth.
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