Bones continue to lengthen throughout childhood and adolescence because
A) a growth plate is present in each epiphysis until the late teens.
B) the production of cartilage for a lengthening bone occurs primarily on the inside of the growth plate.
C) ossification cannot occur until after puberty.
D) primary ossification occurs until death.
E) the activity of osteoblasts cannot be reduced until adulthood.
A
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