When epiphyses fuse to the diaphysis, full adult height is attained.
The epiphysis is just the round end of a very long bone, which is located at the joint with the bone that is close to it (s). The metaphysis, which includes the epiphyseal plate, can be found in the long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis (the long middle region of the long bone) (growth plate). At the joint, the epiphysis is covered by articular cartilage; below a certain covering is a zone called subchondral bone that is identical to the epiphyseal plate. The epiphysis is composed of red bone marrow, which is responsible for the production of red blood cells.
There is a developing zone of cartilage that sits between a long bone's diaphysis and both of its epiphyses (the epiphyseal plate). When a child reaches skeletal maturity, which typically occurs between the ages of 18 and 25, all of the cartilage is replaced by bone, and the diaphysis and both epiphyses become fused together (epiphyseal closure). This process involves the active osteoblasts that deposit bone structural proteins replacing the hyaline cartilage that was previously present in the epiphyseal area.
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