Question

Which structure within a bone contains cartilage cells that divide and increase the size of the bone until adult hood?

Answer 1

The growth plate is the structure within a bone that contains cartilage cells that divide and increase the size of the bone until adult hood.

 

To add, the growth plate, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis, is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children and adolescents.