Bone growth in width that occurs due to weight lifting at age 40 is most likely ________.
A) due to rickets
B) none since bones do not grow after adolescence
C) appositional growth
D) occurring at the epiphyseal lines
E) occurring at the epiphyseal plates

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Appositional growth is bone growth in width that occurs throughout life in response to mechanical stressors such as weight lifting. Rickets (A) is a condition that results in softening of the bones due to vitamin D deficiency and does not apply to this scenario. Bones do not grow in length after adolescence, so growth at epiphyseal lines (D) or plates (E) are incorrect.

Bone Growth in Width That Occurs Due to Weight Lifting