Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood?
A) epiphyseal line
B) lacuna
C) epiphyseal plate
D) osteon

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The epiphyseal plate is a layer of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis of a growing bone, allowing for lengthening of the diaphysis until early childhood. Once the bone stops growing in length, the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone tissue and becomes the epiphyseal line. Lacunae are small cavities containing bone cells, and osteons are the repeating units that make up compact bone tissue, but neither play a role in bone growth in childhood.

Which Structure Allows the Diaphysis of the Bone to Increase