Bone growth:
A) occurs through the deposition of new bone lamellae onto existing bone or other connective tissue.
B) at the epiphyseal plates causes increase in bone diameter.
C) causing an increase in the length of the bone is called appositional growth.
D) is accomplished by the osteoclasts.
E) all of these are true of bone growth.

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Bone growth occurs through the deposition of new bone lamellae onto existing bone or other connective tissue. This process is primarily carried out by osteoblasts, not osteoclasts, which are involved in bone resorption. Growth in bone diameter is referred to as appositional growth, but it is not associated with the epiphyseal plates, which are responsible for the increase in bone length.

Bone Growth