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

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The epiphyseal plate is a cartilage plate located at the end of the diaphysis in growing bones. This allows the diaphysis to increase in length until early childhood when the plate becomes ossified and forms the epiphyseal line. Therefore, the correct option is B) epiphyseal plate.

Which Structure Allows the Diaphysis of the Bone to Increase