If an X-ray shows a black area in the region of the epiphyseal plate,
A)the bone is fractured.
B)the epiphyseal plate has not completely ossified.
C)growth of the bone is complete.
D)the cartilage is absent.
E)marrow is forming in the cancellous bone.

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The black area on the X-ray indicates an area of low density, which typically corresponds to cartilage. In a growing bone, this is the epiphyseal plate where bone growth occurs. Therefore, if there is a black area in this region, it suggests that the epiphyseal plate has not completely ossified yet.

If an X-Ray Shows a Black Area in the Region