Growth of cartilage by accumulation of new matrix around chondrocytes that are embedded in existing matrixis called ________ growth.
A) appositional
B) intrasitional
C) transitional
D) transformational
E) interstitial

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Interstitial growth of cartilage involves the division of chondrocytes, which leads to the formation of new matrix in between existing ones, resulting in an increase in the size of the cartilage tissue. Appositional growth, on the other hand, occurs at the outer surface of cartilage and involves the addition of new cartilage tissue layer by layer. The other choices are not related to cartilage growth.

Growth of Cartilage by Accumulation of New Matrix Around Chondrocytes