When production of sex hormones increases at puberty,epiphyseal plates
A)get wider.
B)become narrower.
C)increase slowly.
D)accelerate rapidly,but mostly in thickness.
E)are hardly affected.

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When production of sex hormones increases at puberty, the epiphyseal plates become narrower. This is because the sex hormones trigger a closure of the growth plates, leading to the end of bone growth in length.

When Production of Sex Hormones Increases at Puberty,epiphyseal Plates