| Growth |
At the Epiphyseal Plate |
| zone of resting cartilage | anchors growth plate to bone |
| zone of proliferating cartilage | rapid cell division |
| zone of hypertrophic cartilage | cells enlarged and remain in columns |
| zone of calcified cartilage 1 | thin zone cells mostly dead since matrix calcified cartilage |
| zone of calcified cartilage 2 | osteoclasts removing matrix |
| zone of calcified cartilage 3 | osteoblasts and capillaries move in to create bone over calcified cartilage |
