The typical growth plate of any given long bone is an organ consisting of various tissues
which have individual characteristic functions, but which work in harmony to further the
primary purpose of the parent structure, that is, to provide longitudinal growth. The tissues
comprising the growth plate are cartilage, bone, and fibrous. Based on tissue content alone,
the growth plate may be divided anatomically into 3 different components: a cartilagenous
component, itself divided into various histologic zones; a bony component or metaphysis; …