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12 years ago
As we grow, our long bones increase in diameter but the thickness of the compact bone of the shaft remains relatively constant.  Explain this phenomenon.
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12 years ago
Growth in width, or thickness, occurs through appositional growth due to deposition of bone matrix by osteoblasts beneath the periosteum.
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