When Production of Sex Hormones Increases at Puberty, Epiphyseal Plates

Question

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

Accepted Answer

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