True statement about physis: (A) Gives tensile strength to bone, (B) Metabolically active part of the bone, (C) Helps in bone resorption, (D) Has lowest turnover activity in the bone
Answer is B. Physis / growth plate is metabolically active part and has highest turnover in the bone.
Tensile strength to bone is given by strands of collagen.
Osteoclasts help in bone resorption.