This page will help you obtain accurate head measurements for babies, children and adults. Head sizes vary from person to person, but generally fall into the size categories below. To be sure though, one size does not fit all! To measure your head circumference, wrap a tape measure around the widest part of your head - over your hair, from your forehead, above your ears and around the back, then round to the front again.
Joint between epiphysis and diaphysis with intervening epiphyseal plate of cartilage. 1  Secondary cartilaginous joints: (symphysis): These are also known as fibro-cartilaginous joints. 2  There articular surface is covered by a thin layer of hyaline cartilage and the bones are united by fibro-cartilage.n this type of joints there is a piece of cartilage between the bones which hold the bones together and makes a joint. Cartilaginous joints are further divided into the following subtypes;
The ends of epiphyses are covered with hyaline cartilage (articular cartilage). The longitudinal growth of long bones is a result of endochondral ossification at the epiphyseal plate. Bone growth in length is stimulated by the production of growth hormone (GH), a secretion of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.hey are one of five types of bones: long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid. Long bones, especially the femur and tibia, are subjected to most of the load during daily activities and they are crucial for skeletal mobility.