1 It extends sagittally through the epiphysis, transversely through the epiphyseal plate and coronally through the distal tibial metaphysis. 2  Occurs in older children/young adolescents in 18 months just prior to epiphyseal plate closure (about 12-15 years).
An equator is the intersection of a sphere 's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles.he latitude of the Earth's Equator is by definition 0Â° (zero degrees). The Equator is one of the five notable circles of latitude on Earth, with the others being the two Polar Circles: the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle, and the two Tropical Circles: the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
equator(noun) an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles. the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres. equator(noun) a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts.