I would like to explain to Luis that, bone growth and elongation are made by the chondrocyte and osteoblast. Especially chondrocytes are dividing and lengthening at the end of the bone before puberty and we notice our height is taller. Estrogen hormone released at the stage of puberty, and that hormone shortens the life of the chondrocytes that causes the stopping of the bone length. When the bone elongation is terminated, osteoblasts start to bind with calcium phosphate to harden the bone. Therefore, we noticed that the height stops at the puberty stage and no longer gets taller.
I will explain to Luis that when we grow up the chondrocytes actively make new cartilage, which is ultimately transformed into bone by another type of cell known as osteoblasts.
Chondrocytes are specialized cells found in the growth plates of our bones.Before puberty, chondrocytes divide and contribute to bone lengthening.The estrogen hormone released during puberty that triggered shortens the life of chondrocytes, leading to the cessation of bone elongation.At this stage, osteoblasts take over, binding calcium phosphate to harden the bone. Osteoblasts work hard to create new bone tissue, which lengthens long bones and contributing to our height.As a result, our height stops at puberty, and we no longer grow taller. Luis's bones settled into their final dimensions, and that’s why he hasn’t experienced significant height changes.
When puberty start the bodies begin manufacturing estrogen hormones. The estrogen hormone circulate in our blood when it reach to highest level , which effectively instructs our bone receptors to shut down.
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