Bones grow longways (interstitial growth) at secondary ossification centers like the one shown on this slide. And, despite what your mothers might have you believe (memories of me crying with milk dripping down my chin as my mother stands over me with a wooden spoon and a tape measure come to mind)-- bones grow quite slowly and even gallons of milk will have no immediate results. In fact, if it was a race, this nice little snail I drew would win every time.
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