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Chapter 5, Problem 1CT
Growth hormone, or GH, is used medically to spur growth in children who are unusually short because they have a GH deficiency. However, it is useless for a short but otherwise normal 25-year-old to request GH treatment in order to grow taller. Why?
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- Growth hormone is administered to people who have pituitary dwarfism. Parents wanting their normal children to be taller have requested the treatment for them. Do you think this is a wise request? Why or why not?arrow_forwardA black market for growth hormone abuse already exists among weight lifters and other athletes. What actions of growth hormone would induce a full-grown athlete to take supplemental doses of this hormone? What are the potential detrimental side effects?arrow_forwardWhat condition may arise if the pituitary gland is not producing enough growth hormones?What will happen to a person with excessive secretion of growth hormones from the pituitary gland?arrow_forward
- Select ALL the statements that are correct. Growth hormone production is inhibited by somatostatin. Growth hormone production is stimulated by the release of the tropic hormone GHRH in the hypothalamus. Growth hormone production is inhibited by IGF-1 which is secreted by the liver. Gigantism and acromegaly differ in that gigantism is due to oversecretion of GHRH, not GH.arrow_forwardList the major hormones that control growth.arrow_forwardhGH stimulates the liver to excrete growth factors. In combination with each other, hGH and growth factors affect many body processes.One role of hGH is to metabolize fats. Another hormone in the body that has a similar role to hGH and the gland that secretes that hormone are respectively: Select one: a. Hormone Gland Parathyroid hormone Thyroid gland b. Hormone Gland Thyroxine Thyroid gland c. Hormone Gland Parathyroid hormone Parathyroid gland d. Hormone Gland Thyroxine Parathyroid glandarrow_forward
- A child has come into the ER with a broken arm and upon taking an X-Ray you have scovered that both bones of the forearm are broken, but closed. The child's parents are extremely concerned about future growth as this child gets older. Explain to the parents about the healing process and predict if there will be any issues with the growth plate as the child gets older. 三 X2 x2 #3 四 四 囲arrow_forwardExplain the effect of hormones in growth.arrow_forwardThe parents of 14-year old Megan are concerned about her height because she is only 4 fee tall and they are both close to 6 feet tall. After tests by their doctor, certain hormones are prescribed for the girl. What is the probable diagnosis? What hormones are prescribed, and why might the girl expect to reach normal height?arrow_forward
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