AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Human growth hormone (hGH) is a natural hormone your pituitary gland releases that promotes growth in children, helps maintain normal body structure in adults and plays a role in metabolism in both children and adults.

Detailed explanation-2: -Growth hormone fuels childhood growth and helps maintain tissues and organs throughout life. It’s produced by the pea-sized pituitary gland-located at the base of the brain. Beginning in middle age, however, the pituitary gland slowly reduces the amount of growth hormone it produces.

Detailed explanation-3: -Growth hormone (GH) is an ancestral hormone secreted episodically from somatotroph cells in the anterior pituitary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland, which is known as the “master gland” because it secretes many hormones that control the actions of other glands.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are four hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that control the functions of other endocrine glands. These hormones include thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormones (LH).