MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which gland makes hormones that help you grow and stay full of energy?
A
Thyroid
B
Adrenal
C
Muscle
D
Pituitary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The pituitary gland makes many hormones, such as: growth hormone, which stimulates the growth of bone and other body tissues and plays a role in the body’s handling of nutrients and minerals.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pituitary gland is a structure in our brain that produces different types of specialised hormones, including growth hormone (also referred to as human growth hormone or HGH). The roles of growth hormone include influencing our height, and helping build our bones and muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although treatment leads to an initial catch-up growth spurt, prolonged hypothyroidism may result in compromised adult height (48). On the other hand, hyperthyroidism has been reported to accelerate growth in normal children and in patients with Turner syndrome (49).

Detailed explanation-4: -Thyroxine The thyroid is responsible for creating thyroid hormones including thyroxine. Every cell in the body has thyroxine receptors found on its DNA, making it one very important hormone for your energy production. It essentially controls our ability to produce energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pituitary gland produces and sends out a hormone called thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). TSH then tells the thyroid gland how much hormone to produce and secrete.

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