PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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growth hormone (GH)
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prolactin (PRL)
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leutinizing hormone (LH)
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), which is an essential component of the system promoting the organism’s growth. Somatostatin, which also affects bone and muscle growth but has the opposite effect as that of GHRH.
Detailed explanation-3: -Human growth hormone (hGH or GH) is a protein produced in the body that’s important not only during childhood but also throughout adulthood. 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.