PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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Pituitary
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Pancreas
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Thymus
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Human growth hormone helps people grow taller and is produced by an organ in the brain called the pituitary gland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) stimulates while somatostatin (SST) inhibits GH production and release.
Detailed explanation-3: -Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body. Children with GHD have abnormally short stature with normal body proportions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Growth hormone is released into the bloodstream from the anterior pituitary gland. The pituitary gland also produces other hormones that have different functions from growth hormone. Growth hormone acts on many parts of the body to promote growth in children.