The Process of Bone Growth Is Regulated by Several Hormones

question 89

Multiple Choice

The process of bone growth is regulated by several hormones throughout the lifetime of an individual. The hormone most influential in skeletal growth prior to adolescence is secreted from the

• A) pancreas.
• B) adrenal gland.
• C) pituitary gland.
• D) parathyroid gland.

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