Which Statement About Growth Hormone or Its Function Is True

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which statement about growth hormone or its function is true?

• A) Growth hormone stops being produced just prior to birth.
• B) Underproduction of growth hormone can cause gigantism through a negative feedback loop.
• C) Hormone therapy cannot prevent pituitary dwarfism.
• D) Neurohormones of the hypothalamus influence the release of growth hormone.
• E) Growth hormone is produced in the posterior pituitary gland.

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