which are/is true? select those that apply. A. insufficient growth releasing hormone (GHRH) results in pituitary dwarfism. B. Insufficient growth hormone results in pituitarydwarfism. C. abbnormally high secretion of growth hormones is typicallythe result of a hormone-secreting tumor of the parathyroid gland. D. acromegaly is the result of excess growth hormone during adolescence and puberty.

which are/is true? select those that apply. A. insufficient growth releasing hormone (GHRH) results in pituitary dwarfism. B. Insufficient growth hormone results in pituitarydwarfism. C. abbnormally high secretion of growth hormones is typicallythe result of a hormone-secreting tumor of the parathyroid gland. D. acromegaly is the result of excess growth hormone during adolescence and puberty.

Body Structures & Functions

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Chapter11: Endocrine Systems

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