Modified Masteringbiology With Pearson Etext -- Standalone Access Card -- For Human Biology Format: Access Card Package
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134326412
Author: Johnson, Michael D.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Question
Chapter 5, Problem 2AWK
Summary Introduction
To review:
The differences in the effect of administration of growth hormones in unusually short adults and normal adults compare to their effect on children.
Introduction:
Growth hormone is responsible for growth, cell regeneration, and reproduction in most of the organisms. It is also known as somatotropin. This hormone helps to increase height during childhood. This hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Growth hormone is administered to people who have pituitary dwarfism. Parents wanting their normal children to be taller have requested the treatment for them. Do you think this is a wise request? Why or why not?
The conditions of gigantism and pituitary dwarfism are extreme opposite conditions of adult height.
What is the effect of growth hormone on each condition?
Explain why a 30-year-old short person cannot be made taller by taking a growth hormone.
Chapter 5 Solutions
Modified Masteringbiology With Pearson Etext -- Standalone Access Card -- For Human Biology Format: Access Card Package
Ch. 5 - Do you approve of harvesting bone from cadavers...Ch. 5 - Do you think it should be legal to sell a cadaver...Ch. 5 - List the five functions of bone.Ch. 5 -
2. Describe the functions of red and yellow bone...Ch. 5 -
3. Explain how the two growth plates in a long...Ch. 5 -
4. Explain what might cause a long bone to slowly...Ch. 5 -
5. Describe the process of bone remodeling and...Ch. 5 -
6. Name the three anatomical regions of the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 7CRCh. 5 -
8. Describe the features of synovial joints that...
Ch. 5 - Prob. 9CRCh. 5 - Prob. 10CRCh. 5 - Which of the following might result from a...Ch. 5 - Steps in the repair of a bone fracture include (1)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3TYCh. 5 - All of the following bones of the skull are...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5TYCh. 5 - The movement of the thumb to trace a circle might...Ch. 5 - Synovial joints may include cartilage, ligaments,...Ch. 5 -
8. Which of the following is an example of a...Ch. 5 -
9. All of the following are bones of the axial...Ch. 5 - Which of the following would be likely to prevent...Ch. 5 - Which of the following contains the richest...Ch. 5 - In the formation and development of bones within...Ch. 5 - Which of the following might be most helpful in...Ch. 5 - All of the following processes continue in the...Ch. 5 - Which kind of joint is essentially immovable? a....Ch. 5 - Compare and contrast swimming and running as forms...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2AWKCh. 5 - Prob. 3AWKCh. 5 - Prob. 4AWKCh. 5 - Prob. 5AWKCh. 5 - Obesity is a common problem in this country, even...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- describe the functions of human growth hormone and the causes of dwarfism and gigantismarrow_forwardHuman growth hormone is being researched as a potential anti-aging drug. What is the most likely way that would scientists produce large amounts of growth hormone?arrow_forwardPituitary gland tumors can secrete excess amount of growth hormone. Describe the signs and symptoms that these tumors cause in an adult experiencing hypersecretion of the growth hormone.arrow_forward
- Tumors of the parathyroid gland often secrete excessive parathyroid hormone. Predict the effects of such a tumor?arrow_forwardDescribe how the release of growth hormone is regulatedarrow_forwardCan Lionel Messi, a famous soccer player, pass down the growth hormone deficiency he suffered when he was a child?arrow_forward
- What is the specific role of growth hormone.arrow_forwardYour friend Bud has the talent to be a star basketball center—if only he weren’t 5 foot 8. Being well- intentioned but ignorant, you start injecting him with growth hormone as he sleeps each night. You. think this is a clever strategy, but after a time you notice that he hasn’t grown an inch. Instead, his jaw and forehead seem to have gotten disproportionately large and his hands and feet are swollen. Explain why the growth hormone didn’t make Bud grow taller and why it had the effect it did. What disease state do these changes mimic?arrow_forwardWhich hormone is responsible for gigantism and acromegaly?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Human Biology (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781305112100Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillanPublisher:Cengage Learning
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap ...BiologyISBN:9781285866932Author:Lauralee SherwoodPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles Of Radiographic Imaging: An Art And A ...Health & NutritionISBN:9781337711067Author:Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler, Vesna BalacPublisher:Cengage Learning
Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305112100
Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap ...
Biology
ISBN:9781285866932
Author:Lauralee Sherwood
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles Of Radiographic Imaging: An Art And A ...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781337711067
Author:Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler, Vesna Balac
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Great Glands - Your Endocrine System: CrashCourse Biology #33; Author: CrashCourse;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVrlHH14q3o;License: Standard Youtube License