A) excess of STH
B) excess of thyroxine
C) deficiency of thyroxine
D) excess of adrenaline
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Hypersecretion of growth hormone (somatotrophic hormone) during adulthood causes acromegaly. It is characterized by bossing of frontal bone, prominent check, coarse hair, hirsutism and enlarged hands and feet, the body becomes ugly like a gorilla. Deficiency of thyroid hormone causes cretinism and goitre. Excess secretion of thyroid hormone responsibles for exophthalmic goitre. The principal hormone made by the adrenal medulla is adrenaline (also called epinephrine). It was the first hormone to be isolated in crystalline form in 1901 and was first synthesized in 1904. This hormone is also called as emergency hormone.
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