Growth hormone
A) closes the epiphyseal plate of long bones.
B) promotes hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
C) secretion is stimulated by an increased blood glucose level.
D) is the only factor responsible for governing the growth of an individual.
E) all of these answers.

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Growth hormone promotes both hypertrophy (increase in cell size) and hyperplasia (increase in cell number), which contribute to overall growth and development. It does not directly affect the epiphyseal plate closure or blood glucose levels, and is not the sole factor governing growth.

Growth Hormone