Which of the following statements is TRUE of the role of hormones in growth?
A) Growth hormone is secreted by the liver.
B) Growth hormone triggers the release of somatomedin, which causes muscles and bones to grow.
C) The majority of growth hormone is secreted while children and adolescents are awake.
D) The pituitary gland does not have an important role in growth.
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Q8: The body's muscle fibers
A) are mostly absent
Q9: The rate of physical growth is slowest
Q10: Which of the following helps bones and
Q11: Epiphyses are
A) the collective physical changes that
Q13: Which of the following describes a secular
Q14: Physical growth is
A) steady throughout infancy, childhood,
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A)
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Q17: "Average" physical growth
A) varies from one generation
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