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Chemical Coordination and Integration question

2017 · Q15
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Chemical Coordination and Integration question

2017 · Q15

NEETBiologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationMCQ+4 / −1
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height, because
  1. A
    epiphyseal plates close after adolescence
  2. B
    bones loose their sensitivity to growth hormone in adults
  3. C
    muscle fibres do not grow in size after birth
  4. D
    growth hormone becomes inactive in adults.
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Correct answer: A

Epiphyseal plate which is responsible for bone growth close after adolescence so hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height. The epiphyseal plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.

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