Excess secretion of growth hormone during childhood results in
- A. gigantism
- B. dwarfism
- C. cretinism
- D. diabetes
Explanation
Before the bones stop growing, too much growth hormone drives the long bones to extraordinary length, producing gigantism. Deficiency instead causes dwarfism, and after the growth plates close, excess hormone thickens bones in acromegaly rather than lengthening them.
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