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ZoologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationPituitary GlandEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
Gigantism and dwarfism are the disease related to
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Answer:
B
Solution:
The pituitary gland is divided anatomically into an adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis. Adenohypophysis consists of 2 portions (i) pars distalis (ii) pars intermedia. pars distalis region of the pituitary, commonly called anterior pituitary, produces growth hormone. The over-secretion of GH that stimulates the abnormal growth of the body leading to gigantism and low secretion of GH results in stunted growth resulting in dwarfism.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Chemical Coordination and IntegrationSubtopic:Pituitary Gland
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