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All textbooksMarieb, Hoehn 7th EditionCh. 16 The Endocrine SystemProblem 25

Chapter 15, Problem 25

Kyle, a 5-year-old boy, has been growing by leaps and bounds; his height is 100% above normal for his age. He has been complaining of headaches and vision problems. A CT scan reveals a large pituitary tumor. (a) Which hormone is being secreted in excess? (b) What condition will Kyle exhibit if corrective measures are not taken? (c) What is the probable cause of his headaches and visual problems?

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Hello, everyone and welcome to today's video. So A two more in the P TT gland is most likely to enhance the level of which of the following hormones as answers choice. A we have C R H BT R H C G N R H D G H. Well, as it turns out, in order to solve this problem, we first need to identify which of these hormones are going to be secreted by the P two. The gland will C R H T R H and G N R H are all going to be secreted by the hypothalamus. The only hormone here that is going to be secreted by the anterior PT Terry gland is going to B G H which stands for growth hormones. Therefore, if we have a tumor in the P two gland that is causing this enhancement in the level of secretion of a certain hormone, it is only going to affect the growth hormone because it's the only one secreted by the P two E gland of the options provided. Therefore, the correct answer for this question is the growth hormone or G H I really hope this video helped you and I hope to see you on the next one.
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