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Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Growth hormone is produced by:

A

hypophysis

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cortex

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adrenal medulla

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hypothalamus

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Solution

The correct option is C hypophysis
Growth hormone or GH is a protein hormone that is synthesized and secreted by cells called somatrophs in the anterior pituitary.
So the correct answer is hypophysis.

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