Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Hypothyroidism in children results in:

• A. dwarfism
• B. acromegaly
• C. high blood pressure
• D. high body temperature

Answer 1

The correct option is A dwarfism

GH or STH (Growth or Somatotropin Hormone) stimulates body growth, protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism. Hyposecretion of this hormone causes dwarfism. Hypersecretion of this hormone during the period of skeletal growth causes gigantism characterized by excessive growth of bones, with the enlargement of internal organs as well. Hypersecretion in adulthood causes acromegaly. Here the bones become abnormally thick due to ossification of periosteum and thickening of soft tissues as well.

So the correct answer is dwarfism.