Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Which of the following conditions results from an excess of growth hormone?

• A. High blood pressure
• B. Acromegaly
• C. Diabetes insipidus
• D. Hyperthyroidism

Answer 1

The correct option is B Acromegaly

GH or STH (Growth or Somatotropin Hormone) stimulates body growth, protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism. 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 Acromegaly.