Question

Read the following statements.
Statement-A : Gigantism and acromegaly are both caused due to hyposecretion of growth hormone.
Statement-B : Gigantism occurs due to overactivity of pituitary before puberty while acromegaly occurs due to hyposecretion of growth hormone after puberty.
Choose the correct option.

• A. Both statements are correct
• B. Both statements are incorrect
• C. Only statement B is incorrect
• D. Only statement A is incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is D Only statement A is incorrect

Gigantism and acromegaly occur due to the hypersecretion of growth hormone/GH. Gigantism begins in childhood i.e., before puberty and acromegaly occurs in adulthood (i.e., after puberty).