Which characteristics can be influenced by genetic factors?

Eye color, hair color, shoe size

Eye color, skin color, hair type

Blood type, shoe size, shoe color

Hair color, blood type, shoe size

Where is the pituitary gland located?

In the chest

At the base of the brain

In the abdomen

In the neck

Which hormone does the pituitary gland secrete for growth?

Growth hormone

Thyroxine

Adrenaline

Testosterone

What happens if there is excessive secretion of growth hormone after adolescence?

Stunted growth and intellectual disability

Acromegaly (overgrowth of body parts)

Hyperthyroidism (increase in metabolism)

Reduction in secondary sexual characteristics

Where is the thyroid gland located?

In the chest

In the front of the lower neck

In the abdomen

At the base of the brain

Which hormone does the thyroid gland secrete?

Thyroxine

Growth hormone

Adrenaline

Insulin

What happens if there is reduced secretion of thyroxine during childhood?

Acromegaly

Cretinism (stunted growth and intellectual disability)

Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Where is the adrenal gland located?

Above the kidneys

In the chest

In the neck

In the abdomen

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

Adrenaline

Thyroxine

Growth hormone

Insulin

What are the effects of reduced secretion of gonadal hormones?

Increase in secondary sexual characteristics

Reduction in secondary sexual characteristics, sexual weakness, infertility

Hyperthyroidism

Cretinism

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Which characteristics can be influenced by genetic factors?

Where is the pituitary gland located?

Which hormone does the pituitary gland secrete for growth?

What happens if there is excessive secretion of growth hormone after adolescence?

Where is the thyroid gland located?

Which hormone does the thyroid gland secrete?

What happens if there is reduced secretion of thyroxine during childhood?

Where is the adrenal gland located?

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

What are the effects of reduced secretion of gonadal hormones?

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Which characteristics can be influenced by genetic factors?

Where is the pituitary gland located?

Which hormone does the pituitary gland secrete for growth?

What happens if there is excessive secretion of growth hormone after adolescence?

Where is the thyroid gland located?

Which hormone does the thyroid gland secrete?

What happens if there is reduced secretion of thyroxine during childhood?

Where is the adrenal gland located?

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

What are the effects of reduced secretion of gonadal hormones?

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