Which one of the following glands is responsible for the secretion of growth hormones?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Pituitary Gland
The growth hormone (somatotropin) is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain. It makes the bones and muscles grow.
Too much growth hormone in childhood causes gigantism, abnormally tall growth.
Too little in childhood causes pituitary dwarfism, stunted growth.
The pituitary also controls several other glands of the body, so it is often called the master gland.