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What is the structure of somatomedins similar to?
What is the structure of somatomedins similar to?
- Proinsulin (correct)
- Growth hormone
- Chondroitin sulphate
- Insulin receptors
What stimulates skeletal growth by increasing the thickness of epiphyseal cartilage?
What stimulates skeletal growth by increasing the thickness of epiphyseal cartilage?
- Somatomedins (correct)
- Osteoblast
- Chondrocytes
- Growth hormone releasing hormone
What hormone affects GH secretion and is increased by sleep and hypoglycemia?
What hormone affects GH secretion and is increased by sleep and hypoglycemia?
- Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs)
- Somatostatin
- Growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH)
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) (correct)
Which polypeptide is synthesized in the liver, cartilage, and other tissues?
Which polypeptide is synthesized in the liver, cartilage, and other tissues?
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What stimulates osteoblast to deposit Ca++ in the periosteum and new bone formation?
What stimulates osteoblast to deposit Ca++ in the periosteum and new bone formation?
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