This question is asked in the form of Fill in the blanks. The correct questions is as follows:
If a child has a _________ hormone deficiency, he or she may not grow taller than 5 feet.
Answer:
Growth.
Explanation:
Hormones are the chemical messenger of the body that maintains the body's physiology. Two main types of hormones are water soluble hormones and lipid soluble hormones.
Human growth hormone maintains the overall growth and metabolism of the humans. The deficiency of the growth hormone causes dwarfism. In dwarfism, the individual do not attain the proper height and the individual has the height less than 5 cm.
Thus, the answer is growth.
Answer:
Growth hormone deficiency.
Explanation:
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a medical condition due to not enough growth hormone (GH). Some cases are associated with a lack of other pituitary hormones, in which case it is known as combined pituitary hormone deficiency.
