GROWTH

HORMONE
S

MARIIELLE ANN RUMBAOA

AND PAULINE A. ABUYUAN
 INTRODUCTION
• Also called
SOMATOTROPHIN

• Hormone of post natal

growth and development
of adult size.

• Maintain Lean body

mass and bone mass

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• A hormone made in the
pituitary gland that
stimulates the release of
another hormone called
somatomedin by the
liver, thereby causing
growth. Also known as
somatotropin.
 STRUCTURES
• STRUCTURE – single
unbranched chain is 191
amino acids
• Growth hormone is
given to children with
pituitary dwarfism (short
stature due to under
function of the anterior
pituitary) to help them
grow.

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 WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE EXCESSIVE
AMOUNT OF GROWTH HORMONE??

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 AREAS OF GROWTH
• Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland
produces too much growth hormone during adulthood. When you have too
much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to
increased height and is called gigantism. But in adulthood, a change in height
doesn't occur.

• But in adulthood, a change in height doesn't occur. Instead, the increase in

bone size is limited to the bones of your hands, feet and face, and is called
acromegaly.

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 This is the case for Mary Ann Bevan. Do
you guys know the famous TikTok video
with lyrics “your beauty never ever
scared me?’ wherein she was featured
before and after her conditions Of
Acromegaly as shown here.

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• Acromegaly may also
cause gradual changes
in your face's shape,
such as a protruding
lower jaw and brow
bone, an enlarged nose,
thickened lips, and wider
spacing between your
teeth, as this was the
case for Mary Ann
Bevan.