KROK 1 2023 – Question 53 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
The height of a 10-year-old child is 178 cm, while the child’s weight is 64 kg. What endocrine gland is dysfunctional in the child, causing this condition?
- A. Pituitary gland
- B. Parathyroid gland
- C. Gonads
- D. Thyroid gland
- E. Adrenal glands
Hint
A child far above the normal height and weight for age points to an excess of the hormone that drives linear growth before the growth plates close.
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