A group of nursing students are developing a presentation on hormones. What hormone will the students' presentation identify as regulating the metabolic rate and influencing the growth and development of the body?
A) Parathyroid hormone or parathormone
B) Thyroid hormone
C) Cortisol
D) Insulin
B
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Thyroid hormone regulates the metabolic rate of the body and greatly influence growth and development. Parathormone, cortisol, and insulin do not regulate the metabolic rate or influence growth and development.
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