Which of the following is true of adulthood?
a. growth hormone exerts no effects on body tissues.
b. The secretion of growth hormone ceases altogether.
c. Growth hormone cannot stimulate increases in the length of long bones.
d. The structure of bone becomes permanently fixed.
e. none of the above.
Answer: c. Growth hormone cannot stimulate increases in the length of long bones.
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