Which hormone increases the rate of cell division?
a. Insulin
b. Thyroxine
c. Growth hormone
d. Cortisol
ANS: C
Growth hormone (or somatotropin) increases cell division in those tissues capable of mitosis, which is one of the ways it is involved in growth. Thyroxine, insulin, and cortisol do not directly affect growth.
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