Hormones involved in growing

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Growth Hormone

most important hormone in epiphyseal plate activity

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Thyroid Hormone

modulates activity of growth hormone, ensures proper proportions

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Testosterone (males) Estrogen (females)

at puberty, growth spurts

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Hormone Control

Negative feedback loop, control Ca+ levels in blood

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Parathyroid Hormone

responds to low blood calcium, stimulates osteoclasts to resorb blood to release calcium

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Calcitonin

produced by thyroid gland in response to high calcium levels

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Mechanincal Stress

weight pulling them down

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Wolff’s Law

handedness results in thicker and stronger bones, opposite can happen though