Explain this!High Chair? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWER Explain This! At more than 2.3 meters (7 feet 8 inches) tall, Yao Defen towers over her friend Yao, who lives in Anhui Province in eastern China, is considered the tallest woman in Asia What caused the 34 year-old's lengthy physique physique /phy·sique/ (fi-zek´) the body organization, development, and structure. phy·sique n. The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance. ? She was born with a tumor on her pituitary gland pituitary gland, small oval endocrine gland that lies at the base of the brain. It is sometimes called the master gland of the body because all the other endocrine glands depend on its secretions for stimulation (see endocrine system). . During development, the pea size gland located at the base of the brain releases growth hormones growth hormone or somatotropin (sōmăt'ətrō`pən), glycoprotein hormone released by the anterior pituitary gland that is necessary for normal skeletal growth in humans (see protein). . These hormones trigger bones and other body tissues to grow, But in Yao's case, her tumor caused the gland to overload her body with growth hormones. By the age of 11, Yao had sprouted to a height of 1.9 m (6 ft 2 in), and by age 15 she reached 2 m (6 ft 8 in.) In 2000, the growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, ended when doctors at a hospital removed the tumor, |
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