NEET Biology question

Somatostatin from the hypothalamus gland

(A)Activates the release of growth hormone
(B)Inhibits the release of growth hormoneCorrect
(C)Inhibits the release of enzymes in the digestive tract
(D)Activates the release of enzymes from the pineal gland

Answer: (B)

Solution

Somatostatin is not involved in regulating digestive enzyme release from the gut or in pineal gland secretions, ruling out (c) and (d); its action is inhibitory, not activating, growth

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