Ans: Hormones play a significant role in influencing growth and development in living organisms. They regulate various aspects of growth, including physical size, cellular growth, and maturation, and they induce developmental changes throughout an organism’s life cycle. Here are some of the functions that are controlled by the hormones:
a). Childhood Growth
b). Puberty and Sexual Development
c). Pregnancy
d). Adrenal Hormones
e). Thyroid Hormones
f). Bone Growth
g). Immune System and Growth Factors
h). Aging and Decline in Growth Hormone