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According to the servosystem theory of growth, which of the following hormones controls the growth of the primary cartilage?

A
Growth hormone
B
Somatomedin hormone
C
Sex hormones
D
Thyroxine
High-Yield Explanation
According to servo system theory, the midface grows downward and forward under the primary influence of the cartilaginous cranial base and nasal septum, influenced principally by the intrinsic cell-tissue related properties common to all primary cartilages and mediated by the endocrine system. The influence of somatotrophic hormone on the growth of cartilages of nasal septum, spheno-occipital synchondroses and other synchondroses follows that of a cybernetic form of command pattern.   Textbook of craniofacial growth, Sridhar Premkumar

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