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Hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are trophic hormones and tropic hormones. Trophic hormones directly affect growth on the tissue it is stimulating. The cells are glandular not nervous as in the posterior pituitary gland. The posterior acts indirectly.

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Growth hormone from Pituitary hormone stimulates growth. It is under the control of Hypothalamus. Which is situated just above the Anterior Pituitary gland and connected to it by so called Portal circulation. (Capillaries united to form vein. Vein divided to form Capillaries and Capillaries unite to form Vein again.)
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What anterior pituitary hormone stimulates general body growth?

Growth Hormone causes body growth.


Which gland stimulates growth and stimulates secretion of hormones from other glands?

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