The Slow Childhood Growth Rate Accelerates with Pubescence Until the Rate

question 26

Multiple Choice

The slow childhood growth rate accelerates with pubescence until the rate is as rapid as that of early infancy.During pubescence,growth of long bones,secondary sexual maturation,and fat and muscle deposition create an increased nutrient requirement.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

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