Select the Incorrect Statement from the Choices in Reference to Postnatal

question 72

Multiple Choice

Select the incorrect statement from the choices in reference to postnatal development of human infants.

• A)Human babies can double their birth weight in their first two months of life.
• B)The head of newborn humans is disproportionate to the rest of their bodies.
• C)The pattern of growth exhibited by human babies is called allometric growth.
• D)In human babies the cerebral skull grows faster than the jaw.
• E)In human babies the brain grows at the same rate as the skull.

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