According to the Text,rates of Physical Growth During Middle Childhood

question 16

Multiple Choice

According to the text,rates of physical growth during middle childhood are

• A) fastest for children from South America and Southeast Asia.
• B) extremely variable across geographic regions and ethnic groups.
• C) not influenced by environmental factors.
• D) quite similar in children throughout the world regardless of ethnicity or nutritional status.

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Definitions:

Mucous Membranes

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