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What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?

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The Prenatal Period.
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Question:

What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?

A) the prenatal period

B) infancy and toddlerhood

C) early childhood

D) Adolescence

Answer:

The correct answer is A) the prenatal period

Step-by-step explanation:

The fastest growth rate for a human is during its embryonic life.

If this rate of growth is sustained, it would provide close to 2 feet of growth per year.

This extraordinary rate of growth is largely independent of the growth hormone. Growth hormone only begins to play a role in growth in the final weeks before birth. The growth of the embryo and fetus is (among other factors) mainly mediated by maternal nutrition.

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