The legs are the fastest growing body part during:
a. early infancy.
b. late infancy.
c. childhood.
d. early adulthood.
C
Legs grow the fastest during childhood, whereas the trunk grows fastest in infancy and the ske-letal muscles and organs grow fastest in early adulthood.
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