In which stage of growth and development is a child's head usually one-fourth the entire body length? 

A. Neonate
B. Infant
C. Toddler
D. Preschooler
E. Adolescent


A. Neonate
A newborn infant's head seems large in comparison to the rest of her body, because the head is usually one-fourth of the infant's entire length.

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