Why does giantism occur only in children and adolescents?

a. Their growth hormones are still diminished.
b. Their epiphyseal plates have not yet closed.
c. Their skeletal muscles are not yet fully developed.
d. Their metabolic rates are higher than in adulthood


Ans: b. Their epiphyseal plates have not yet closed.

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