Question

The stage of fastest physical growth is :

• A. Infancy
• B. Adolescence
• C. Early childhood
• D. Later childhood

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Adolescence

Adolescence

• Adolescence if the transition period from childhood to adulthood.
• Age between 13 to 19

Aspects of developent during adolescence : Physiological development

•  Increase height, weight, muscles, brain structure 
• Development of secondary sexual characteristics.
• Changes in males- appearance of pubic facial and body hair, deepeing of voice, roughening of the skin around arms and thighs, increased development of sweat glands
• Changes in females-Elevation of breasts, widening of the hips, development of pubic and underarm hair, starts menstruation