What Is the Principle That States That Growth Follows a Pattern

question 96

Multiple Choice

What is the principle that states that growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and then proceeds down to the rest of the body?

• A)cephalocaudal principle
• B)principle of hierarchical integration
• C)principle of the independence of systems
• D)proximodistal principle

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