Which Growth Pattern Explains Why an Infant's Head at Birth

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which growth pattern explains why an infant's head at birth is one fourth the total body length?

• A) bidirectional
• B) cephalocaudal
• C) proximodistal
• D) continuous

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