Proximal Distal Development Means That Physical Development Begins

question 42

Multiple Choice

Proximal distal development means that physical development begins:

• A) with control of the head and proceeds downward.
• B) at the center of the body and proceeds outward.
• C) at the extremities and proceeds inward.
• D) at the bottom of the body and proceeds upward.

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