Infants Can Flail Their Arms Around Before They Can Move

question 40

Multiple Choice

Infants can flail their arms around before they can move their hands and fingers with any precision.This illustrates the _____ direction of growth.

• A)cephalocaudal
• B)cephalodistal
• C)proximodistal
• D)proximocaudal

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