During the First Year of Life, the Trunk Grows the Fastest

question 99

Multiple Choice

During the first year of life, the trunk grows the fastest. During the second year of life, the legs grow the fastest. Which principle does this illustrate?

• A) proximodistal
• B) orthogenetic
• C) cephalocaudal
• D) biogenetic

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