Growth Follows Two Distinct Trends: Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal

question 154

True/False

Growth follows two distinct trends: cephalocaudal and proximodistal.

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Definitions:

Geological Strata

Layers of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish them from adjacent layers.

Primitive

Referring to the early and undeveloped stage in the evolution of something.

Codiscoverer

An individual who, along with one or more others, is credited with the discovery of something.

Natural Selection

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.