When 2-Year-Old Nicholas Was First Learning to Draw, He Often

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Multiple Choice

When 2-year-old Nicholas was first learning to draw, he often moved his whole body, even his tongue. Only later did he confine the action to his fingers, hand, and slight arm motion. This tendency is called the:

• A) gross-to-specific trend
• B) proximodistal trend
• C) cephalocaudal trend
• D) differentiated-to-integrated trend

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Gray Matter

Neural tissue in the brain and spinal cord consisting mainly of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, involved in processing and cognition.

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Respiratory System

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