Author Question: Which statement is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth? A) During infancy, the ... (Read 149 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which statement is consistent with the proximodistal trend of body growth?

A) During infancy, the body grows from head to tail.
B) During childhood, the arms and legs grow somewhat ahead of the hands and feet.
C) During the prenatal period, the trunk grows first, followed by the chest and the head.
D) During the prenatal period, the head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body.

Question 2

According to the __________ trend, the head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body during the prenatal period.

A) cranial
B) neuroproximal
C) proximodistal
D) cephalocaudal