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Which of the following is order of development is not charac-teristic

A
Caudal -Cranial
B
Cranial - Caudal
C
Generalised - specific
D
Distal - proximal
High-Yield Explanation
Ans a (Caudal - Cranial)Ref O P ghai 7th edOrder of growth in human beings is cephalocaudal and distal to proxi-mal. During the fetal life, growth of head occurs before that of neck and arms grow before legs. Distal part of the body such as the hands increase in size before the upper arms.Generalised mass activity gives way to spe-cific individual response.

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