Different rates of growth for different types; Flashcards

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cephalocaudal sequence

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describes how the body develops 1st in the head & skull, followed by the heart lungs & other organs, followed by limbs

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proximodistal sequence

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body movements that originate closer to center of body develop earlier than those that originate farther away from center of body

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