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Kayla Wallace
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In learning to crawl, children initially depend on their arms to propel them and later shift to using their legs. This motor development sequence is an example of

A) the cephalocaudal trend.
B) the proximodistal trend.
C) the cephalopedal trend.
D) encephalitis.

Motor Development Sequence

The progression of physical skills that infants and children develop as they gain muscle control and coordination.

Proximodistal Trend

A pattern of growth and development where movements at the body's center occur before those at the periphery (limbs, fingers).

Cephalocaudal Trend

A developmental pattern in humans where growth and motor skill development proceed from the head downward through the body.

  • Acquire knowledge of the progression and concepts underlying motor development in infants.
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