The nurse is teaching a class for new parents. A new mother asks why her infant boy can propel himself with his arms instead of using his legs to crawl
The nurse's response is based on the understanding that musculoskeletal developmental progression is: a. Cephalocaudal
b. Random
c. Different in males and females
d. Focused on large muscles
A
Muscular development of infants is both cephalocaudal (head to toe) and proximodistal (in to out).
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