During the first year of life, neurons become myelinated following a certain sequence ending with which part of the body?
a. extremities c. neck
b. head d. trunk
A
In the first year, the neurons become myelinated, and primitive motor reflexes are replaced by purposeful movement. The myelinization occurs in a cephalocaudal and proximodistal manner (head and neck, trunk, and extremities).
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