As the fetus develops, certain growth and development trends are regular and predictable. The first trend is cephalocaudal growth. What does this mean?
A) Legs and feet develop first.
B) Both sides of the body develop equally.
C) Head and brain develop first.
D) Gross motor skills are learned last.
Ans: C
Cephalocaudal (proceeding from the head to the tail) development is the first trend, followed by proximodistal (progressing from gross motor to fine motor movements), and finally by symmetric (both sides of the body developing equally).
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