Explain how muscle movements mature in a baby, using examples of each

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1. Muscle development proceeds in a superior/inferior direction. For instance, babies can raise their heads before they sit up, and they can sit up before they can walk.
2. Muscle control proceeds in a proximal/distal direction. For instance, babies can perform gross movements like wave "bye-bye" before they can use the pincer grasp to pick up a pin.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Eyebrow hairs are always shorter than hairs on your head because ________

A) eyebrow follicles are only active for a few months B) hormones in the eyebrow follicle switch the growth off after it has reached a predetermined length C) they grow much slower D) the vascular supply of the eyebrow follicle is one-tenth that of the head hair follicle

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List the 12 pairs of cranial nerves, in numerical order, with their corresponding Roman numerals

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What does a megakaryocyte eventually become?

A) Thrombocyte B) Eosinophil C) Erythrocyte D) Neutrophil

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