Development progresses ________

A) simultaneously upwards, outwards, and downwards from the trunk
B) from the head and the distal limbs towards the trunk
C) in rostral to caudal and proximal to distal directions
D) from the midline lateral to the body walls, then proximal to distal on the limbs


Answer: C

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