Motor maturation proceeds in an orderly progression from:
A) peripheral to central.
B) head to toe.
C) lateral to medial.
D) pedal to cephalic.

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Motor maturation proceeds in a cephalocaudal direction. Motor control of the head and neck develops first, followed by the trunk and extremities. The other choices are incorrect because they relate the maturation sequence inappropriately, from outward to central.

Motor Maturation Proceeds in an Orderly Progression From