Infants control the muscles of their trunk and arms before they control their hands and fingers, and they use their whole hands before they can control several fingers. This indicates a ________ pattern of growth.
A) proximodistal
B) cephalocaudal
C) proximocaudal
D) cephalodistal

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The pattern of growth described in the statement is proximodistal, meaning that motor development progresses from the center of the body outward to the extremities. This is in contrast to the cephalocaudal pattern, which involves development progressing from the head to the feet.

Infants Control the Muscles of Their Trunk and Arms Before