While observing neonates in the newborn nursery,a nursing student notices that their heads are disproportionately larger than their extremities.What principle of growth and development does this illustrate?
A)Differentiated development
B)Asynchronous development
C)Proximal-to-distal growth and development
D)Cephalocaudal growth

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Cephalocaudal growth is the principle that growth and development proceed from the head downward. This means that during fetal and early infancy stages, the head grows more rapidly than the rest of the body, resulting in temporarily disproportionate head size compared to extremities.

While Observing Neonates in the Newborn Nursery,a Nursing Student Notices