Fine motor skill development lags behind the development of gross motor skills.What term best describes this relationship?

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Proximodistal development is a term used to describe the development pattern where areas near the center of the body (proximal) develop before the extremities (distal). This is why fine motor skills development, which involves the use of smaller muscles in the fingers and hands, lags behind the development of gross motor skills which involve larger muscles in the arms and legs.

Fine Motor Skill Development Lags Behind the Development of Gross