Link each statement to the correct principle of prenatal development: (1) the arms form before the hands; (2) the head forms before the feet; (3) the fingers form before the fingernails.

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The correct principles are: (1) proximodistal, where development proceeds from the center of the body outward, meaning arms develop before hands; (2) cephalocaudal, where development proceeds from head to toe, meaning the head forms before the feet; (3) mass-to-specific, which refers to the development from broad, general patterns to more detailed and specific patterns, meaning fingers form before the more detailed structures like fingernails.

Link Each Statement to the Correct Principle of Prenatal Development