Correct Response: C. Two general patterns govern the physical growth of infants and toddlers. The first, the cephalocaudal pattern, consists of development from the upper body downward to the lower body, i.e., from the head to the trunk to the feet. The second general pattern of growth, the proximodistal pattern, starts at the center of the body and progresses outward, toward the extremities. Different regions of the body do not develop at the same rate simultaneously (B). In a young child, the lower body tends to develop after the upper body (A). Children's physical development follows the same general patterns (D), with individual variations in timing and rates of growth.
