This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Growth, Development, and Behavior, Subject name: Pediatrics
Which of the following is order of development is not charac-teristic 
Select and explain. 
A. Caudal -Cranial, B. Cranial - Caudal, C. Generalised - specific, D. Distal - proximal
A: Caudal -Cranial
Answer: A: Caudal -Cranial 
Explanation: Ans a (Caudal - Cranial)Ref O P ghai 7th edOrder of growth in human beings is cephalocaudal and distal to proxi-mal. During the fetal life, growth of head occurs before that of neck and arms grow before legs. Distal part of the body such as the hands increase in size before the upper arms.Generalised mass activity gives way to spe-cific individual response.