Cephalocaudal+Pattern

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__Definition__:
Growth that proceeds from the head downward,HGD, Chapter 3 p.59 The sequence in which the fastest growth occurs at the top—the head—with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom.

__Examples__:
The brain is formed before the reproductive organs As Stated above, the brain develops first, then the mid section, and then the reproductive organs and so on and so forth.

__Analogies__:
an analogy would be when your writing a paper you always start at the top and work your way down the paper, you don't start at the bottom or the middle you always work your way from the top down.

__Mnemonics__:
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__In the News__:
here is a link that Explains the process in depth more.

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