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Cephalocaudal development

Cephalocaudal development describes motor control progressing from the head and neck downward toward the trunk and legs.

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How babies gain muscle control

How babies gain muscle control

Muscle control is a neuromuscular achievement At birth, a baby has muscles, but the neural control of those muscles is immature. Muscle contraction depends on signals traveling from the brain and spinal cord through motor nerves to neuromuscular junctions, where nerves communicate with muscle fibers. In early life, these pathways are still being refined. The […]