Newborn Reflexes

Question 0

Rooting reflex – first observed at?

Answer 0

28 wks gestation

Question 1

Sucking reflex – first observed at?

Answer 1

14 wks of gestation

Question 2

Moro reflex – first observed at?

Answer 2

28 wks gestation

Question 3

Tonic neck reflex – first observed at?

Answer 3

Birth / 2 months

Question 4

Placing reflex – first observed at?

Answer 4

4th day postpartum

Question 5

Grasp reflex – first observed at?

Answer 5

28 wks gestation

Question 6

Sucking reflex – describe

Answer 6

Response to nipple or examiner’s finger in mouth

Question 7

Rooting reflex – describe

Answer 7

Head turns to side of a facial stimulus

Question 8

Moro reflex – describe

Answer 8

Hold baby supine and support head, back, and legs. Suddenly, lower the entire body about 2 feet and stop abruptly.

Infants arms briskly abduct and extend, with the hands open and fingers extended while the legs flex slightly and abduct

Question 9

Tonic neck reflex – describe

Answer 9

Baby supine, turn the head to one side, holding the jaw over the baby’s shoulder.

The baby’s arm and leg extend on the same side as the head turns towards them, while the contralateral arm and leg flex.

Question 10

Placing reflex – describe

Answer 10

Hold the baby upright from behind, under the arms and allow the dorsum of one foot to touch the undersurface of a tabletop. Baby will flex the hip and knee and place the stimulated foot on the table.

Question 11

Grasp reflex – describe

Answer 11

Placement of examiner’s finger in the neonate’s palm – infant grasps finger

Question 12

Moro reflex disappears when?

Answer 12

3 months postpartum

Question 13

Tonic neck reflex disappears when?

Answer 13

8 months postpartum

Question 14

Grasp reflex disappears when?

Answer 14

4 months post partum

Question 15

Which neonatal reflexes disappear within specific intervals?

Answer 15

1. Moro
2. Tonic neck
3. Grasp