Primitive Flashcards
Moro
Sudden neck extension
Shoulder abd - shoulder, elbow, finger ext - followed by arm flexion add
4-6 mos
Startle
Sudden noises, clapping
Shoulder abd - shoulder, elbow, finger ext - followed by arm flexion add
4-6 mos
Rooting
Stroking lips or around mouth
Moving mouth, head toward stimulus in search of nipple
4 mos
Positive Supporting
Light pressure or WB on plantar surface
Leg ext for partial support of WB
3-5 mos
Replaced by volitional WB c suport
ATNR
Head turning to side
Extremities ext on face side, flex on occiput side
6-7 mos
STNR
Neck Flex - Arms flex, leg ext
Neck ext - Arms ext, leg flex
6-7 mos
Palmar Grasp
Touch or pressure on palm or stretching of finger flexors
Flexion of all fingers, hand fisting
5-6 mos
Plantar Grasp
Pressure on sole distal to metatarsal heads
Flex of all toes
12-14 mos when walking is achieved
Automatic Neonatal Walking
On vertical support plantar contact and passive tilting of body forward and side to side
Alternating automatic steps with support
3-4 mos
Placement or placing
Tactile contact on dorsum of foot and hand
Extremity flexion to place hand or foot over an obstacle
Before end of first yr
Neck righting or body derotational
Neck rotation in supine
Sequential body rotation from shoulder to pelvis toward direction of face
4 mos
Replaced by volitional rolling
Tonic Labyrinthine
Head position in space, strongest at 45 deg from horizontal
Supine - predominant ext tone
Prone - predominant flex tone
4-6 mos
