Reflexes Stimulus

Question 1

Rooting

Answer 1

Stroke the corner of the mouth, upper lip and lower lip

Question 2

Suck-Swallow

Answer 2

Place a finger or nipple inside the infants mouth

Question 3

Moro

Answer 3

Rapidly drop the infant’s head backwards about 30 degrees.

Question 4

Traction

Answer 4

Grasp infant’s forearms and pull to sit

Question 5

Flexor Withdrawl

Answer 5

Pin prick or some other noxious stimulus to the ball of the foot.

Question 6

Crossed Extension

Answer 6

Hold one leg down at the knee while applying firm pressure to the sole of that foot.

Question 7

Plantar Grasp

Answer 7

Apply pressure with your thumb on the ball of the infant’s foot.

Question 8

Palmar Grasp

Answer 8

Place your index finger in the infants palm from the ulnar side and give pressure to the palm

Question 9

Placing (Legs)

Answer 9

As you lift the infant straight up, brush the dorsum of his foot along the table edge to get a stretch to the muscles of the dorsum of the foot.

Question 10

Placing (Arms)

Answer 10

As you lift the infant straight up, brush the dorsum of his hand along the table edge to get a stretch to the muscles of the dorsum of the hand.

Question 11

Positive Support

Answer 11

Bring the infant downward allowing his feet to make contact with the support surface. Contact on the ball of the foot on the support surface

Question 12

Spontaneous Stepping

Answer 12

Incline the infant forward

Question 13

(ATNR) Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

Answer 13

Use a visual stimulus to encourage the infant to follow and turn his head 180 degrees
(can manually move the infants head)

Question 14

(STNR) Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

Answer 14

Head extension or head flexion

Question 15

(TLR-S) Tonic Labyrinthine Supine

Answer 15

Supine position

Question 16

(TLR-P) Tonic Labyrinthine Prone

Answer 16

Prone Position

Question 17

Labyrinthine Head Righting Reaction

Answer 17

Slowly tilt (about 45 degrees) to the side, forward or backward -gravity is the stimulus

birth = complete head lag
2 mos = little lag
3-4 mos= no lag
6 mos= assisting in the pull to sit

Question 18

Optical Head Righting Reaction

Answer 18

Slowly tilt (about 45 degrees) to the side, forward or backward -stimulus is vision

birth = complete head lag
2 mos = little lag
3-4 mos= no lag
6 mos= assisting in the pull to sit

Question 19

Neck Righting

Answer 19

Fully turn the infants head to one side

Question 20

Body Righting

Answer 20

Flex one hip and knee toward the chest, adduct, rotate the pelvis and hold briefly

Question 21

Landau

Answer 21

Hold the infant in horizontal prone suspension

Question 22

Protective Reaction UE-Forward (Forward Parachute)

Answer 22

Suddenly tip the infant forward toward the supporting surface

Question 23

Protective Reaction UE-Sidewards (Sidewards Parachute)

Answer 23

Suddenly tip the infant off balance to the side while in the sitting position

Question 24

Protective Reaction UE - Backwards (Backwards Parachute)

Answer 24

Suddenly tip the infant off balance to the side while in the sitting position.

Question 25

Protective Reaction LE- Downward

Answer 25

Rapidly plunge the infants feet downward toward the surface.

Question 26

Protective Reaction LE- Sidewards (Staggering)

Answer 26

Push the child off balance.

Question 27

Tilting-Prone

Answer 27

Slowly raise one side of the supporting surface (base of support).

Question 28

Tilting-Supine

Answer 28

Slowly raise one side of the supporting surface (base of support).

Question 29

Tilting-Sitting

Answer 29

Slowly raise one side of the supporting surface (base of support).

Question 30

Tilting-Quadruped

Answer 30

Slowly raise one side of the supporting surface (base of support).

Question 31

Tilting-Standing

Answer 31

Slowly raise one side of the supporting surface (base of support).

Question 32

Prone-Postural Fixation Reactions

Answer 32

Movement of the center of gravity either by voluntary activity or by a force applied externally

Question 33

Supine-Postural Fixation Reactions

Answer 33

Movement of the center of gravity either by voluntary activity or by a force applied externally

Question 34

Sitting-Postural Fixation Reactions

Answer 34

Movement of the center of gravity either by voluntary activity or by a force applied externally

Question 35

Quadruped-Postural Fixation Reactions

Answer 35

Movement of the center of gravity either by voluntary activity or by a force applied externally

Question 36

Standing-Postural Fixation Reactions

Answer 36

Movement of the center of gravity either by voluntary activity or by a force applied externally