Development of Feeding in Infants Flashcards
Infant swallowing is reflexive in nature, true or false?
True
If reflexive behaviors continue past 6-7 months in a baby, what does that mean?
The cortex of the brain isn’t developing. Delayed development.
How does the tongue of an infant compare to that of an adult?
The tongue is bigger relative to the oral cavity.
Which structure is responsible for creating the pressure changes in the oral cavity that in adults is normally the labioseal?
The jaw.
What is different about the infants hyoid?
It is already elevated! So, the movement is minimal compared to an adult. The hyoid descends as the larynx grow.
Naso-pharynx and hypopharynx looks more…
curve-like.
How many kinds of sucking are there?
2
What are the two kinds of sucking called?
Non-nutritive
Nutritive
What is a nutritive suck?
Nutritive purposes – suck-swallow ratio of 1:1
32 weeks of gestational age
Apneic period (not breathing when swallowing)
What is a non-nutritive suck?
Rhythmic movements on a pacifier, finger
Infants breathe
What is the most important difference between nutritive and non-nutritive sucking?
The apneic period where there is no breathing.
What is the difference between sucking and suckling?
Suckle: Primitive and backward-forward movement of the tongue
Suck: More efficient – up and down movement of the tongue.
What is the rooting reflex?
When a baby’s mouth, lips, cheek, or chin are touched by an object, the head and mouth turn towards the object and the baby opens its mouth. This reflex allows a baby to seek out and grasp a nipple.
What is the suck/swallow reflex?
After opening the mouth when baby’s lips and mouth area are touched, suckling or sucking movements begin. As liquid moves into the mouth, the tongue moves it to the back of the mouth for swallowing.
What is the gag reflex?
When an object, such as a spoon or solid food, is placed way back in the mouth, the object is quickly moved back out of the mouth on the tongue.
