Module 9: Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

Question 1

What reflex must be suppressed before a child can learn to walk or put on shoes?

Answer 1

Plantar grasp

Question 2

Which reflex is related to upright posture?

Answer 2

Pull-up

Question 3

The Moro reflex causes the arms and legs to flex immediately.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

If the palmer grasp reflex is weak or absent upon birth, or exaggerated after the fifth month of life, this may indicate the presence of a neurological disorder?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Primitive reflexes are important for all the following except?

Answer 5

Movement

Question 6

Which of the following are rhythmic, patterned, and seemingly centrally controlled groups of movements characteristic of infancy?

Answer 6

stereotypies

Question 7

How is the plantar grasp reflex elicited?

Answer 7

Applying slight pressure to the ball of the foot, causing all the toes to flex

Question 8

How many infant reflexes exist?

Answer 8

there is no set number

Question 9

Which of the following is true about infant reflexes?

Answer 9

They are processed in the lower brain centers or the brain stem

Question 10

When the bottom of the foot is stroked from the heel to the toes causing the toes to turn downward, which reflex is being observed?

Answer 10

babinski

Question 11

When the base of either palm is scratched, causing the lower jaw to open and close, which reflex is being observed?

Answer 11

palmar mental

Question 12

Which of the following ages will have a longer Moro reflex reaction time?

Answer 12

8 weeks old

Question 13

Involuntary swimming-like movements can be elicited at around what age?

Answer 13

a few days after birth

Question 14

Which of the following is true about infant reflexes?

Answer 14

They are processed in the lower brain centers or the brain stem