Most Important Reflexes

Question 1

Moro stimulus
Moro response
Moro relevance

Answer 1

Rapidly drop infants head backward
Phase1:arm extension/abduction, hand opening
Phase2: flexion/adduction
Facilitates ability to depart from dominate flexor posture, protective response

Question 2

Traction stimulus

Answer 2

Grasp infants forearms and pull to sit.

Question 3

Galant Stimulus

Answer 3

Hold infant in prone suspension, gently scratch or tap alongside the spine with a finger, from shoulder to buttocks

Question 4

Galant Response

Answer 4

Lateral trunk flexion and wrinkling of the skin on the stimulated side.

Question 5

Galant relevance

Answer 5

Facilitates lateral trunk movement necessary for trunk stabilization

Question 6

Traction response

Answer 6

Complete flexion of upper extremities

Question 7

Traction relevance

Answer 7

Enhances momentary reflexive grasp

Question 8

Asymmetric Tonic Neck Righting (ATNR) stimulus

Answer 8

Fully rotate infants head and hold for 5 seconds

Question 9

Asymmetric Tonic Neck Righting (ATNR)

Response

Answer 9

Extension of extremities on the face side

Flexion of extremities on the skull side

Question 10

Asymmetric Tonic Neck Righting(ATNR)

Relevance

Answer 10

Promotes visual hand regard

Question 11

Tonic Labyrinthine Supine

Stimulus

Answer 11

Place infant in supine

Question 12

Tonic Labyrinthine Supine

Response

Answer 12

Increases extensor tone

Question 13

Tonic Labyrinthine Supine

Relevance

Answer 13

Facilitates total-body extensor tone

Question 14

Labyrinthine optical (head) righting
Stimulus

Answer 14

Hold infant suspended vertically and tilt slowly (about 45) to tilt side, forward, backward

Question 15

Labyrinthine optical (head) righting
Response

Answer 15

Upright positioning of the head

Question 16

Labyrinthine optical (head) righting
Relevance

Answer 16

Orients head in space; maintain face vertical