Reflexes & Developmental Milestones Flashcards
Name the following reflex:
A light stroke at the corner of the mouth causes an infant to turn their face and tongue towards the touched side, and begin sucking.
Rooting
Name the following reflex:
When held in a semi-seated supine position, an infants head is allowed to drop back a few cm. The infant’s arms move out and up bilaterally, with shoulders abducted, elbows extended, and fingers open, before adducting/flexing back towards midline.
Moro reflex (aka startle reflex)
Name the following reflex:
When putting a finger into the infant’s hand from the ulnar side, pressing on the palmar surface causes the infant to flex their fingers and strongly grasp the examiners finger.
Palmar grasp
Name the following reflex:
When pressure is applied to the sole of an infants foot, they respond with strong flexion of the toes.
Plantar grasp
Name the following reflex:
When the infant is suspended vertically with the trunk supported under the arm and and it’s feet are brought into contact with a hard surface, they will begin to bear some weight through the feet.
Primary standing reflex
Name the following reflex:
When the dorsum of the hand or foot is dragged along the bottom of a table, they will place their hand/foot on the top of the table.
Placing reaction
Name the following reflex:
Rhythmical stepping response in an alternating heel-toe gait pattern when the infant is supported under the arms in an upright position, with the trunk tipped slightly forward
Primary walking response
Name the following reflex:
Turning the head to one side when the infant is lying supine causes them to extend the arm and leg on the ipsilateral side and flex the arm and leg on the contralateral side (i.e., fencing position)
ATNR (asymmetrical tonic neck reflex)
Name the following reflex:
When the infant is held in prone, and their neck is flexed, the arms will flex and the legs extend. When the neck is extended, the arms will extend and the legs will flex.
STNR (symmetrical tonic neck reflex)
Name the following reflex:
When a child is held horizontally in prone with their abdomen supported, they extend their back, legs, and head
Landau
Name the following reflex:
When the child is moved quickly in any direction, and their arms (& legs, in the case of forward-downward) extend to catch them.
Parachute reaction
Name the following reflex:
tilting the infant’s head back while lying supine causes the back to stiffen and arch backwards, legs to straighten, stiffen, and push together, the toes to point, the arms to bend at the elbows and wrists, and the hands to become fisted
TLR (tonic labyrinthine reflex)
Name the following reflex:
When the sole of the foot is firmly stroked, the infant’s big toe then moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot and the other toes fan out.
Babinski/plantar reflex
What age should a child begin vocalizing and babbling, responding to their name and human voices?
6-9 months
What age should a child begin to use one or more words with meaning and understand simple instructions
1.5-2 years
Gross motor milestones: rolling from front to back and back to front, sits with support, raising chest and upper abdomen from prone lying
0-6 months
Gross motor milestone: sits unsupported
6-7 months
Gross motor milestone: crawling
8-10 months
Gross motor milestone: cruising around furniture
10-11 months
Gross motor milestone: pulls to standing position
8-10 months