Reflexes OSCE station

Question 1

How would you attenuate an upper limb and lower limb reflex?

Answer 1

Upper limb: Clench teeth

Lower limb: Lock and pull fingers

Question 2

An absent reflex suggests…

Answer 2

LMN

Question 3

A hyperreflex indicates….

Answer 3

UMN

Question 4

Which nerve is being tested when you do a knee jerk?

Answer 4

Femoral nerve (L2 to L4)

Question 5

Which nerve is being tested when you do the triceps reflex?

Answer 5

Radial nerve C6 C7

Question 6

Which nerve is being tested when you do the biceps reflex?

Answer 6

Musculocutaneous nerve C5 C6

Question 7

Which nerve is being tested when you do the supinator reflex?

Answer 7

Radial nerve C5 C6

Question 8

Which nerve is being tested when you do the ankle jerk?

Answer 8

Tibial nerve (L5-S2)

Question 9

Which nerve is being tested when you do the plantar reflex?

Answer 9

L5-S2

Question 10

Which nerve is being tested when you do the abdominal reflex?

Answer 10

T5 to T12

Question 11

The tendon of which muscle is being tested when you do the knee jerk reflex?

Answer 11

Quadriceps femoris

Question 12

The tendon of which muscle is being tested when you do the supinator jerk?

Answer 12

Brachioradialis

Question 13

The tendon of which muscle is being tested when you do the ankle jerk?

Answer 13

Gastrocnemius/ soleus/ plantaris