T3-Blueprint: Reflexes and Posturing Flashcards
1
Q
Moro reflex
A
Startle
2
Q
Walking reflex
A
Stepping
3
Q
Plantar reflex
A
Stroke foot and toes curl
4
Q
Babinski reflex
A
Stroke side of feet and toes fan out
5
Q
Galant reflex
A
Infant swing to the side that is stroked
6
Q
Rooting reflex
A
Turn face toward stimulus and makes sucking motions with mouth
7
Q
Tonic neck
A
Fencing
8
Q
If patient is doing decorticate position, where is their injury?
A
Cerebral cortex/above the brainstem
9
Q
What is decorticate positioning?
A
Turn toward cord
10
Q
If a patient is doing decerebrate position, where is their injury?
A
Midbrain or brainstem
11
Q
What happens in decerebrate position?
A
Limbs turned out
