Week 5: Muscle Tone and Reflexes Flashcards

1
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Reflexes that are created for survival, protection, and initiation of movement

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Primitive/Primary and Tonic reflexes

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2
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This type of reflex is developed to manipulate skills

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Prehensile reflexes

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3
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This type of reflex helps us with staying upright in space

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Righting reflexes

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4
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This type of reflex helps us with movement in space

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Equilibrium reflexes

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5
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Rooting Reflex

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S: tactile at mouth
R: turn head to stimulated side and tongue searching
T: 28 GA, 3-4

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6
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Sucking reflex

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S: tactile in mouth
R: suck rhythmically
T: 28 GA, 3-4

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7
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“mouth searching reflex”

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Rooting Reflex

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8
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“parachute or startle reflex”

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Moro reflex

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9
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Moro reflex

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S: sudden drop in the head/body
R: initially abduct shoulders and extend the elbows, fingers, and back then move back to midline
T: 28 GA, 3-4

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10
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“Stop tickling me” reflex

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galant

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11
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Galant reflex

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S: in prone, tactile to lateral aspect of midline
R: infant curve trunk away making a “C” shape
T: appears at 32 GA, 2-3 months

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12
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“dont touch my feet”

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flexor withdrawal response

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13
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flexor withdrawal reflex

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S: noxious stimuli to the sole of the foot
R: flex knee and hip and dorsiflex the ankle
T: 38 GA, 2 mo

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14
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crossed extension reflex

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S: tactile stimulation on the sole of the foot
R: opposite leg will initially flex and then extend and adduct
T: 28 GA , 1 mo

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15
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“standing on one foot”

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crossed extension reflex

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16
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Standing reflex

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S: when the baby is vertical and feet make contact with the ground
R: extensor tone increases in legs and trunk
T: 35, 1-6 mo

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17
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Stepping reflex

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S: baby is held weight bearing; slightly forward
R: step in heel to toe gait pattern
T: 37, 1-6

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18
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Placing reflex

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S: bottom of foot
R: infant move their foot in search of a surface
T: 35, 6 mo

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19
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Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR)

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S: rotation of the head
R: extend arm and leg on that side; flex arm and leg on other side
T: birth, 3-4 mox

20
Q

“Fencer position”

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ATNR

21
Q

“dog crawling under a fence”

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STNR

22
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Symmetrical tonic neck reflex (STNR)

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S: in prone, neck extension
R: Arm extension and leg flexion
S: in prone, neck flexion
R: Arm flexion and leg extension
T: 0-3, 6 mo.
23
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“Getting a tan”

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tonic labyrinthe reflex

24
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Tonic Labyrinthe Reflex

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S: in prone, flexors facilitated; in supine; extensors facilitated
T: birth, 6 mo

25
Q

“look she is holding my hand”

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palmar grasp reflex

26
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palmar grasp reflex

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S: something placed into palm on ulnar side
R: grasp object
T: birth; 3-4 mo

27
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plantar grasp reflex

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S: simulate metatarsals
R: flex foot
T: 28 GA, 9-10 mo

28
Q

“My baby has strong arms”

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Traction reflex

29
Q

Traction reflex

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S: in supine, infant will flex and adduct UE when stretched toward sitting pattern
T: 28; 2-3 mo

30
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“Keep your head straight”

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labyrinthe righting neck

31
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labyrinthe righting neck

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will right head when in vertical position while being displaced
3-4 mo, lifetime

32
Q

Landau reflex

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in prone, extend head about horizontal posture will increase extension of neck and tone of back and hips
4-5 mo, lifetime

33
Q

“airplane reflex or upright posture”

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Landau

34
Q

“catch your fall”

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protective extension

35
Q

protective extension

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extend and abduct arms when displacement occurs

6-7 mo (forward), 7-8 (side), and 8-9 (backward)

36
Q

“keep your balance”

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postural balance reactions

37
Q

postural balance reactions

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postural concavity towards elevated side of the posture

38
Q

“drunken stupor”

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stagger response

39
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Stagger response

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while standing, make appropriate LE movements when displaced to restore control
T: 12 mo, lifetime

40
Q

This reflex is commonly not in patients who have had strokes

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Protective extension

41
Q

This reflex allows us to maintain upright posture as adults

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Landau

42
Q

This reflex is important to helping us learn to sit

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Traction Reflex

43
Q

This reflex is important for learning mobility

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Placing reflex

44
Q

This reflex is important for hand eye coordination

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ATNR

45
Q

This reflex is important for walking/ability

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Standing Reflex

46
Q

This reflex is important for balancing out

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Crossed Extension R.

47
Q

This reflex helps us search for food

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Rooting R.