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Infant Reflexes
Infant Reflexes
23
Nursing
Undergraduate 2
12/14/2009

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Term
rooting
Definition
touching baby's cheek causes head to turn toward the side touched
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sucking
Definition
touching lips or placing something in baby's mouth causes baby to draw liquid into mouth
Term
bite
Definition
touching gums, teeth, or tongue causes baby to open and close mouth
Term
babkin
Definition
pressure applied to palm causes baby to open mouth and close eyes
Term
pupillary response
Definition
flashing light across baby's eyes or face causes restriction of pupils
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blink
Definition
baby closes both eyes
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moro or startle reflex
Definition
making a loud noise or changing a baby's position causes a baby to extend both arms outward with fingers spread, the bring them together in a tense quivery embrace
Term
withdrawing 
Definition
baby removes hand or foot from painful stimuli
Term
colliding
Definition
baby moves arms up and face to side when object is in collision course with face
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palmer grasp
Definition
placing object or finger in baby's palm causes his or her fingers to close tightly around the object
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plantar grasp
Definition
placing object or finger beneath toes causes curling of toes around the object
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tonic neck or fencing
Definition
postural reflex is seen when infant lies on back with head turned to one side; arm and leg on the side toward which he or she is looking are extended while opposite limbs are flexed
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stepping, walking, dancing
Definition
holding baby upright with feet touching flat surface causes legs to prance up and down as if the baby were dancing
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reaching
Definition
hand closes as it reached toward and grasps at object at eye level
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orienting
Definition
head and eyes turn toward stimulus of noise, accompanied by cessation of other activity, heartbeat change, and vascular constriction
Term
attending
Definition
eyes fix on stimulus that changes brightness, movement, or shape
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swimming
Definition
placing baby horizontally, supporting him or her under abdomen, causes baby to make crawling motions with their arms and legs while lifting head from surface
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trunk incurvation
Definition
stroking one side of the spinal column while baby is on their stomach causes crawling motions with legs, lifting head from surface and incurvation of trunk on the side stroked
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babinski
Definition
stroking bottom of the foot causes big toe to raise while other toes fan out and curl downward
Term
landau
Definition
suspending infant in horizontal prone position and flexing head against trunk causes legs to flex against trunk
Term
parachute
Definition
sudden thrusting of infant downward from horizontal position causes hands and fingers to extend forward and spread as if to protect from fall
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biceps
Definition
tap on tendon of biceps causes biceps to contract quickly
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knee jerk
Definition
tap on tendon below patella or on patella causes leg to extend quickly
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