Primitive Reflexes

Also known as the startle reflex. The baby throws back his or her head, extends out his or her arms and legs, cries, then pulls the arms and legs back in.

• Rooting

• Babinski

• Moro

• Pupillary

The baby will turn his head toward your hand if you stroke his cheek or mouth.

• Moro

• Rooting

• Sucking

• Babinski

When a baby spreads her toe when the bottom of her feet are stroked is the

• Babinski reflex
• Babkin reflex
• stepping reflex
• Startle reflex

The natural response when an object is placed in a baby's hand is the

• Startle reflex
• Grasping reflex
• Rooting reflex
• Sucking reflex

A baby's attempt to walk is called the

• Rooting reflex
• Startle reflex
• Tonic Neck relex
• Stepping reflex

A natural reflex that happens when the roof of a baby's mouth is touched. 

• Rooting reflex
• Tonic Neck reflex
• Sucking reflex
• Babkin reflex

Sucking is a survival reflex

• True

• False

The swimming reflex disappears in the first 4-6 months

• True

• False

The stepping reflex is NOT present at birth, but will develop with time

• True

• False

Primitive reflexes are not clearly useful & may be remnants of evolutionary history.

• True

• False