Newborn Infant Reflexes Quiz

During an assessment of an infant, you note that when the infant's head is turned to the right side, the leg and arm on the right side will extend, while the leg and arm on the left side will flex. You document this as what type of reflex?

• Rooting Reflex

• Sucking Reflex

• Moro Reflex

• Tonic Neck Reflex

Select the option below that best describes how to assess the palmar grasp reflex:

• A. Stroke the cheek of the infant and assess if the head turns toward the stimuli.

• B. Stroke the sole of the foot starting at the heel to the outward part of the foot and assess if the big toe bends back and the other toes spread out.

• C. Hold the infant upright with the legs and feet touching a surface and assess if the infant will move the legs in a stepping motion.

• D. Stroke the inside of the infant's hand with an object and assess if the hand closes around the object.

You note that when a finger is placed under the toes of a newborn, the toes will curl downward. This is known as the __________?

• A. Babinski reflex

• B. Plantar grasp reflex

• C. Tonic Neck reflex

• D. Step reflex

When the Moro Reflex is stimulated in an infant, the infant will __________ the arms with the palms of the hands turned __________ and then move the arms __________ the body.

• flex, upward, away from

• extend, upward, back to

• flex, downward, back to

• extend, downward, away from

Which reflex is characterized by the infant turning its head towards a stimulus when the cheek is stroked?

• Rooting Reflex

• Sucking Reflex

• Moro Reflex

• Tonic Neck Reflex

When does the sucking reflex in an infant disappear and become voluntary?

• 6 months

• 2 months

• 4 months

• 12 months

In a 3-month-old infant you assess the Babinski Reflex. What is the appropriate response in an infant at this age?

• The big toe plantar flexes and the other toes curl downward.

• All the toes curl downward.

• The big toe dorsiflexes and the other toes spread outward.

• The big toe plantar flexes and the other toes fan outward.

You note when a 2-month-old is held upright with the legs and feet touching the surface, the infant will appear to be walking on the surface. This reflex is called the?

• A. Bauer Crawling Reflex

• B. Push-to-Walk Reflex

• C. Babinski Reflex

• D. Step Reflex

The nurse wants to assess the crawling reflex in a newborn. How is this reflex assessed?

• The nurse places the infant in the prone position and applies pressure with the hand to the sole of the foot. In response, the infant should attempt to push against the hand and move the arms and legs in a crawling like motion.

• The nurse places the infant in the supine position and applies pressure with the hand to the sole of the foot. In response, the infant should attempt to push against the hand and move the arms and legs in a crawling like motion.

• The nurse places the infant in the prone position and applies pressure with the hand to the neck. In response, the infant should attempt to move the arms and legs in a crawling like motion.

• The nurse places the infant in the supine position. In response, the infant should attempt to lift the head and move the arms and legs in a crawling like motion.

Fill in the blank: The Babinski Reflex in infants is characterized by the big toe _______ and the other toes _______.

• A. plantar flexes, curl downward

• B. dorsiflexes, spread outward

• C. plantar flexes, fan outward

• D. dorsiflexes, curl downward