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WorksheetsHA Final Quiz 2021-2022
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Nurse Carter is trying to illicit the Babinski reflex. How would he do this?
Apply pressure to the soles of the feet of a newborn lying in a supine position.
Touch the paravertebral area of the newborn with a probing finger
Stroke the side of the sole of the foot in an inverted “J” curve from the heel upward.
Startle the newborn with a loud voice by jarring the bassinet
Proprioception is related to the assessment of :
Posture
Position of the body
Equillibrium
Coordinated body movements
This is a test to assess balance under Cerebellar functions.
Alternating palm up and down test
Finger to nose test
Heel to sheen test
Heel to toe walking
Brachioradialis reflex is done to assess the function of the following Neural innervations
L2.L3 and L4
C5 and C6
C7 and C8
S1 and S2
Assessing the activity of C7 and C8 is to check the reflex from this muscle or tendon.
Biceps
Brachioradialis
Triceps
Patellar
In the musculoskeletal assessment, if the reflex grading is +3, this means:
The Finding is Abnormal
This is a normal response
This is more active than normal
This is Hyper active or Maximal
The following statements about reflexes are correct EXCEPT :
The instrument being used is a neurologic hammer
Reflex decreases with age
Reflexes are usually a part of the Unconscious mind
Done unilaterally
Loss the ability to understand printed or written words.
Motor aphasia
Expressive aphasia
Visual aphasia
Auditory Aphasia
Rhythimic, “purposeless” body movements are called:
Tremors
Spasms
Reflexes
Tics
In assessing Mr. J’s plantar reflex, the nurse expects which of the following responses?
Dorsiflexion of the great to and fanning of the other toes
Extension of the lower leg at the knee
Flexion of the knees
Flexion of the toes
