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22 Cards in this Set
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touching baby's cheek causes head to turn toward the side touched
present in utero at 24 weeks; disappears 3-4 months. may persist in sleep 9-12 months |
rooting
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touching lips or placing something in baby's mouth causes baby to draw liquid into mouth by creating vacuum with lips, cheek, and tongue
present in utero at 28 weeks; persists through early childhood especially during sleep |
sucking
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touching gums, teeth, or tongue causes baby to open and close mouth
disappears at 3-5 months when biting is voluntary, but seen throughout adult years in comatose person |
bite
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pressure applied to palm causes baby to open mouth, close eyes
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babkin
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flashing light across baby's eyes or face causes constriction of pupils
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pupillary response
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making a loud noise or changing baby's position causes baby to extend both arms outward with fingers spread, then bring them together in a tense, quivery embrace
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moro or startle
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baby removes hand or foot from painful stimuli
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withdrawing
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baby moves arms up and face to side when object is in collision course with face
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colliding
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placing object or finger in baby's palm causes his or her fingers to close tightly around object
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palmar grasp
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placing object or finger beneath toes causes curling of toes around object
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plantar grasp
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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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tonic neck or fencing (TNR)
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holding baby upright with feet touching flat surface causes legs to prance up and down as if the baby were walking or dancing
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stepping, walking, dancing
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hand closes as it reaches toward and grasps at object at eye level
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reaching
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head and eyes turn toward stimulus of noise, accompanied by cessation of other activity, heartbeat change, and vascular constriction
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orienting
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eyes fix on a stimulus that changes brightness, movement, or shape
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attending
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placing baby horizontally, supporting him or her under abdomen, causes baby to make crawling motions with his or her arms and legs while lifting head from surface as if he or she were swimming
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swimming
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stroking one side of spinal column while baby is on his or her abdomen causes craling motions with legs, lifting head from surface, and incurvature of trunk on side stroked
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trunk incurvation
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stroking bottom of foot causes big toe to raise while other toes fan out and curl downward
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babinski
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suspending infant in horizontal, prone position and flexing head against trunk cuases legs to flex against trunk
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landua
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sudden thrusting of infant downward from horizontal position causes hands and fingers to extend forwards and spread as if to protect self from fall
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parachute
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tap on tendon of biceps causes biceps to contract quickly
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biceps
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tap on tendon below patella causes legs to extend quickly
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knee jerk
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