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What are superficial reflexes? |
Normal, withdrawal reflex to noxious stimuli |
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What is this reflex? |
Corneal |
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What nerves are involved in the corneal reflex? |
Afferent: CN V Efferent: CN VII |
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How do you perform the corneal reflex test? |
Touch with cotton wisp to produce blinking or tearing. |
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What is this reflex? |
Pharyngeal (gag reflex) |
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What nerves are involved in the pharyngeal reflex? |
Afferent: CN IX Efferent: CN X |
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How do you perform the pharyngeal test? |
Touch the back of the tongue with tongue blade to produce gagging. |
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What is this reflex? |
Abdominal |
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What nerves are involved in the abdominal reflex? |
Upper: Afferent: T7 - T9; Efferent: T7-T9 Lower: Afferent T10-12; Lower: T10-T12 |
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How do you perform the abdominal reflex test? |
Stroke in all 4 abdominal quadrants with reflex hammer. |
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What is this reflex in men? In women? |
Male: Cremasteric Female: Geigel's |
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What nerves are involved in the cremasteric and geigel's reflex? |
Afferent:Femoral Efferent: Genitofemoral |
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How do you test the cremasteric and geigel's tests? |
Stroke inner thigh Male response: Ipsilateral rise in testes; Female response: poupart's ligament contracts |
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What is this response? |
Plantar |
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What nerves are involved in the plantar reflex? |
Afferent: Tibial Efferent: Tibial |
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How do you test the plantar response? |
Stroke the lateral sole of the foot towards little toe, then arcing to big toe, to see curling of toes and pulling away of foot |
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What are visceral organic reflexes? |
Normal reflexes that the brainstem integrates |
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What is the cilospinal reflex? |
Pinch neck while noting dilation of the eyes |
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What nerves are involved in the cilospinal reflex? |
Afferent: Sensory from neck Efferent: Cervical sympathetics |
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How do you test the ciliospinal reflex? |
Pinch neck while noting dilation of the eyes. |
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What reflex are you testing when you press on the eye, and the heart-rate slows by 10 BPM? (no photo available) |
oculocardiac response |
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What nerves are involved with the oculocardiac response? |
Afferent: CN V Efferent: CN X |
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How do you test the oculocardiac reflex? |
Press on the eye, noting slowing of the heart by 10 BPM |
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What is this reflex? |
Carotid Sinus |
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What nerves are involved with the carotid sinus? |
Afferent: CN IX Efferent: CN X |
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How do you test the carotid sinus? |
Press on carotid sinus, noting slowing of the heart and decreased pressure. |
