NPTE Developmental milestones verified answer questions

NPTE Developmental milestones verified answer
questions

Flexor withdrawal reflex Correct Answer-Noxious stimulus to sole of the
foot


Response: toes extend, foot dorsiflexes, LE flexes uncontrollably


1-2 month


Crossed extension reflex Correct Answer-contraction of extensor muscles
in the limb opposite from the one that is withdrawn


1-2 months


Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) stimulus Correct Answer-head
position, turned to one side


ATNR response and age Correct Answer-Arm and leg on face side are
extended, arm and leg on scalp side are flexed, spine curved with
convexity toward face side


Birth to 6 months

, Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) stimulus Correct Answer-head
position, flexion or extension


STNR response and age Correct Answer-When head is in flexion, arms
are flexed, legs extended. When head is in extension, arms are extended,
legs are flexed


6 to 12 months


Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) stimulus Correct Answer-Position of
head determines limb posture. Trunk should be in line with head.
Observe movement against gravity, passively move and feel for
resistance in supine, prone, side-lying and inverted (head lower than
body, but in line with body)


TLR response and age Correct Answer-in supine, body/extremities in
extension; in prone, body/extremities in flexion


Birth to 6 months


galant reflex stimulus Correct Answer-Touch to skin along spine from
shoulder to hip


Galant Reflex Response and age Correct Answer-lateral flexion of trunk
to side of stimulus