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NAME ONE SUPERFICIAL CORD REFLEX WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE ACHILLES

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NAME ONE SUPERFICIAL CORD REFLEX WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE ACHILLES REFLEX ANKLE-JERK REFLEX IS THE ABNORMAL (WHEN SEEN IN ADULTS) FLARING OF TOE AND MOVEMENT OF THE BIG TOE IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION DURING PLANTAR REFLEX TESTING IS A CONSENSUAL RESPONSE REFLEX OBSERVED ON ONE SIDE OF BODY WHEN OTHER SIDE HAS BEEN STIMULATED DEFINE: CONTRALATERAL RESPONSE NAME ONE CONTRALATERAL RESPONSE REFLEX SEEN IN LAE WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE CROSS EXTENSOR REFLEX NAME THE REFLEX WHICH OCCURS IF YOU SUDDENLY PRICK A SUBJECT'S FINGER NAME ONE IPSILATERAL RESPONSE REFLEX SEEN IN LA DEFINE: IPSILATERAL RESPONSE NAME ONE STIMULUS WHICH RESULTS IN SUPERFICIAL CORD REFLEXE WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE PATELLAR/ KNEE-JERK REFLE NAME A SOMATIC REFLEX OBSERVED IN LAB WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE PATELLAR/ KNEE-JERK REFLE NAME ONE OF THE REFLEXES THAT WERE TESTED IN LAB USING THE PEN LIGH WHAT IS THE NORMAL REACTION DURING THE PLANTAR REFLEX TEST IN ADULTS? NAME THE REFLEX WHICH OCCURS WHEN YOU SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT INTO A SUBJECT'S EYE NAME AN AUTONOMIC REFLEX OBSERVED IN LAB THE INHIBITION OF THE ANTAGONIST OF A STRETCHED MUSCLE DURING A STRECTH REFLEX ARC TEST IS CALLED DISTORTED, EXAGGERATED OR ABSENT REFLEX RESPONSES MAY INDICATE NAME THE INSTRUMENTS USED TO TEST THE PLANTAR & ACHILLES REFLEXE ARE RAPID, PREDICTABLE, INVOLUNTARY MOTOR RESPONSES TO STIMULI NAME TWO OF THE REFLEXES THAT WERE TESTED USING THE RUBBER MALLE

Explanation / Answer

1 Superficial reflexes are motor response to scrapping of skin, which is mediated by brain and spinal cord.

The few examples of superficial reflex are Abdominal reflex, cremasteric reflex, Babinski redlex. Etc.

Abdominal reflex- It is a superficial neurological reflex, in which stroking the skin of the abdomen results in contraction of abdominal muscles towards contraction. It's a poly synaptic reflex. The nerve roots involved are T7 to The 12.

2 Achilles or Ankle jerk reflex: It is defined as normal contraction of plantar flexors when we tap the Achilles tendon when the foot is placed in dorsiflexion.

3 Babinski reflex or Sign is considered as abnormal when there is a flaring of toes and movement of big toe in upward direction during plantar reflex testing.