Describe at least five reflexes that should be seen in a newborn. While each reflex may serve its own essential function, what is the general use/purpose of reflexes in a newborn?
What will be an ideal response?
The textbook, including Table 3.1, describe several reflexes, including the Babinski, blink, Moro, palmar, rooting, stepping, and sucking reflexes. An acceptable answer will identify at least five of these, or may involve reflexes that were presented by an individual instructor that are not specified in the textbook (e.g., grasping reflex) and will adequate explicate each. The general use or purpose of reflexes, as presented by the authors, is to reveal whether a child's nervous system is (a) working properly as reflexes appear, and (b) developing properly as reflexes are expected to wane.
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