A nurse in the pediatrician's office is checking the Babinski reflex in a 3-month-old infant. The nurse determines that the infant's response is normal if which finding is noted?
A. The infant turns to the side that is touched.
B. The fingers curl tightly and the toes curl forward.
C. The toes flare and the big toe is dorsiflexed.
D. There is extension of the extremities on the side to which the head is turned, with flexion on the opposite side.
Ans: C. The toes flare and the big toe is dorsiflexed.
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