SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES

Test Method Result

Corneal Blow puff of air into Eye closes
eye.
Cojunctival Touch outer sclera Eye closes
with cotton wisp.
Pupillary Throw light into eye Pupil constricts
from side.
Palatal/ Touch with tongue Pharynx
pharyngeal depressor posterior contracts
/ gag/ wall of pharynx.
laryngeal
Scapular Stroke skin Scapulae
interscapular region approximate
by blunt object.
Abdominal Stroke skin from Umbilicus
groin to midline deviates
Plantar Stroke skin from Toes fan
outer edge of sole out/plantarflex
to midline.