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Answer 1

1. In infants babinski response is normal when testing the planar reflex.
2. When testing the plantar reflex in an adult, extension of the toes may indicate damage to the myelin (sheath) somewhere along the reflex arc.
3. In the stretch reflex, a muscle contracts when the load increases.
4. The center of the patellar reflex is in the spinal cord.
5. The sensory neuron conducts nerve impulses along an afferent pathway towards the CNS.
6. Motor (efferent) neuron.
7. If the achilles (calcaneal) tendon is tapped, one would expect the ankle to flex plantar.
8. Damage to the lateral corticospinal tract produces babinski's sign.

Short answer type 1. it can avoid various accidents , can minimize the damage

2. Because newborn reflexes are not properly developed or adopted towards the environment