If NEXPLANON is inserted deeply (intramuscular or in the fascia), neural or vascular injury may occur. To reduce the risk of. neural or vascular injury, NEXPLANON should be inserted at the inner side of the non-dominant upper arm about 8-10 cm (3-4. inches) above the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
grasp reflex. n. An involuntary bending of the fingers in response to tactile or tendon stimulation on the palm, producing an uncontrollable grasp, and associated with frontal lobe brain lesions.he reflex is a pathologic manifestation of diseases of the premotor cortex. In young infants the tonic grasp reflex is normal: the child can grasp the examiner's fingers so firmly that he or she can be lifted into the air.
1. reflex-without volition or conscious control; the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light; a reflex knee jerk; sneezing is reflexive. reflexive, automatic. physiology-the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms.abinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign-extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons.