At 1 minute of age, an infant has a heart rate of 95, a strong cry, some flexion of extremities, a cry reflex, and is completely pink.Which of the following is a correct assessment of the infant's Apgar score?

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There are five signs that are scored using the Apgar scoring system.A heart rate under 100 receives a score of 1, a strong cry receives a score of 2, some flexion of extremities receives a score of 1, a cry for the reflex irritability sign receives a score of 2, and an infant whose color is completely pink receives a score of 2: 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 8.

At 1 Minute of Age, an Infant Has a Heart