Intro to OMM Questions Exam with complete
solutions.
What is the first basic tenet of osteopathy?
The body is a unit made up of mind, body, and spirit.
What is the second basic tenet of osteopathy?
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
What is the third basic tenet of osteopathy?
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
What is the fourth basic tenet of osteopathy?
Rational treatment is based on understanding body unity, self-regulation, and the
interrelationship of structure and function (tenets 1-3)
Which osteopathic tenet describes the self-healing property of the body?
The 2nd tenet.
What are the two main types of motion?
Active motion and passive motion.
What is active motion?
Motion caused voluntarily by the patient.
What barrier constrains active motion?
The physiologic barrier.
, What is passive motion?
Motion caused by an outside force, such as the physician, without the patient's assistance.
What barrier constrains passive motion?
The anatomic barrier.
What is the physiologic barrier?
The point where active motion reaches its limit because soft tissue tension increases.
How can the physiologic barrier change?
Motion can increase after warming up soft tissue.
Any further movement past the anatomical barrier leads to...
Tissue damage may occur, such as tearing, dislocation, or injury.
Which barrier is the "complete edge" of motion?
The anatomic barrier.
What are the qualities of motion?
Ease, Resistance, and End Feel.
What is ease?
Were the body prefers to go. Freedom of motion as tissue moves through its active range.
What is resistance?
Increased tension and loss of motion as tissue reaches a barrier.
solutions.
What is the first basic tenet of osteopathy?
The body is a unit made up of mind, body, and spirit.
What is the second basic tenet of osteopathy?
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
What is the third basic tenet of osteopathy?
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
What is the fourth basic tenet of osteopathy?
Rational treatment is based on understanding body unity, self-regulation, and the
interrelationship of structure and function (tenets 1-3)
Which osteopathic tenet describes the self-healing property of the body?
The 2nd tenet.
What are the two main types of motion?
Active motion and passive motion.
What is active motion?
Motion caused voluntarily by the patient.
What barrier constrains active motion?
The physiologic barrier.
, What is passive motion?
Motion caused by an outside force, such as the physician, without the patient's assistance.
What barrier constrains passive motion?
The anatomic barrier.
What is the physiologic barrier?
The point where active motion reaches its limit because soft tissue tension increases.
How can the physiologic barrier change?
Motion can increase after warming up soft tissue.
Any further movement past the anatomical barrier leads to...
Tissue damage may occur, such as tearing, dislocation, or injury.
Which barrier is the "complete edge" of motion?
The anatomic barrier.
What are the qualities of motion?
Ease, Resistance, and End Feel.
What is ease?
Were the body prefers to go. Freedom of motion as tissue moves through its active range.
What is resistance?
Increased tension and loss of motion as tissue reaches a barrier.
