LECOM OPP Lecture 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
body is a unit, combination of body, mind, spirit - ANSWER 1st principle of osteopathy
(of the 4)
structure and function are interelated - ANSWER 2nd principle of osteopathy
body is capable of self regulation and healing - ANSWER 3rd principle of ostoepathy
rational treatment is based upon the first 3 tenets - ANSWER 4th principle of osteopathy
dynamic homeostasis - ANSWER internal environment adapts to the external
environment thru feedback and feedforward mechanisms
dynamic homeostasis - ANSWER example of the 3rd principle of homeostasis
Tensegrity - ANSWER balance of compression and tensile forces on connective tissue
based off principle that isolated components even though do not touch, have systemic
effects
1 - ANSWER which principle of osteopathy does tensegrity relate to?
tight muscle, perspiration, temperature, erythremia, edema - ANSWER what are some
examples of Texture changes (TART)
Physiologic Barrier - ANSWER The point to which a patient may actively move any
given joint
Anatomic Barrier - ANSWER the limit of motion imposed by anatomic structure; the limit
of passive motion
pathogical barrier - ANSWER barrier of motion which occurs as a result of disease or
trauma
Somatic Dysfunction - ANSWER what results in restrictive barriers (pathologic barriers)
tenderness - ANSWER subjective sensation of pain that is reported in response to
palpation
relative to freedom of joint - ANSWER naming of a somatic dysfunction is based off
what?
ANSWERS
body is a unit, combination of body, mind, spirit - ANSWER 1st principle of osteopathy
(of the 4)
structure and function are interelated - ANSWER 2nd principle of osteopathy
body is capable of self regulation and healing - ANSWER 3rd principle of ostoepathy
rational treatment is based upon the first 3 tenets - ANSWER 4th principle of osteopathy
dynamic homeostasis - ANSWER internal environment adapts to the external
environment thru feedback and feedforward mechanisms
dynamic homeostasis - ANSWER example of the 3rd principle of homeostasis
Tensegrity - ANSWER balance of compression and tensile forces on connective tissue
based off principle that isolated components even though do not touch, have systemic
effects
1 - ANSWER which principle of osteopathy does tensegrity relate to?
tight muscle, perspiration, temperature, erythremia, edema - ANSWER what are some
examples of Texture changes (TART)
Physiologic Barrier - ANSWER The point to which a patient may actively move any
given joint
Anatomic Barrier - ANSWER the limit of motion imposed by anatomic structure; the limit
of passive motion
pathogical barrier - ANSWER barrier of motion which occurs as a result of disease or
trauma
Somatic Dysfunction - ANSWER what results in restrictive barriers (pathologic barriers)
tenderness - ANSWER subjective sensation of pain that is reported in response to
palpation
relative to freedom of joint - ANSWER naming of a somatic dysfunction is based off
what?
