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LECOM-SH OPP 1001 — EXAM 1 (MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT) Core
Tenets, TART, History, Rib Motion Mechanics, and Posture/Spine Basics
Questions with Answers and Detailed Rationales
1. Which of the following best defines osteopathic medicine?
A. A system of medicine that relies exclusively on
pharmaceutical interventions
B. A comprehensive system of healthcare based upon a specific
philosophy and distinctive art, embracing holistic evaluation
and treatment of patients
C. A branch of medicine that focuses only on musculoskeletal
complaints
D. A system of medicine that rejects all conventional medical
treatments
Answer: B
Rationale: Osteopathic medicine is a comprehensive system of
healthcare based upon a specific philosophy and distinctive art,
embracing holistic evaluation and treatment of patients to
obtain the best possible outcomes. Our art is the use of sensitive
palpatory diagnostic skills and osteopathic manipulative
treatment (OMT) to assist in facilitating the patient's own
healing abilities.
2. What is the definition of osteopathy?
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A. A science consisting of exact, exhaustive, and variable
knowledge of the structure and functions of the human
mechanism
B. A system of medicine that focuses only on bones
C. A branch of surgery
D. A type of physical therapy
Answer: A
Rationale: Osteopathy is a science consisting of such exact,
exhaustive, and variable knowledge of the structure and
functions of the human mechanism—anatomy, physiology,
psychology, including the chemistry and physics of its known
elements. It is scientific knowledge of anatomy and physiology
in the hands of a person of intelligence and skill.
3. Which osteopathic tenet states that "the body is a unit; the
person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: A
Rationale: Tenet #1 states that the body is a unit; the person is
a unit of body, mind, and spirit. This tenet emphasizes that
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illness and symptoms often start and/or are worsened by the
interrelationship of body, mind, and spirit.
4. Which osteopathic tenet states that "the body is capable of
self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: B
Rationale: Tenet #2 states that the body is capable of self-
regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance. An example is
the formation of a simple scar after a major injury.
5. Which osteopathic tenet states that "structure and function
are reciprocally interrelated"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: C
Rationale: Tenet #3 states that structure and function are
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reciprocally interrelated. Changes in structure (anatomy) affect
function (physiology) and vice versa.
6. Which osteopathic tenet states that "rational treatment is
based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body
unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure
and function"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: D
Rationale: Tenet #4 synthesizes the first three: treatment must
follow the patient's needs, respecting the body's unity and self-
healing capacity while addressing structural dysfunction.
7. A patient recovers from a viral illness without medical
intervention. Which osteopathic tenet best explains this
phenomenon?
A. Tenet #1 — The body is a unit
B. Tenet #2 — The body is capable of self-regulation, self-
healing, and health maintenance
C. Tenet #3 — Structure and function are reciprocally
LECOM-SH OPP 1001 — EXAM 1 (MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT) Core
Tenets, TART, History, Rib Motion Mechanics, and Posture/Spine Basics
Questions with Answers and Detailed Rationales
1. Which of the following best defines osteopathic medicine?
A. A system of medicine that relies exclusively on
pharmaceutical interventions
B. A comprehensive system of healthcare based upon a specific
philosophy and distinctive art, embracing holistic evaluation
and treatment of patients
C. A branch of medicine that focuses only on musculoskeletal
complaints
D. A system of medicine that rejects all conventional medical
treatments
Answer: B
Rationale: Osteopathic medicine is a comprehensive system of
healthcare based upon a specific philosophy and distinctive art,
embracing holistic evaluation and treatment of patients to
obtain the best possible outcomes. Our art is the use of sensitive
palpatory diagnostic skills and osteopathic manipulative
treatment (OMT) to assist in facilitating the patient's own
healing abilities.
2. What is the definition of osteopathy?
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A. A science consisting of exact, exhaustive, and variable
knowledge of the structure and functions of the human
mechanism
B. A system of medicine that focuses only on bones
C. A branch of surgery
D. A type of physical therapy
Answer: A
Rationale: Osteopathy is a science consisting of such exact,
exhaustive, and variable knowledge of the structure and
functions of the human mechanism—anatomy, physiology,
psychology, including the chemistry and physics of its known
elements. It is scientific knowledge of anatomy and physiology
in the hands of a person of intelligence and skill.
3. Which osteopathic tenet states that "the body is a unit; the
person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: A
Rationale: Tenet #1 states that the body is a unit; the person is
a unit of body, mind, and spirit. This tenet emphasizes that
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illness and symptoms often start and/or are worsened by the
interrelationship of body, mind, and spirit.
4. Which osteopathic tenet states that "the body is capable of
self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: B
Rationale: Tenet #2 states that the body is capable of self-
regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance. An example is
the formation of a simple scar after a major injury.
5. Which osteopathic tenet states that "structure and function
are reciprocally interrelated"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: C
Rationale: Tenet #3 states that structure and function are
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reciprocally interrelated. Changes in structure (anatomy) affect
function (physiology) and vice versa.
6. Which osteopathic tenet states that "rational treatment is
based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body
unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure
and function"?
A. Tenet #1
B. Tenet #2
C. Tenet #3
D. Tenet #4
Answer: D
Rationale: Tenet #4 synthesizes the first three: treatment must
follow the patient's needs, respecting the body's unity and self-
healing capacity while addressing structural dysfunction.
7. A patient recovers from a viral illness without medical
intervention. Which osteopathic tenet best explains this
phenomenon?
A. Tenet #1 — The body is a unit
B. Tenet #2 — The body is capable of self-regulation, self-
healing, and health maintenance
C. Tenet #3 — Structure and function are reciprocally
