OMM EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

OMM EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. The 4 Osteopathic Tenets
Answer:
1. the body is a unit
2. the body is capable of self regulation, self healing, and health maintenance
3. structure and function are related
4. rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self regulation,
and the interrelationship of structure and function

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2. homeostasis
Answer:
maintenance of static or constant conditions in the internal env
well-being maintained by internal physiological harmony

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3. stress
Answer:
any situation external or internal that threatens homeostasis

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4. health
Answer:
adaptive and optimal attainment of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and environmental well-being

Question:
5. continuum
Answer:
a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the
extremes are quite distinct
health is a continuum!

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6. health and the patient/physician
Answer:
patient has the primary responsibility for his/her health
physician is charged with the responsibility to assist in a patient being well

Question:
7. allostasis

,Answer:
maintenance by an organism of internal physical or psychological stability by making changes during
situations of challenge
set of adaptive reactions that help the individual maintain homeostasis
disease processes activate _________.

Question:
8. allostatic load
Answer:
term coined as a more precise alternative to the term stress, used to refer to environmental challenges that
cause an organism to begin efforts to maintain stability

Question:
9. failure of response pathways or excess exposure to allostatic chemicals --> ______ feedback and ____ to
return to baseline homeostatic values
Answer:
inappropriate, failure

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10. cumulative
Answer:
allostatic load is ______ and degrades the body's ability to respond to and maintain homeostasis and
respond to future stressors

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11. osteopathy
Answer:
normal structure in normal juxtaposition means normal function. with special stress upon the osseous
tissues.

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12. somatic dysfunction
Answer:
impaired or altered function of related components of the somatic (body framework) system: skeletal,
arthrodial and myofascial structures, and their related vascular, lymphatic, and neural elements

Question:
13. OMT
Answer:
_____ helps to decrease allostatic load - removes mechanical barriers

Question:
14. 5 treatment models
Answer:
æ Biomechanical model æ Respiratory-circulatory model æ Neurological model æ Metabolic-energy
model æ Behavioral model

, Question:
15. biomechanical model
Answer:
Views patient from a structural or mechanical perspective
Includes muscles, joints, and connective tissues Primarily posture and motion considerations
restores homeostasis
*****MSK System is interactive and interdependent of all the models.

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16. respiratory-circulatory model
Answer:
Control of blood, lymph, and cerebrospinal fluid through diaphragms
Describes how the body maintains extra- and intra-cellular environments
Includes central and peripheral processes (Arterial and venous supply and lymphatic drainage, Pulmonary
and cardiovascular function, Central neural control)
OMT - treating the thoracic cage and diaphragms of the body

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17. metabolic-energy model
Answer:
Describes how the body handles nutrients, regulates endocrine function and balances energy. --> Focuses
on metabolic and energy conservation aspects of homeostasis.
Musculoskeletal system-Connective tissues of internal organs and endocrine glands, Restriction in the
MSK system increases energy expenditure
OMT - maximizes ability to respond and adapt to stressors; remove unnecessary energy expenditure

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18. neurological model
Answer:
describes how the body controls and protects itself and perceives the world around it
MSK - pressure on nerves from bones, muscles, conn tissues; autonomic reflexes
OMT - addresses mechanical stress/pressure on nerves and balancing autonomic tone

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19. behavioral model
Answer:
describes how the psyche (mental, emotional and spiritual) can affect the rest of the body
MSK - stress manifests as increased neuromuscular tension
OMT - addresses mind/body/spirit; improves body's ability to adapt to stressors

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20. somatic dysfunction
Answer:
The physical effect and physical finding disease illness or injury imparts to the Body (or Body framework)
includes MSK, myofascial, vascular, lymphatic and neural element.
forces on one area/organ can create ____ in another