COMLEX OSTEOPATHIC QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Supination causes radial head to move which direction - ANSWER Anterior
Pronation causes radial head to move which direction - ANSWER Posterior
Muscle to treat rib 1 - ANSWER Anterior / middle scalene
Muscle to treat rib 2 - ANSWER Posterior scalene
Muscle to treat rib 3-5 - ANSWER Pectoralis minor
Muscle to treat rib 6-9 - ANSWER Serratus anterior
Muscle to treat rib 10-11 - ANSWER Latissimus dorsi
Muscle to treat rib 12 - ANSWER Quadratus lumborum
Bones that make up pterion - ANSWER Frontal, parietal, temporal, sphenoid
Condylar compression affects which nerve - ANSWER CN XII
Compression of CN XII causes what - ANSWER Poor suckling in newborn
Temporal bone dysfunction can affect which nerves - ANSWER CN V & VII
Trendelenberg is which muscle - ANSWER Gluteus medius (hip abductors)
,Past medical history of adhesive capsulitis - ANSWER Diabetes, thyroid disease, trauma, joint
immobilization
Treatment of adhesive capsulitis - ANSWER Spencer's technique
Galbreath technique - ANSWER Used for otitis media. Can be used to drain middle ear structures by
putting traction on the eustachian tube allowing for increased drainage of the middle ear.
OMT for carpal tunnel syndrome - ANSWER Treat flexor retinaculum
OMT for dysmenorrhea - ANSWER Sacral inhibition
First line drugs for patients with dysmenorrhea - ANSWER NSAID
Treat what first, ribs or thoracics - ANSWER Thoracic
Sphenobasilar synchondrosis - ANSWER A strain in which the sphenoid and occiput have been forced
together so that physiologic motion is impaired. Compression.
OMT of compression of the 4th ventricle - ANSWER Encourage extension while discouraging flexion
Ober's test - ANSWER identifies tightness of tensor fascia latae and/or iliotibial band tightness
Ulcerative colitis spinal level - ANSWER T12-L2
Snapping sensation with flexion of the hip, tenderpoint medial to ASIS, positive pelvic shift test -
ANSWER Psoas syndrome or psoas tendonitis
Chapman's point for the larynx - ANSWER Rib 2
Chapman's point for lower lung - ANSWER 3rd intercostal space
, Chapman's point for retina and conjunctiva - ANSWER Lateral aspect of humerus
Chapman's point for neck - ANSWER Surgical neck of humerus
Chapman's point for pylorus - ANSWER Lower third of sternum
Chapman's point for myocardium - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space near the sternum
Chapman's point for middle ear - ANSWER Superior medial aspect of clavicle
Chapman's point for liver - ANSWER 5th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for stomach - ANSWER 5th left ICS (for acidity) or 6th left ICS (for peristalsis)
Chapman's point for pancreas - ANSWER 7th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for gallbladder - ANSWER 6th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for prostate - ANSWER Posterior margin of IT band (lateral thigh)
Chapman's point for urethra and/or ovaries - ANSWER Superior margin of pubic ramus
Chapman's point for bladder - ANSWER Periumbical region
Chapman's point for dysmenorrhea - ANSWER L5 & medial to PSIS
Chapman's point for appendix - ANSWER Right 12th rib
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Supination causes radial head to move which direction - ANSWER Anterior
Pronation causes radial head to move which direction - ANSWER Posterior
Muscle to treat rib 1 - ANSWER Anterior / middle scalene
Muscle to treat rib 2 - ANSWER Posterior scalene
Muscle to treat rib 3-5 - ANSWER Pectoralis minor
Muscle to treat rib 6-9 - ANSWER Serratus anterior
Muscle to treat rib 10-11 - ANSWER Latissimus dorsi
Muscle to treat rib 12 - ANSWER Quadratus lumborum
Bones that make up pterion - ANSWER Frontal, parietal, temporal, sphenoid
Condylar compression affects which nerve - ANSWER CN XII
Compression of CN XII causes what - ANSWER Poor suckling in newborn
Temporal bone dysfunction can affect which nerves - ANSWER CN V & VII
Trendelenberg is which muscle - ANSWER Gluteus medius (hip abductors)
,Past medical history of adhesive capsulitis - ANSWER Diabetes, thyroid disease, trauma, joint
immobilization
Treatment of adhesive capsulitis - ANSWER Spencer's technique
Galbreath technique - ANSWER Used for otitis media. Can be used to drain middle ear structures by
putting traction on the eustachian tube allowing for increased drainage of the middle ear.
OMT for carpal tunnel syndrome - ANSWER Treat flexor retinaculum
OMT for dysmenorrhea - ANSWER Sacral inhibition
First line drugs for patients with dysmenorrhea - ANSWER NSAID
Treat what first, ribs or thoracics - ANSWER Thoracic
Sphenobasilar synchondrosis - ANSWER A strain in which the sphenoid and occiput have been forced
together so that physiologic motion is impaired. Compression.
OMT of compression of the 4th ventricle - ANSWER Encourage extension while discouraging flexion
Ober's test - ANSWER identifies tightness of tensor fascia latae and/or iliotibial band tightness
Ulcerative colitis spinal level - ANSWER T12-L2
Snapping sensation with flexion of the hip, tenderpoint medial to ASIS, positive pelvic shift test -
ANSWER Psoas syndrome or psoas tendonitis
Chapman's point for the larynx - ANSWER Rib 2
Chapman's point for lower lung - ANSWER 3rd intercostal space
, Chapman's point for retina and conjunctiva - ANSWER Lateral aspect of humerus
Chapman's point for neck - ANSWER Surgical neck of humerus
Chapman's point for pylorus - ANSWER Lower third of sternum
Chapman's point for myocardium - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space near the sternum
Chapman's point for middle ear - ANSWER Superior medial aspect of clavicle
Chapman's point for liver - ANSWER 5th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for stomach - ANSWER 5th left ICS (for acidity) or 6th left ICS (for peristalsis)
Chapman's point for pancreas - ANSWER 7th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for gallbladder - ANSWER 6th right intercostal space
Chapman's point for prostate - ANSWER Posterior margin of IT band (lateral thigh)
Chapman's point for urethra and/or ovaries - ANSWER Superior margin of pubic ramus
Chapman's point for bladder - ANSWER Periumbical region
Chapman's point for dysmenorrhea - ANSWER L5 & medial to PSIS
Chapman's point for appendix - ANSWER Right 12th rib
