COMLEX Level 1 - Saverese OMM EXAM 2025
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Patient with pyelonephritis may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
T11-L1
Patient with a kidney stone in the upper ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal
levels?
T10-T11
Patient with a kidney stone in the lower ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal
levels?
T12-L1
Patient with cystitis or a kidney stone lodged in the urethra may have somatic dysfunction at
what spinal levels?
T11-L2
Sympathetic innervation to the ovaries (& fallopian tubes!) and testes comes from what
spinal levels
T10-T11
Sympathetic innervation to the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris comes from what spinal
levels?
Ex: patient with premature ejaculation may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
,T11-L2
What organs receive parasympathetics from S2-S4?
Lower GI tract
Lower ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Uterus
Cervix
Erectile Tissue
Everything in the pelvis except gonads and fallopian tubes!
What is the only pelvic organ who gets its parasympathetic innervation from the vagus nerve?
gonads (ovaries and testes)
**This includes the fallopian tubes!!!
What is the preferred OMM treatment for a patient with newly diagnosed cancer?
NONE - DON'T SPREAD THE TUMOR
What is the purpose of CV4 technique in pregnant women
Increased the strength of contractions during active labor
What is the result of the seated flexion test in someone with a bilateral sacral extension?
negative seated flexion (both bases are jacked up yah feel?)
What does rib raising do for the sympathetic tone?
normalize it
(nothing though)
To prevent compression of the IVC, pregnant women should lay in the ____ position
left lateral recumbent
Pregnant women have increased _____ of the ______ spine
lordosis of the lumbar spine
Patient has a rib that is "stuck up" and won't move down with exhalation. What dis is
, Inhalation dysfunction aka inhaled rib
What is the key rib with inhalation dysfunction
bottom rib of the group
Patient has a rib that is "stuck down" and won't move up with inhalation. What is this called
Exhalation dysfunction aka exhaled rib
What is the key rib with exhalation dysfunction
top rib of the group
What are the location of tender points for anterior ribs?
Rib 1 - where rib meets manubrium
Rib 2 - MCL
Ribs 3-6 - anterior axillary line
Ribs 7-12 are uncommon
What are the location of tender points for posterior ribs?
angle of the rib
Cranial flexion = sacral _____
extension
Cranial extension = sacral _______
flexion
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial flexion
externally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move laterally)
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial extension
internally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move medially)
Sacral motion during sphenobasilar synchondrosis (SBS) moves on what axis located at what
sacral level?
1. transverse axis
2. S2
What is the physiology behind Chapman's points?
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
Patient with pyelonephritis may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
T11-L1
Patient with a kidney stone in the upper ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal
levels?
T10-T11
Patient with a kidney stone in the lower ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal
levels?
T12-L1
Patient with cystitis or a kidney stone lodged in the urethra may have somatic dysfunction at
what spinal levels?
T11-L2
Sympathetic innervation to the ovaries (& fallopian tubes!) and testes comes from what
spinal levels
T10-T11
Sympathetic innervation to the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris comes from what spinal
levels?
Ex: patient with premature ejaculation may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
,T11-L2
What organs receive parasympathetics from S2-S4?
Lower GI tract
Lower ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Uterus
Cervix
Erectile Tissue
Everything in the pelvis except gonads and fallopian tubes!
What is the only pelvic organ who gets its parasympathetic innervation from the vagus nerve?
gonads (ovaries and testes)
**This includes the fallopian tubes!!!
What is the preferred OMM treatment for a patient with newly diagnosed cancer?
NONE - DON'T SPREAD THE TUMOR
What is the purpose of CV4 technique in pregnant women
Increased the strength of contractions during active labor
What is the result of the seated flexion test in someone with a bilateral sacral extension?
negative seated flexion (both bases are jacked up yah feel?)
What does rib raising do for the sympathetic tone?
normalize it
(nothing though)
To prevent compression of the IVC, pregnant women should lay in the ____ position
left lateral recumbent
Pregnant women have increased _____ of the ______ spine
lordosis of the lumbar spine
Patient has a rib that is "stuck up" and won't move down with exhalation. What dis is
, Inhalation dysfunction aka inhaled rib
What is the key rib with inhalation dysfunction
bottom rib of the group
Patient has a rib that is "stuck down" and won't move up with inhalation. What is this called
Exhalation dysfunction aka exhaled rib
What is the key rib with exhalation dysfunction
top rib of the group
What are the location of tender points for anterior ribs?
Rib 1 - where rib meets manubrium
Rib 2 - MCL
Ribs 3-6 - anterior axillary line
Ribs 7-12 are uncommon
What are the location of tender points for posterior ribs?
angle of the rib
Cranial flexion = sacral _____
extension
Cranial extension = sacral _______
flexion
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial flexion
externally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move laterally)
Paired cranial bones __________ during cranial extension
internally rotate (lateral aspects of bone move medially)
Sacral motion during sphenobasilar synchondrosis (SBS) moves on what axis located at what
sacral level?
1. transverse axis
2. S2
What is the physiology behind Chapman's points?
