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COMLEX Level 1 - Saverese OMM Questions
and Verified Answers
Patient with pyelonephritis may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
Ans: T11-L1
Patient with a kidney stone in the upper ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what
spinal levels?
Ans: T10-T11
Patient with a kidney stone in the lower ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what
spinal levels?
Ans: T12-L1
Patient with cystitis or a kidney stone lodged in the urethra may have somatic
dysfunction at what spinal levels?
Ans: T11-L2
Sympathetic innervation to the ovaries (& fallopian tubes!) and testes comes from what
spinal levels
Ans: 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?
Ans: T11-L2
What organs receive parasympathetics from S2-S4?
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Ans: 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?
Ans: gonads (ovaries and testes)
**This includes the fallopian tubes!!!
What is the preferred OMM treatment for a patient with newly diagnosed cancer?
Ans: NONE - DON'T SPREAD THE TUMOR
What is the purpose of CV4 technique in pregnant women
Ans: Increased the strength of contractions during active labor
What is the result of the seated flexion test in someone with a bilateral sacral extension?
Ans: negative seated flexion (both bases are jacked up yah feel?)
What does rib raising do for the sympathetic tone?
Ans: normalize it
(nothing though)
To prevent compression of the IVC, pregnant women should lay in the ____ position
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Ans: left lateral recumbent
Pregnant women have increased _____ of the ______ spine
Ans: lordosis of the lumbar spine
Patient has a rib that is "stuck up" and won't move down with exhalation. What dis is
Ans: Inhalation dysfunction aka inhaled rib
What is the key rib with inhalation dysfunction
Ans: bottom rib of the group
Patient has a rib that is "stuck down" and won't move up with inhalation. What is this
called
Ans: Exhalation dysfunction aka exhaled rib
What is the key rib with exhalation dysfunction
Ans: top rib of the group
What are the location of tender points for anterior ribs?
Ans: 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?
Ans: angle of the rib
Cranial flexion = sacral _____
Ans: extension
Cranial extension = sacral _______
COMLEX Level 1 - Saverese OMM Questions
and Verified Answers
Patient with pyelonephritis may have somatic dysfunction at what spinal levels?
Ans: T11-L1
Patient with a kidney stone in the upper ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what
spinal levels?
Ans: T10-T11
Patient with a kidney stone in the lower ureter may have somatic dysfunction at what
spinal levels?
Ans: T12-L1
Patient with cystitis or a kidney stone lodged in the urethra may have somatic
dysfunction at what spinal levels?
Ans: T11-L2
Sympathetic innervation to the ovaries (& fallopian tubes!) and testes comes from what
spinal levels
Ans: 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?
Ans: T11-L2
What organs receive parasympathetics from S2-S4?
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Ans: 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?
Ans: gonads (ovaries and testes)
**This includes the fallopian tubes!!!
What is the preferred OMM treatment for a patient with newly diagnosed cancer?
Ans: NONE - DON'T SPREAD THE TUMOR
What is the purpose of CV4 technique in pregnant women
Ans: Increased the strength of contractions during active labor
What is the result of the seated flexion test in someone with a bilateral sacral extension?
Ans: negative seated flexion (both bases are jacked up yah feel?)
What does rib raising do for the sympathetic tone?
Ans: normalize it
(nothing though)
To prevent compression of the IVC, pregnant women should lay in the ____ position
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Ans: left lateral recumbent
Pregnant women have increased _____ of the ______ spine
Ans: lordosis of the lumbar spine
Patient has a rib that is "stuck up" and won't move down with exhalation. What dis is
Ans: Inhalation dysfunction aka inhaled rib
What is the key rib with inhalation dysfunction
Ans: bottom rib of the group
Patient has a rib that is "stuck down" and won't move up with inhalation. What is this
called
Ans: Exhalation dysfunction aka exhaled rib
What is the key rib with exhalation dysfunction
Ans: top rib of the group
What are the location of tender points for anterior ribs?
Ans: 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?
Ans: angle of the rib
Cranial flexion = sacral _____
Ans: extension
Cranial extension = sacral _______
