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Osteopathic Principles

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Palmar aspects of the hands or fingers are most sensitive...






2. Why is the first rib not classified as a typical rib?






3. Involvement of the greater splanchnic nerves directly modifies the....






4. The vasomotor nerve supply for the upper extremity originates a the spinal segement level of...






5. Typical accomodation to an anatomically short left leg would be expected to be associated with what?






6. When the spine is in neutral and side bending is introduced - the segments move in ______.






7. Bilateral spondylolsis of L-5 predisposes to...






8. What is the arterial supply network to the major nerve trunks and their branches?






9. There are 10 gluteal muscles in the hip - seven of them are external rotators and three are internal rotators of the hip. The gluteus medius is part of which group?






10. In the standing position a test which gives a high degree of reliability for determing an anatomical short leg is...






11. Palpable tissue change ina spinal segment area relatng to acute viscero somatic reflex is most evident at the _________






12. If the Ferguson's lumbo-sacral angle is measure as 65 degrees - the line of weight bearing of the spine would be expected to pass______






13. When flexion or extension is sufficient to localize force to a single segment the vertebrae....






14. Existence of somatic dysfunction is clinically significant because it is...






15. What is the manipulative method utilized to assist in the movement of fluids?






16. Andrew Taylor Still was






17. Intervertebral somatic dysfunctions is named for the upper in relation to what?






18. A projection of the mid-heel line in a normal patient is the same as the what?






19. What is the term for a congential enlargement of the transverse processes?






20. What relaxes or stimulates - depending on how it is applied?






21. What is the largest organ system of the body?






22. Most reliable palpatory finding of a suspected disease process.






23. A physical finding as 'rotated right' would imply what?






24. In testing for adductor muscle shortening or restriction - you would do what?






25. In applying stretching to the thoracic paravertebral muscles - care must be taken to introduce ________________.






26. Chronic somatic dysfunction is best related to a palpatory finding of what?






27. In the lumbar spine - an increased lumbosacral angel is associated with a...






28. Straight leg raising is a test for shortening or restriction of ____________






29. The assessment of spinous processes is very useful in determining what?






30. Somatic dysfunction of the midthoracic spine can cause gastrointestinal symptoms. This is an example of ________






31. When resting membrane potential of a neuron requires less stimulation to reach the threshold of excitation it is called _____






32. Proper execution of direct thrust technique involves...






33. What is the primary mechanism responsible for the maintenace of skeletal muscle tone?






34. The best criterion of successful therapeutic application of a direct trust technique is determined by what?






35. In a normally compensated scoliosis of the lumbar spine - the atructural rrelationship usually found is...






36. Somatic dysfunction of the sacroiliac functional untis can produce symtoms of dysmenorrhea. This relationship is an example of a






37. The maxilla is considered an...






38. When the resting membrane potential of a neuron requires less stimulation to reach the threshold of excitation - it is called what?






39. Somactic dysfunction of the sacra-iliac functional units can produce symptoms of dysmenorrhea. This relationship is an example of what reflex?






40. In testing for adductor muscle contracture - you....






41. The three cardinal (standard) planes of reference for the body are the....






42. The detection of tissue texture abnormality is best achieved by






43. The quick release component of the lymphatic pump technique as it is applied to the chse effects a ___________






44. A fulcrum and/or axis






45. The major upper abdominal viscera receive their sympathetic efferents via the great splanchnic nerve whose segemnts of origin are






46. The first professional organized school of Osteopathy.






47. The resistance to spinal movement observed in joint dysfunctions is...






48. In lateral curves - the maximal rotation will occur where?






49. The function of the gastrocnemius-plantaris-soleus muscle comibation is to...






50. Intervertebral somatic dysfunction is named for what?