33 Free OMM Practice Questions
1| Which osteopathic tenet describes the self-healing property of the body?
A. First tenet
B. Second tenet
C. Third tenet
D. Fourth tenet
Answer B. Second tenet
2| Which of the following is not used to assess somatic dysfunction?
A. Tissue texture changes
B. Asymmetry
C. Tenderness
D. Physiologic motion
Answer D. Physiologic motion
3| Which cardinal plane divides the body into front and back?
A. Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Coronal
D. Frontal
Answer C. coronal AND D. frontal
4| Motion in the coronal plane around a horizontal axis is ____?
A. Flexion
B. Rotation
C. Sidebending
D. Extension
Answer C. sidebending
5| The shoulder joint is a type of a ball and socket joint, which allows for many different types of motions to be possible at the joint. This statement demonstrates which osteopathic tenet?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer C. Third
6| When a patient contracts a muscle, this type of motion is constrained by which barrier?
A. Physiologic
B. Anatomic
C. Active
D. Passive
Answer A. physiologic
7| Which of the following statements is correct?
A. A physiologic barrier is the maximum range of motion that muscle contraction will allow and cannot be changed by any means.
B. An anatomical barrier is the maximum range of motion that anatomy will allow and can be moved by “warming up” the tissue.
C. An anatomical barrier is the maximum range of motion that muscle contraction will allow and cannot be changed by any means.
D. A physiological barrier is the maximum range of motion that muscle contraction will allow and can be moved by “warming up” the tissue.
E. A physiological barrier is the maximum range of motion that anatomy will allow and can be moved by “warming up” the tissue
Answer D.
A physiological barrier is the maximum range of motion that muscle contraction will allow and can be moved by “warming up” the tissue.
8| When did the “banner of osteopathy” fly high?
A. 1828
B. 1874
C. 1885
D. 1892
E. 1910
Answer B. 1874
9| A plane extending vertically that passes through both the external auditory meatuses would be best described as:
A. mid-axillary
B. coronal
C. transverse
D. sagittal
E. axillary
Answer B. coronal
10| In anatomical position, the jugular notch is ____ to the acromion process?
A. superior
B. deep
C. medial
D. lateral
E. posterior
Answer C. medial
11| Choose which tenet of osteopathy the following example BEST demonstrates: Emotional distress after the loss of a loved one led to Andrew’s blood pressure rising, which now gives him chronic headaches.
A. The First Tenet
B. The Second Tenet
C. The Third Tenet
D. The Fourth Tenet
E. None of the answer choices are correct
Answer A. The First Tenet
12| Which of the following muscles is not part of the erector spinae group?
A. Iliocostalis
B. Rotatores
C. Longissimus
D. Spinalis
Answer B. Rotatores
(I Love Spines)
13| Which Fryette’s Law describes that in neutral position, a group of vertebrae will rotate and sidebend to opposite sides?
A. First Law
B. Second Law
C. Third Law
D. Fourth Law
Answer A. First Law
14| Patient comes into your office complaining of back pain. After completing an osteopathic exam, you find that the transverse process of T4 is shallow on the right side. The dysfunction improves when the patient bends forward at the level of T4. What is your diagnosis?
A. T4 ERRSR
B. T4 FRLSL
C. T4 NRLSR
D. T4 FRRSR
Answer D. T4 FRRSR
–>T4 TP on right shallow = TP posterior on right = T4 rotated right
–>Improves when patient bends forward = patient is flexed = Type II dysfunction
–>Rotation and sidebending on SAME side
15| A patient comes in with a problem of the thoracic segment at the level of the jugular notch. You find that its transverse process is more posterior on the left than the right and this worsens in extension. What is your diagnosis?
A. T2 FRRSR
B. T2 FRLSL
C. T2 ERLSL
D. T3 FRLSL
E. T3 FRRSR
Answer B. T2 FRLSL
16| You palpate the transverse process of T5 on a patient and notice the transverse process on the left is shallow compared to that of the right. You told the patient to arch backwards and the prominence became worse. What is the diagnosis?
A. T5 FRRSR
B. T5 NRLSR
C. T5 FRLSL
D. T5 ERLSL
E. T4 FRRSR
Answer C. T5 FRLSL
–> Type 2 dysfunction (S and R on SAME side)
–>Ease is in flexion
–>T5 is rotated Left
17| Which is the Yes Joint?
A. Occiput on Atlas
B. Atlas on Axis
C. C2 on C3
D. C3 on C4
Answer A. Occiput on Atlas
flexion/extension
18| Primary motion of the AA joint?
A. Flexion/extension
B. Sidebending
C. Rotation
D. None of the above
Answer C. Rotation
“no” joint
19| Patient comes in with a dysfunction of the cervical spine. Which of the following could not be a diagnosis?
A. OA F SR RL
B. AA RL
C. C2 F SR RL
D. C4 E SR RR
Answer C. C2 FSRRL
–> S and R are on the SAME side, not opposite
20| Who was Dr. William Anderson, D.O.?
A. Founder of osteopathic medicine
B. First African-American member of the Board of Trustees of AOA
C. One of the first Deans of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
D. A civil rights leader known for the Albany Movement who worked closely with MLK
Answer
B. First African-American member of the Board of Trustees of AOA
AND
D. A civil rights leader known for the Albany Movement who worked closely with MLK
21| Patient comes in with chin sticking in. What is the position of the OA?
A. OA Flexed
B. OA Extended
C. OA Rotated
D. OA Sidebent
AnswerA. OA flexed
–>Diagnosis of OA using C1 or occipital shelf method
22| Motion in the transverse plane around a vertical axis is ____.
a. Flexion
b. Extension
c. Sidebending
d. Rotation
Answer d. rotation
23| Which of the following landmarks pass through the mid-gravitational line?
a. Sternal angle
b. Pubic symphysis
c. External auditory meatus
d. External occipital protuberance
Answer C. External auditory meatus
24| ___ motion is constrained by ____ barrier.
a. Active, anatomic
b. Passive, physiologic
c. Active, physiologic
d. Passive, active
Answer C. Active, physiologic
25| Your friend comes to you complaining of back pain. She says she was studying all day and then went to the gym at night. Though you don’t know how to treat her yet, you want to practice your OMM skills so you perform an osteopathic exam of the thoracic spine. You find that from T3-T6, the transverse processes on the right are shallow. The dysfunction does not resolve in
flexion or extension. What is your diagnosis?
a. T3-T6 F SL RR
b. T3-T6 N SL RR
c. T3-T6 E SR RL
d. T3-T6 N SR RL
e. She just had a bad back.
Answer B. T3-T6 NSLRR
26| Using the rule of three, the transverse processes of T4-T6 can be found where in reference to the spinous processed of the same vertebral segments?
a. At the same level
b. ½ step up
c. Full step up
d. ½ step down
Answer B. ½ step up
27| Which of the following ligaments connect adjacent vertebral laminae?
a. Anterior longitudinal ligament
b. Posterior longitudinal ligament
c. Ligamentum flavum
d. Supraspinous ligament
e. Intertransverse ligament
Answer C. Ligamentum flavum
28| Which of the following is a true statement regarding ribs?
a. Limit motion of thoracic spine
b. Attach to the only the first 7 thoracic vertebrae
c. Make it easier for rotation to occur
d. None of the above
Answer A. Limit motion of thoracic spine
29| A 23 year old male walks into your office with a complaint of lower back pain. Your exam reveals the transverse process of T9 is more prominent on the left than the right. This prominence increases in flexion. What is your diagnosis?
a. T9 FRRSR
b. T9 FRRSR
c. T9 ERRSR
d. T9 ERLSL
e. T9 FRRSL
Answer D. T9 ERLSL
30| Which of the following statements is true regarding curvature of the cervical spine?
a. Has a posterior concavity
b. Has an anterior concavity
c. Has a kypothic curve
d. Has a sigmoid curve
Answer A. Has a posterior concavity
31| If the patient has difficulty sidebending to the right at C3 when the spine extended, what is your diagnosis?
a. C3 E RR SR
b. C3 E RL SL
c. C3 F RL SL
d. C3 F RR SR
Answer c. C3 F RL SL
32| You are practicing for your upcoming practical and find your friend’s C4 vertebra more posterior on the left than the right. The dysfunction becomes less significant in extension. What is your diagnosis?
a. C4 E RR SR
b. C4 E RL SL
c. C4 F RR SR
d. C4 F RL SL
Answer b. C4 E RL SL
33| A patient comes in with a complaint of a sore neck. When performing an osteopathic exam, you find significant restriction in left rotation. What is the diagnosis?
a. AA RL
b. AA RR
c. AA NR
d. AA NFL
Answer b. AA RR
