OPP: Intro to OPP

Question 1

What is osteopathic medicine

Answer 1

comprehensive system of healthcare based on holistic and distinctive art

Question 2

What does the philosophy of osteopathic medicine embrance

Answer 2

all aspects of body, mind, spirit care of patients

Question 3

What is the first osteopathic principle

Answer 3

Human being is a unit

Question 4

What is the unit of the body composed of

Answer 4

mind, body, and spirit

Question 5

What is the second principle of osteopathy

Answer 5

structure and function= anatomy and physiology

Question 6

What do the somatic and visceral nervous systems control

Answer 6

Somatic: body
Visceral: organs

Question 7

What is the definition of OMM/OMT

Answer 7

therapeutic use of the hands to restore normal structure and function

Question 8

What is the emphasis of osteopathic philosophy

Answer 8

Holistic emphasis
care directed toward restoring health
comprehensive healthcare

Question 9

What is included in comprehensive healthcare

Answer 9

interventional and preventative

Question 10

How is osteopathic medicine interventional

Answer 10

medical, surgical, emergency, psychiatry, and OMM

Question 11

How is osteopathic medicine preventative

Answer 11

nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, OMM, spiritual means