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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners

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1. Nerves of pharyngeal plexus






2. Floor of suboccipital triangle






3. Structures that opens into inferior meatus of nasal cavity






4. Muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa






5. Branch of CN V that carries parasympathetics to parotid






6. Rib associated with sternal angle






7. Communication between greater and lesser sacs






8. Afferent - efferent limbs of cough reflex






9. Ligament that contains portal vein - hepatic artery and bile duct






10. Structures that pierce thyrohyoid membrane






11. Innervation of external surface of tympanic membrane






12. Lymph nodes for area superior to pectinate line of anal canal






13. Foramen where CN VII exits skull






14. Chief evertors of foot






15. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament






16. Major artery to internal structures of head






17. Fluid in processus vaginalis






18. Needle location for therapeutic pleural tapping






19. Lymph nodes for glans penis






20. Muscle affected with 'foot slap'






21. Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae






22. Muscle that initiates abduction of arm






23. Paralysis of which muscles results in total 'claw' hand






24. Chamber that forms apex of heart






25. Major chamber that forms base of heart






26. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex






27. Usual origin of SA and AV nodal arteries






28. Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas






29. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc






30. Vertebral level of thyroid cartilage






31. Innervation of adductor magnus






32. Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of auscultation






33. Dermatome of thumb






34. Inferior extent of pleura at midclavicular line






35. Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta






36. Abdominal continuous with cremasteric fascia






37. Spinal levels of sympathetic fibers to head






38. Vertebral level that inferior vena cava traverses diaphragm






39. Ducts that join to form common bile duct






40. Nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome






41. Site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of pupil






42. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone






43. Structure that separates deep and superficial perineal spaces






44. Relation of ureter to uterine artery






45. Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart






46. Site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of pupil






47. Rationale for aspirated small objects to go to right primary bronchus






48. Means by which piriformis exits pelvis






49. Chief artery to rectal mucosa






50. Structure that lies between protrusion sites of direct and indirect hernias