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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Veins that unite to form brachiocephalic
Hydrocele
Bronchoconstriction - Vasodilation
Duodenum - pancreas
Subclavian and internal Jugular
2. Muscle which compresses the crus of penis
Ischiocavernosus
Kiesselbach's plexus
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Right
3. Cutaneous innervation of most of dorsum of foot
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
Pectinate line
Ciliary
Superficial fibular
4. Afferent - efferent limbs of cough reflex
Left renal vein - duodenum
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
CN X - CN X
Pedicle
5. Nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome
Trasnversalis fasica
Medial collateral
Ulnar
Phrenicocolic ligament
6. Two structures that lies posterior to SMA near its origin
Vastus medialis
Left renal vein - duodenum
Splenic and SMV
Esophagus - rectum - liver
7. Innervation of carotid sinus and carotid body
Ulnar
CN IX - CN X
TV4-5
Hydrocele
8. Contents of femoral canal
SV2
T12
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
Lunate
9. Ligament stretched with 'flat foot' - Subtalar and transverse
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Vastus medialis
Thymus
Ulnar (deep br.)
10. Two major components of pelvic diaphragm
L4
Levator ani + coccygeus
Internal oblique and transversus abdominis
L4-5
11. Spinal level of Achilles reflex
S1
Transverse ligament of atlas (part of cruciate)
Inferior epigastric artery
C6
12. Innervation of internal surface of tympanic membrane
L4-5
Hydrocele
CN IX
T4
13. Spinal levels to muscles of anterior abdominal wall
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
External oblique
4th
T7 - L1
14. Vertebra located at level of iliac crest
Thoracic duct
L4
CN V3
IVC
15. Inferior border of epiploic foramen
Part one of duodenum
L4
Shoulder
Nasolacrimal duct
16. Nerve injury that causes hoarseness following thyroid surgery
Fibularis longus and brevis
T10
Recurrent laryngeal
Left bronchus - aorta and Diaphragm
17. Major structures to pass through pharyngeal wall superior to superior constrictor
Tibialis anterior and posterior
Nasolacrimal duct
Greater - lesser and least splanchnic nerves
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
18. Nerve to thenar compartment
Anterior talofibular
Lesser sciatic foramen
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Recurrent branch of Median
19. Paralysis of which muscles results in total 'claw' hand
T1 - 2
Lumbricals
L5
Saphenous (L4)
20. Major cutaneous nerve of face
CN V
Genioglossus
Ligamentum flavum
C5 and C6
21. Tendon affected with avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
Coronary sinus
Internal laryngeal
Fibularis brevis
22. Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff
Kiesselbach's plexus
Anterior talofibular
Superficial inguinal
Supraspinatus
23. Innervation of adductor pollicis
Transverse foramina
T7 - L1
Ulnar (deep br.)
Trasnversalis fasica
24. Innervation of mediastinal pleura
Phrenic nerve
Recurrent laryngeal
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
Gynecoid
25. Only muscle to abduct vocal cords
Semispinalis capitis
Epiploic foramen
C8 and T1
Posterior cricoarytenoid
26. Structure that traverses diaphragm with aorta
Thoracic duct
Deep inguinal
Radial
T12
27. Type of hernia that protrudes through Hesselbach's triangle
Direct inguinal
Common fibular
Phrenic
CN V1 (nasociliary)
28. Most common side for indirect inguinal hernia
Fibularis brevis
CV6
Right
4th
29. Structure that lies between protrusion sites of direct and indirect hernias
Round ligament of liver
Inferior epigastric artery
L4
Left renal vein
30. Spinal nerve affected with herniated disc at L3/L4
Direct inguinal
CN VII and VIII
L4
Common fibular
31. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone
Ipsilateral CN XII
Esophagus - rectum - liver
Piriform recess
Ulnar (deep br.)
32. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid within infracolic compartment
TV4-5
Internal oblique
Root of mesentary
8th rib
33. Major artery to internal structures of head
T10-11
Falciform ligament
Maxillary
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
34. Major artery to nasal cavity
Thoracic duct
Sphenopalatine
Greater - lesser and least splanchnic nerves
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
35. Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta
Bronchodilation - Vasoconstriction
Recurrent branch of Median
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
TV4-5
36. Region affected by lower trunk injury of brachial plexus
Temporalis
Ciliary ganglion
CN X
Intrinsic hand muscles
37. Major nerve to TMJ (pain)
Auriculotemporal
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Genioglossus
Lingual
38. Nerve injured when deviation of protruded tongue
6th rib
Genioglossus
Ipsilateral CN XII
Femoral artery and vein
39. Vertebral level of lumbar puncture
CN V1 (nasociliary)
Ribs 9-11
L4
Ovarian and round Ligament
40. Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking
CN X - CN X
Ureter
Left atrium
Gluteus medius
41. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc
Supraspinatus
L5
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
Vastus medialis
42. Dermatome to suprapubic area
Phrenic nerve
CN VII and VIII
Lumbar
L1
43. Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
Greater - lesser and least splanchnic nerves
CN IX - CN X
Greater occipital nerve
44. Boundaries of Hesselbach's triangle
Inguinal ligament - rectus abdominis - inferior epigastric artery and vein
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Alar
Stylopharyngeus
45. Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/6
Superficial inguinal
Tibialis anterior and posterior
Perineal membrane
C6
46. Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas
Ulnar
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
IVC
Lunate
47. Name given to portion of right ventricle prior to beginning of pulmonary trunk
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
Anterior longitudinal
Radial
48. Roof of suboccipital triangle
Semispinalis capitis
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Tibial
49. Dermatome to small toe
S1
T10
Bronchoconstriction - Vasodilation
Auriculotemporal
50. Nerve potentially injured with tonsillectomy
Medial femoral circumflex
CN IX
Clavicle
Saphenous (L4)