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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. Site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of pupil
Transverse colon
Cristae terminalis
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Lateral horn - T1 - 2
2. Tendon that courses through shoulder joint
Radial
Long head of biceps
Ovarian and round Ligament
T12
3. Innervation to all interosseous muscles
Thymus
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Ulnar (deep br.)
Inferior epigastric artery
4. Site of cell bodies for nerve that carries taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
T4
Anteversion
Geniculate ganglion
5. Vertebral level for formation of IVC
L5
Thymus
Ligamentum flavum
Genioglossus
6. Abdominal layer continuous with internal spermatic fascia
Brachial plexus - subclavian artery
6th rib
Semispinalis capitis
Transversalis fascia
7. Level where ascending aorta is continuous with arch of aorta
Radial
TV4-5
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Scaphoid
8. Name given to portion of right ventricle prior to beginning of pulmonary trunk
Umbilical region
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
CN VII and VIII
Lateral pterygoid
9. Inferior extent of pleura at midclavicular line
Greater sciatic foramen
TV4-5
8th rib
Ureter
10. Muscle that extends leg
Quadriceps femoris
Genioglossus
IVC
Scoliosis
11. Location of ductus arteriosus
Deltoid
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
CN X - CN X
12. Cutaneous innervation of heel
Tibial
Inferior vena cava
Saphenous nerve - nerve to vastus medialis - descending genicular vessels
T10
13. Structures that open into middle meatus of nasal cavity
Second rib
CN IX
Azygos veins - aorta
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
14. Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle
Ulnar
6th rib
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Hepatorenal recess
15. Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae
Right
Ligamentum flavum
Greater occipital nerve
Right 2nd interspace
16. Major cutaneous nerve of face
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
CN V
Left gastric - common hepatic and splenic
Lunate
17. Structure that forms the pudendal canal
Fascia of obturator Internus
Deep fibular
Geniculate ganglion
Radial
18. Nerve injured in wrist drop
L1
Cricothyroid
CV3
Radial
19. Dermatome of thumb
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Gluteus medius
C6
20. Nerve injury that causes hoarseness following thyroid surgery
Recurrent laryngeal
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Transverse colon
Sural (S1)
21. Roof of suboccipital triangle
Tensor veli palatini
Quadriceps femoris
Semispinalis capitis
Lateral horn - T1 - 2
22. Three distinguishing features of the large intestine
Lateral pterygoid
Medial collateral
CN IX - CN X
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
23. Innervation of omohyoid - sternohyoid and sternothyroid
Medial umbilical ligaments
Ansa cervicalis
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
T4
24. Name given to orientation where uterus and vagina intersect at angle of 90 degrees
Superficial and deep perineal - bulbospongiosus - external anal sphincter - pubococcygeus
SV2
L2
Anteversion
25. Muscle which compresses the bulb of penis
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Bulbospongiosus
Genioglossus
Ipsilateral CN XII
26. Inferior extent of lung at midaxillary line
Esophagus - rectum - liver
8th rib
T10
Bulbospongiosus
27. Vertebral level of thyroid cartilage
Internal laryngeal nerve - superior laryngeal artery
CN IX
CV4 -5
Ulnar and median
28. Relation of ureter to uterine artery
Inferior and posterior
Common fibular
Edinger - Westphal
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
29. Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/6
Part one of duodenum
Tarsal
Sural (S1)
C6
30. Structure that separates pelvis and perineum
C5 and C6
External laryngeal nerve
Pelvic diaphragm
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
31. Abdominal layer continuous with external spermatic fascia
Vastus medialis
Splenic and SMV
Superior to 12th rib - posteriorly
External oblique
32. Most common type of hernia
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
Indirect inguinal
T10
CV4 -5
33. Boundaries of Hesselbach's triangle
Inferior epigastric artery
Otic
Inguinal ligament - rectus abdominis - inferior epigastric artery and vein
L4
34. Site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of pupil
L4
Ciliary ganglion
Internal laryngeal
Pubococcygeus and Iliococcygeus
35. Chamber that forms apex of heart
Anterior cruciate
Piriform recess
Left recurrent laryngeal Nerve
Left ventricle
36. Nerves of pharyngeal plexus
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Tibial
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Vastus medialis
37. Specific nerves that elicit secretion from the parotid gland
Inferior vena cava
Pubococcygeus
Tympanic branch of CN IX and lesser petrosal
Ligamentum flavum
38. Two muscles which close lateral pelvic wall
Obturator internus and Piriformis
Chorda tympani
Posterior ethmoid sinus
Quadriceps femoris
39. Most common type of pelvic inlet in females
Left bronchus - aorta and Diaphragm
Clavicle
Superior to 12th rib - posteriorly
Gynecoid
40. Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus
Lesser sciatic foramen
Hepatorenal recess
Axillary
T12
41. Spinal level of Achilles reflex
Ligamentum flavum
Popliteus
Umbilical region
S1
42. Inferior extent of dura - arachnoid sac
IVC
SV2
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
Femoral vein
43. Dermatome to small toe
Popliteus
Sural (S1)
S1
Falciform ligament
44. Innervation of laryngeal muscles exclusive of cricothyroid
Anterverted - anteflexed
Popliteus
Disc between TV4-5
Recurrent laryngeal
45. Structure that separates right and left lobes of liver
L4-5
Rectouterine pouch
Vastus medialis
Falciform ligament
46. Dermatome to suprapubic area
L1
Deep inguinal
CN X
Axillary
47. Motor innervation of diaphragm
T10
Phrenic
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Phrenicocolic ligament
48. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
Piriform recess
Vastus medialis
Popliteus
49. Innervation of cricothyroid
CN X
Geniculate
Auriculotemporal - CN X
External laryngeal nerve
50. Major injury triad with lateral impact to knee
Ischiocavernosus
Bronchodilation - Vasoconstriction
Medial collateral - medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament
C6