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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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1. Nerves of pharyngeal plexus
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Supraspinatus
Superficial fibular
Azygos veins - aorta
2. Floor of suboccipital triangle
Cristae terminalis
Lingual
T12
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
3. Structures that opens into inferior meatus of nasal cavity
Ulnar and median
Greater occipital nerve
Nasolacrimal duct
Gluteus medius
4. Muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa
ASIS and pubic tubercle
4th
Popliteus
Kyphosis
5. Branch of CN V that carries parasympathetics to parotid
Auriculotemporal
Azygos veins - aorta
Right and left gastroepiploics - right - left and short gastric
10th rib
6. Rib associated with sternal angle
CN X
Second rib
Ulnar (deep br.)
Trasnversalis fasica
7. Communication between greater and lesser sacs
Sphincter urethrae
Radial
Right coronary artery
Epiploic foramen
8. Afferent - efferent limbs of cough reflex
ASIS and pubic tubercle
CN X - CN X
Left ventricle
Anterverted - anteflexed
9. Ligament that contains portal vein - hepatic artery and bile duct
L5
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
Transversalis fascia
Popliteus
10. Structures that pierce thyrohyoid membrane
Internal laryngeal nerve - superior laryngeal artery
Greater occipital nerve
Genioglossus
Hydrocele
11. Innervation of external surface of tympanic membrane
Tibialis anterior
Pelvic splanchnics (S2-4)
Recurrent laryngeal
Auriculotemporal - CN X
12. Lymph nodes for area superior to pectinate line of anal canal
Internal iliac - IM
Genioglossus
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Ulnar
13. Foramen where CN VII exits skull
CN IX - CN X
Internal laryngeal
C6
Stylomastoid foramen
14. Chief evertors of foot
Kiesselbach's plexus
Long thoracic nerve
CN IX
Fibularis longus and brevis
15. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament
Anterior longitudinal
Ulnar
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Trapezius - SCM
16. Major artery to internal structures of head
C8 and T1
Inferior and posterior
Tibial
Maxillary
17. Fluid in processus vaginalis
Hydrocele
L2
Nasolacrimal duct
Long thoracic nerve
18. Needle location for therapeutic pleural tapping
Posterior cricoarytenoid
sixth
L3
Superior to 12th rib - posteriorly
19. Lymph nodes for glans penis
Deep inguinal
Suspensory ligament of Ovary
Supraspinatus
Disc between TV4-5
20. Muscle affected with 'foot slap'
T10
Tibialis anterior
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
Right and left Brachiocephalic
21. Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae
Internal laryngeal nerve - superior laryngeal artery
Lingual
Ligamentum flavum
Deltoid and teres minor
22. Muscle that initiates abduction of arm
Ulnar and median
Lumbricals
Left renal vein
Supraspinatus
23. Paralysis of which muscles results in total 'claw' hand
Lumbricals
Disc between TV4-5
Kiesselbach's plexus
Lingual
24. Chamber that forms apex of heart
Biceps brachii
Geniculate
Left ventricle
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
25. Major chamber that forms base of heart
C6
Left atrium
CV3
Biceps brachii
26. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex
Right 2nd interspace
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Femoral nerve
CN IX - CN X
27. Usual origin of SA and AV nodal arteries
Duodenum - pancreas
Right coronary artery
Pedicle
Temporalis
28. Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas
Lunate
Lateral pterygoid
IVC
Superior rectal
29. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc
CN X
Right coronary artery
L5
Round ligament of liver
30. Vertebral level of thyroid cartilage
Suboccipital nerve
10th rib
Sphincter urethrae
CV4 -5
31. Innervation of adductor magnus
Bronchoconstriction - Vasodilation
Tibial
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Shoulder
32. Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of auscultation
Tarsal
sixth
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
10th rib
33. Dermatome of thumb
Lumbricals
C6
Rectouterine pouch
T5-9
34. Inferior extent of pleura at midclavicular line
Scaphoid
Umbilical region
8th rib
Coronary sinus
35. Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta
Clavicle
L4-5
Esophagus - rectum - liver
TV4-5
36. Abdominal continuous with cremasteric fascia
Recurrent laryngeal
Internal oblique
Ovarian and round Ligament
Left ventricle
37. Spinal levels of sympathetic fibers to head
Fibularis longus and brevis
Anterior belly = CN V Posterior belly = CN VII
Indirect inguinal
T1 - 2
38. Vertebral level that inferior vena cava traverses diaphragm
Tarsal
Anteversion
CN V1 (nasociliary)
T8
39. Ducts that join to form common bile duct
Indirect inguinal
Ovarian and round Ligament
Scaphoid
Cystic and common Hepatic
40. Nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome
Intrinsic hand muscles
Right
Ulnar
Recurrent laryngeal
41. Site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of pupil
C6
Kiesselbach's plexus
Edinger - Westphal
Semispinalis capitis
42. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone
Recurrent laryngeal
TV4-5
Piriform recess
Maxillary
43. Structure that separates deep and superficial perineal spaces
Perineal membrane
Anterior cruciate
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
44. Relation of ureter to uterine artery
Inferior and posterior
10th rib
Tibial
Indirect inguinal
45. Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart
T8
Internal oblique
Coronary sinus
Gynecoid
46. Site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of pupil
Lateral horn - T1 - 2
CN V3
sixth
Anterior longitudinal
47. Rationale for aspirated small objects to go to right primary bronchus
Part one of duodenum
L1
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
CN IX
48. Means by which piriformis exits pelvis
Pectinate line
Greater sciatic foramen
Sphincter urethrae
2nd
49. Chief artery to rectal mucosa
Gluteus medius
Pelvic splanchnics (S2-4)
Superior rectal
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
50. Structure that lies between protrusion sites of direct and indirect hernias
TV4-5
Inferior epigastric artery
Deltoid and teres minor
Falciform ligament