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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners

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1. Nerve at risk when performing thyroidectomy






2. Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff






3. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex






4. Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart






5. Thoracic structures that can compress the esophagus






6. Most commonly herniated intervertebral disc






7. Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in cervical area






8. Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas






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






10. Inferior extent of dura - arachnoid sac






11. Innervation to nail bed of middle finger






12. Major artery to internal structures of head






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






14. Chief artery to rectal mucosa






15. Innervation of carotid sinus and carotid body






16. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone






17. Nerve to thenar compartment






18. Nerve potentially injured with tonsillectomy






19. Muscle which compresses the bulb of penis






20. Vertebral level of thyroid cartilage






21. Inferior border of epiploic foramen






22. Artery that determines coronary dominance






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






24. Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus






25. Sensory nerve to cornea






26. Ridge located between sinus venarum and right ventricle






27. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid in left paracolic gutter






28. Boundaries of Hesselbach's triangle






29. Superior extent of right paracolic gutter






30. Means by which piriformis exits pelvis






31. Sensory nerve to larynx inferior to vocal cords






32. Roof of suboccipital triangle






33. Spinal levels to muscles of anterior abdominal wall






34. Chief invertors of foot






35. Inferior extent of lung at midaxillary line






36. Floor of suboccipital triangle






37. Structures that course between anterior and middle scalene






38. Ligament stretched with 'flat foot' - Subtalar and transverse






39. Major structure of deep perineal space






40. Innervation of suboccipital muscles






41. Dermatome around nipple






42. Type of hernia that enters deep inguinal ring






43. Autonomic ganglia for CN IX






44. Remnants of umbilical arteries






45. Nerve injured when deviation of protruded tongue






46. Last portion of quadriceps femoris to recover following injury






47. Innervation of digastric






48. Two structures that lies posterior to SMA near its origin






49. Structure that separates pelvis and perineum






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