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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners

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1. Structure that separates pelvis and perineum






2. Most commonly herniated intervertebral disc






3. Ligament that checks hyperextension of vertebral column






4. Name given to orientation where uterus and vagina intersect at angle of 90 degrees






5. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament






6. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex






7. Site of cell bodies for nerve that carries taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue






8. Heart chamber with greatest sternocostal projection






9. Chief structures that traverse internal acoustic meatus






10. Vertebral level of cricoid cartilage






11. Spinal levels to muscles of the hand






12. Nerve to thenar compartment






13. Vertebral level for formation of IVC






14. Innervation of mediastinal pleura






15. Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of auscultation






16. Most common side for indirect inguinal hernia






17. Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking






18. Inferior extent of pleura posteriorly






19. Structures that course throughout entire length of adductor canal






20. Most common type of pelvic inlet in females






21. Major chamber that forms base of heart






22. Lateral wall of ischioanal fossa






23. Location of ductus arteriosus






24. Floor of suboccipital triangle






25. Sensory nerve to larynx inferior to vocal cords






26. Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart






27. Muscle that retracts mandible






28. Muscle which compresses the crus of penis






29. Structure potentially injured with hysterectomy






30. Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in lumbar area






31. Disease often associated with thymoma






32. Common direction of all superior articular facets of vertebrae






33. Innervation of adductor magnus






34. Boundaries of femoral triangle






35. Structures that form conjoint tendon






36. Dermatome to suprapubic area






37. Region affected by lower trunk injury of brachial plexus






38. Structure that separates right and left lobes of liver






39. Effect of parasympathetic nerves on lungs






40. Sensory nerve to cornea






41. Veins that unite to form superior vena cava






42. Muscle affected with 'foot slap'






43. Site for auscultation of aortic valve






44. Major nerve to TMJ (pain)






45. Structure immediately medial to femoral artery in femoral sheath






46. Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/6






47. Inferior extent of dura - arachnoid sac






48. Site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of pupil






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






50. Nerve injured in wrist drop