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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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1. Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking
Transverse ligament of atlas (part of cruciate)
Gluteus medius
Ciliary
Indirect inguinal
2. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Transverse colon
Medial femoral circumflex
Phrenic
3. Chief supinator muscle of hand
Ureter
Biceps brachii
Phrenic nerve
Pancreas - spleen - left kidney and suprarenal gland - diaphragm
4. Most frequently dislocated carpal bone
Lunate
T7 - L1
Splenic and SMV
Stylomastoid foramen
5. Structure that separates right and left lobes of liver
Transverse colon
Splenic and SMV
Falciform ligament
10th rib
6. Structures that lie to right and left of thoracic duct
Azygos veins - aorta
C3-5
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
Trapezius and serratus anterior
7. Innervation to nail bed of middle finger
Popliteus
Median nerve
T1 - 2
Ulnar
8. Major artery to nasal cavity
Sphenopalatine
Anteflexion
Semispinalis capitis
L4
9. Ligament that contains portal vein - hepatic artery and bile duct
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
Saphenous (L4)
Pectinate line
Internal laryngeal nerve - superior laryngeal artery
10. Means by which obturator internus exits pelvis
Trasnversalis fasica
Scaphoid
Lesser sciatic foramen
10th rib
11. Inferior extent of lung at midclavicular line
Colle's fracture
T12
6th rib
CN V3
12. Artery to small intestine
Ulnar (deep br.)
Inferior vena cava
Tarsal
SMA
13. Bony landmarks between anal and UG triangles
CN IX
Right ventricle
Esophagus - rectum - liver
Ischial tuberosities
14. Vertebral level associated with origin of SMA
Supraspinatus
Ciliary ganglion
L1
Popliteus
15. Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart
10th rib
Pectinate line
T12
Coronary sinus
16. Muscle attached to disc of TMJ
T4
Lateral pterygoid
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
Superior rectal
17. Vertebral level that esophagus traverses diaphragm
8th rib
CN IX - CN X
CV3
T10
18. Blood supply to stomach
Auriculotemporal
Left atrium
Long thoracic nerve
Right and left gastroepiploics - right - left and short gastric
19. Most frequently fractured bone of body
Medial umbilical ligaments
Clavicle
Saphenous (L4)
Right hepatic artery
20. Innervation of laryngeal muscles exclusive of cricothyroid
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
Recurrent laryngeal
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Common fibular
21. Nerve potentially injured with tonsillectomy
C5 and C6
Meniscus injury
Phrenic nerve
CN IX
22. Remnant of umbilical vein
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Round ligament of liver
Lumbricals
Piriform recess
23. Location of ductus arteriosus
Iliopsoas
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
PPG and submandibular
24. Floor of suboccipital triangle
Auriculotemporal
Lingual
Recurrent laryngeal
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
25. Muscles which meet at the perineal body
Indirect inguinal
Geniculate ganglion
T4
Superficial and deep perineal - bulbospongiosus - external anal sphincter - pubococcygeus
26. Major dermatome to big toe
CN V3
Aortic stenosis
L4
Subclavian and internal Jugular
27. Specific nerve that stimulates tear production
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Tensor veli palatini
Greater petrosal CN VII
Right coronary artery
28. Site for auscultation of aortic valve
Right 2nd interspace
Left renal vein - duodenum
CN X - CN X
Edinger - Westphal
29. Muscle that retracts mandible
Temporalis
Perineal membrane
Medial umbilical ligaments
T12
30. Nerve injured when deviation of protruded tongue
Transversalis fascia
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
Ipsilateral CN XII
Common fibular
31. Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2
Greater occipital nerve
External laryngeal nerve
CN IX
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
32. Structure that opens into superior meatus of nasal cavity
Right ventricle
Posterior ethmoid sinus
SV2
Superior vena cava
33. Nerve affected with fracture of head and neck of fibula
CV3
Common fibular
Inferior oblique
Greater petrosal CN VII
34. Location of internal vertebral plexus
Left renal vein - duodenum
CN IX - CN X
Tarsal
Epidural space
35. Site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of pupil
Superior cervical ganglion
Phrenic + intercostal
T10
Cricothyroid
36. Muscle that opens auditory tube
Recurrent laryngeal
Tensor veli palatini
Ulnar (deep br.)
Aortic stenosis
37. Exaggerated over - curvature of thoracic area of vertebral column
Saphenous nerve - nerve to vastus medialis - descending genicular vessels
Azygos veins - aorta
Kyphosis
Maxillary
38. Boundaries of femoral triangle
C3-5
T10-11
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Left renal vein
39. Lateral wall of ischioanal fossa
Fascia of obturator Internus
Right coronary artery
Radial
Superior rectal
40. Ducts that join to form common bile duct
L4
T10-11
Root of mesentary
Cystic and common Hepatic
41. Nerves of pharyngeal plexus
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Ligamentum flavum
8th rib
Posterior
42. Vertebral level of umbilicus
L3
Disc L3-4
T10
Deltoid and teres minor
43. Innervation of digastric
CN X
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
Coronary sinus
Anterior belly = CN V Posterior belly = CN VII
44. Tendon affected with avulsion fracture of 5th metatarsal
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
Fibularis brevis
CV4 -5
Common fibular
45. Innervation to nail bed of ring finger
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Ulnar and median
Perineal membrane
Phrenic nerve
46. Disease often associated with thymoma
Radial
Right and left Brachiocephalic
Myasthenia gravis
Levator ani + coccygeus
47. Structure that lies immediately posterior to manubrium
Thymus
Maxillary
Superior oblique
Tibial
48. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc
Ligamentum flavum
L5
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
Gluteus medius
49. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex
Lumbar
Disc L3-4
Ureter
CN IX - CN X
50. Inferior extent of pleura at midclavicular line
Tensor veli palatini
Posterior cricoarytenoid
8th rib
Ovarian and round Ligament