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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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1. Major structures to pass through pharyngeal wall superior to superior constrictor
Internal iliac - IM
Epidural space
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Posterior cricoarytenoid
2. Innervation of costal pleura
Intercostal nerve
Ischiocavernosus
Stylopharyngeus
Tensor veli palatini
3. Rib related to oblique fissure of lung posteriorly
2nd
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
Cristae terminalis
Aortic stenosis
4. Origin of cystic artery
Biceps brachii
Pubococcygeus
Right hepatic artery
Hepatorenal recess
5. Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle
T5-9
L4
Ulnar
T8
6. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament
ASIS and pubic tubercle
L1
T1 - 2
Inferior epigastric artery
7. Chief invertors of foot
Lingual
C5 and C6
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Tibialis anterior and posterior
8. Exaggerated over - curvature of thoracic area of vertebral column
Ulnar (deep br.)
Kyphosis
Edinger - Westphal
Left atrium
9. Two remnants of gubernaculum in females
Vastus medialis
Ovarian and round Ligament
Auriculotemporal
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
10. Boundaries of femoral triangle
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Fascia of obturator Internus
Superficial inguinal
Transverse foramina
11. Nerve that provides taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue
SMA
Chorda tympani
Ovarian and round Ligament
Subclavian and internal Jugular
12. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid in left paracolic gutter
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Ischial tuberosities
Phrenicocolic ligament
Superior rectal
13. Major structures of bed of stomach
Lacunar ligament
Pancreas - spleen - left kidney and suprarenal gland - diaphragm
CN X - CN X
LV2
14. Branch of CN V that carries parasympathetics to parotid
Auriculotemporal
TV4-5
Cystic and common Hepatic
Ulnar (deep br.)
15. Nerves of pharyngeal plexus
Tibialis anterior
Azygos veins - aorta
CN IX - CN X - Sympathetics
Pubococcygeus and Iliococcygeus
16. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc
PPG and submandibular
Indirect inguinal
L5
Geniculate
17. Nerve to thenar compartment
8th rib
Recurrent branch of Median
Axillary
Tibialis anterior
18. Vessel located posterior to head of pancreas
Rectouterine pouch
Internal laryngeal
Medial collateral - medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament
IVC
19. Injury to what nerve causes winged scapula
CV4 -5
Long thoracic nerve
Left gastric - common hepatic and splenic
Greater petrosal CN VII
20. Veins that unite to form superior vena cava
Right and left Brachiocephalic
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Scoliosis
Nasolacrimal duct
21. Name of fracture of distal radius that produces 'dinner fork' appearance
22. Relation of ureter to uterine artery
CV3
CN V3
Inferior and posterior
CV4 -5
23. Major arterial supply to calvaria and supratentorial dura
Direct inguinal
Middle meningeal
Tibialis anterior
T12
24. Structures that course between anterior and middle scalene
Brachial plexus - subclavian artery
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
Ciliary ganglion
Ulnar (deep br.)
25. Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2
Greater occipital nerve
Ulnar and median
CN IX
Superior rectal
26. Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in lumbar area
Phrenic nerve
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
External oblique
Piriform recess
27. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid within infracolic compartment
T7 - L1
Root of mesentary
L5
Superficial and deep perineal - bulbospongiosus - external anal sphincter - pubococcygeus
28. Motor innervation of diaphragm
Transverse ligament of atlas (part of cruciate)
Aponeurosis of external Oblique
Phrenic
Hydrocele
29. Nerve injured when deviation of protruded tongue
Brachial plexus - subclavian artery
Splenic and SMV
L1
Ipsilateral CN XII
30. Structures that traverse diaphragm with esophagus
Aponeurosis of external Oblique
Vagal trunks
S1
Fascia of obturator Internus
31. Dermatome to umbilical area
Superficial and deep perineal - bulbospongiosus - external anal sphincter - pubococcygeus
T10
Superior cervical ganglion
Thymus
32. Major injury triad with lateral impact to knee
L5
Medial collateral - medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament
Caudate lobe of liver
Genioglossus
33. Most common site of nose bleed
34. Site of cell bodies for nerve that carries taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue
Medial collateral
Geniculate ganglion
Direct inguinal
Azygos veins - aorta
35. Ligament stretched with 'flat foot' - Subtalar and transverse
Greater petrosal CN VII
Superficial fibular
Right
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
36. Chief uterine support
Ulnar
Shoulder
L4
Pubococcygeus
37. Muscle that is chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint
Trapezius - SCM
Deltoid
Wider diameter - shorter and more vertical
Geniculate
38. Vertebral level of hyoid bone
L1
Greater occipital nerve
CV3
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
39. Vertebra located at level of iliac crest
L4
Shoulder
Fibularis longus and brevis
Deltoid
40. Most frequently dislocated carpal bone
Auriculotemporal - CN X
Lunate
Left recurrent laryngeal Nerve
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
41. Structure that opens into superior meatus of nasal cavity
Posterior ethmoid sinus
L3
Alar
Ansa cervicalis
42. Nerve injured with fracture of shaft of humerus
Right hepatic artery
Gluteus medius
Radial
Right coronary artery
43. Muscle that forms floor of popliteal fossa
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Popliteus
Phrenic nerve
Left recurrent laryngeal Nerve
44. Sensory nerve to larynx superior to vocal cords
Superficial fibular
Intercostal nerve
Internal laryngeal
Femoral nerve
45. Vertebral level of umbilicus
Disc L3-4
Quadriceps femoris
Alar
Pelvic diaphragm
46. Fluid in processus vaginalis
10th rib
Hydrocele
Suboccipital nerve
T12
47. Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta
sixth
TV4-5
Lumbar
T12
48. Vertebral level of aortic bifurcation
Phrenic
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
L5
Posterior ethmoid sinus
49. Type of hernia that enters deep inguinal ring
Indirect inguinal
Ischial tuberosities
Medial collateral - medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament
C3-5
50. Muscle that elevates and abducts eye
IVC
Right 2nd interspace
Inferior oblique
CN V1 (nasociliary)