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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Location of ductus arteriosus
Saphenous nerve - nerve to vastus medialis - descending genicular vessels
Between left pulmonary artery and aorta
Biceps brachii
Tibialis anterior
2. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid in left paracolic gutter
Direct inguinal
Bulbospongiosus
Anteversion
Phrenicocolic ligament
3. Chief artery to rectal mucosa
Trasnversalis fasica
Superficial fibular
Superior rectal
Coronary sinus
4. Sensory nerve to cornea
CN V1 (nasociliary)
CV3
Caudate lobe of liver
Tibialis anterior and posterior
5. Nerve at risk when performing thyroidectomy
Sural (S1)
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
Geniculate
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
6. Most frequently fracture carpal bone
Gluteus medius
Superior vena cava
Left atrium
Scaphoid
7. Muscle which compresses the crus of penis
Sphenopalatine
IVC
Ischiocavernosus
Posterior interventricular
8. Afferent - efferent limbs of gag reflex
T12
CN IX - CN X
Direct inguinal
Nasolacrimal duct
9. Major chamber that forms base of heart
sixth
Left atrium
L5
Aponeurosis of external Oblique
10. Lymph nodes for ovary and testes
Lumbar
Aponeurosis of external Oblique
Superior rectal
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
11. Structure immediately medial to femoral artery in femoral sheath
Femoral vein
Indirect inguinal
Superior cervical ganglion
Piriform recess
12. Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff
Direct inguinal
Intrinsic hand muscles
Supraspinatus
Anterior cruciate
13. Blood supply to stomach
Right and left gastroepiploics - right - left and short gastric
Vastus medialis
Internal oblique
L1
14. Muscle that prevents pelvis from tilting when walking
Transversalis fascia
Superior oblique
Trapezius - SCM
Gluteus medius
15. Spinal nerve affected with herniated disc at L3/L4
L4
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Inguinal ligament
Levator ani + coccygeus
16. Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle
Ulnar
L1
Auriculotemporal - CN X
CN X
17. Vertebral level associated with sternal angle
Posterior ethmoid sinus
Anterior longitudinal
Disc between TV4-5
T8
18. Nerve injured in wrist drop
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Superior rectal
Iliopsoas
Radial
19. Motor innervation of diaphragm
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Left bronchus - aorta and Diaphragm
Phrenic
Aortic stenosis
20. Structure that lies immediately posterior to manubrium
Ureter
TV7
Thymus
T12
21. Rib associated with sternal angle
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
10th rib
Superficial inguinal
Second rib
22. Site of aspirated lodged fishbone
Deep fibular
Transverse colon
Piriform recess
Biceps brachii
23. Three distinguishing features of the large intestine
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
Transverse colon
Sphincter urethrae
Ischiocavernosus
24. Needle location for therapeutic pleural tapping
Kiesselbach's plexus
Superior to 12th rib - posteriorly
Gluteus medius
Suboccipital nerve
25. Lateral deviation of vertebral column
Portal vein
Right and left gastroepiploics - right - left and short gastric
Phrenic
Scoliosis
26. Autonomic ganglia for CN III
Ciliary
Lumbar
CN X
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
27. Site for auscultation of mitral valve
Anterior belly = CN V Posterior belly = CN VII
Left 5th interspace - midclavicular line
Left bronchus - aorta and Diaphragm
Gynecoid
28. Most frequently dislocated carpal bone
Chorda tympani
Sphincter urethrae
Lunate
Gynecoid
29. Chief structures that traverse internal acoustic meatus
Esophagus - rectum - liver
Deltoid
CN VII and VIII
Saphenous (L4)
30. Major structures to pass through pharyngeal wall superior to superior constrictor
CN X - CN X
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Azygos veins - aorta
Superficial inguinal
31. Site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of pupil
Superior cervical ganglion
Greater occipital nerve
Coronary sinus
Second rib
32. Branches of celiac artery
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Gluteus medius
Left gastric - common hepatic and splenic
CV3
33. Nerve injury that causes hoarseness following thyroid surgery
Recurrent laryngeal
Lunate
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
PPG and submandibular
34. Most common side for indirect inguinal hernia
Hydrocele
Fascia of obturator Internus
Right
Superficial fibular
35. Muscle that initiates abduction of arm
L5
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Supraspinatus
T1 - 2
36. Lymph nodes for area superior to pectinate line of anal canal
Internal iliac - IM
CN X - CN X
L1
Rectouterine pouch
37. Name given to orientation where uterine body and cervix intersect at angle of 10-15 degrees
Anteflexion
Cristae terminalis
Fibularis longus and brevis
T10
38. Artery that determines coronary dominance
Auriculotemporal
Left renal vein
Long head of biceps
Posterior interventricular
39. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament
Ansa cervicalis
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Transverse ligament of atlas (part of cruciate)
Left ventricle
40. Spinal levels of lesser splanchnic nerve
T10-11
L1
Ulnar and median
Medial collateral
41. Structure that traverses diaphragm through crura
Greater - lesser and least splanchnic nerves
Right and left Brachiocephalic
Indirect inguinal
Transverse ligament of atlas (part of cruciate)
42. Structure that limits spread of ascitic fluid within infracolic compartment
Intercostal nerve
Indirect inguinal
Root of mesentary
Right and left gastroepiploics - right - left and short gastric
43. Innervation of adductor magnus
Anterior belly = CN V Posterior belly = CN VII
IVC
Radial
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
44. Cutaneous innervation to lateral side of foot
Sural (S1)
Inguinal ligament - sartorius and adductor longus
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Left gastric - common hepatic and splenic
45. Major artery to internal structures of head
Posterior
Obturator internus and Piriformis
Recurrent laryngeal
Maxillary
46. Muscle which compresses the bulb of penis
Bulbospongiosus
Genioglossus
TV7
Ulnar (deep br.)
47. Foramen where CN VII exits skull
Gynecoid
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
Semispinalis capitis
Stylomastoid foramen
48. Structure potentially injured with hysterectomy
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
Lingual
Ureter
Fibularis brevis
49. Structures that open into middle meatus of nasal cavity
Ciliary ganglion
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Scaphoid
Internal laryngeal
50. Structure immediately lateral to femoral sheath
Femoral nerve
Ischial tuberosities
Superior to 12th rib - posteriorly
T12