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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Anatomy One Liners
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1. Most common type of hernia
LV2
Inferior and posterior
Frontal - maxillary - anterior and middle ethmoid
Indirect inguinal
2. Innervation of internal surface of tympanic membrane
CN IX
Inferior oblique
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
CN IX - CN X
3. Floor of suboccipital triangle
TV4-5
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Saphenous (L4)
Inferior and posterior
4. Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of auscultation
Left 2nd interspace
L4
sixth
Colle's fracture
5. Vertebral level of cricoid cartilage
Right hepatic artery
Otic
CV6
Stomach - colon - left kidney - tail of pancreas
6. Muscles that are innervated by CN XI
12th rib
Thymus
Trapezius and serratus anterior
Trapezius - SCM
7. Vertebral level that inferior vena cava traverses diaphragm
T5-9
Epidural space
T8
Edinger - Westphal
8. Rib associated with sternal angle
Second rib
Tenia coli - haustra - epiploic appendages
CN IX - CN X
Posterior
9. Artery that determines coronary dominance
Rectouterine pouch
Posterior interventricular
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Ovarian and round Ligament
10. Vertebral level of aortic bifurcation
T8
Clavicle
L4
L5
11. Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral disc
conus arteriosum or infundibulum
Suboccipital nerve
L5
Axillary
12. Inferior extent of pleura at midclavicular line
Esophagus - rectum - liver
8th rib
Stylomastoid foramen
2nd
13. Site for auscultation of aortic valve
Ligamentum flavum
Phrenic + intercostal
Right 2nd interspace
L4-5
14. Structures that course between anterior and middle scalene
Inguinal ligament - rectus abdominis - inferior epigastric artery and vein
Lateral cervical
Brachial plexus - subclavian artery
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
15. Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in lumbar area
Pars interarticularis - Lamina
Round ligament of liver
Fascia of obturator Internus
Ansa cervicalis
16. Innervation of suboccipital muscles
Right and left Brachiocephalic
Hepatoduodenal (lesser omentum)
Suboccipital nerve
Gluteus medius
17. Origin of cystic artery
Cystic and common Hepatic
T1 - 2
Right hepatic artery
Obturator - tibial portion of Sciatic
18. Autonomic ganglia for CN VII
PPG and submandibular
Phrenicocolic ligament
Ligamentum flavum
Sphenopalatine
19. Specific nerves that elicit secretion from the parotid gland
L4
Semispinalis capitis
Superior vena cava
Tympanic branch of CN IX and lesser petrosal
20. Cutaneous innervation of heel
Inferior oblique
Tympanic branch of CN IX and lesser petrosal
Long thoracic nerve
Tibial
21. Chamber that forms apex of heart
Left atrium
Posterior cricoarytenoid
Left ventricle
Greater - lesser and least splanchnic nerves
22. Bony attachments of inguinal ligament
CN X
ASIS and pubic tubercle
Indirect inguinal
6th rib
23. Chief supinator muscle of hand
L2
Auriculotemporal - CN X
T12
Biceps brachii
24. Ligament laxity with positive valgus maneuver
Medial collateral
Splenic and SMV
Vastus medialis
Left 2nd interspace
25. Paralysis of which muscles results in total 'claw' hand
Lumbricals
Aortic stenosis
Otic
Coronary sinus
26. Two major components of pelvic diaphragm
T12
L4
Lateral horn - T1 - 2
Levator ani + coccygeus
27. Nerve at risk when performing thyroidectomy
Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring)
Inferior and posterior
Cystic and common Hepatic
Both left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves
28. Spinal levels of sympathetic fibers to head
CV4 -5
T1 - 2
TV4-5
L2
29. Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle
Anterior cruciate
Greater occipital nerve
Ulnar
Tibialis anterior and posterior
30. Exaggerated over - curvature of thoracic area of vertebral column
Median nerve
CN X
Auriculotemporal - CN X
Kyphosis
31. Termination of right gonadal vein
Alar
Lingual
Inferior vena cava
Temporalis
32. Vertebral level associated with origin of celiac artery
T12
Lateral cervical
Posterior arch of atlas; posterior atlanto - occipital membrane
Pedicle
33. Structures supplied by celiac artery
Deltoid
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
Recurrent laryngeal
CN V1 (nasociliary)
34. Muscle that is chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint
Deltoid
Cristae terminalis
L4-5
PPG and submandibular
35. Nerve that provides taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue
8th rib
Right coronary artery
Chorda tympani
Kyphosis
36. Chief uterine support
Pubococcygeus
Posterior ethmoid sinus
L4
Ovarian and round Ligament
37. Nerve injured with fracture of shaft of humerus
Radial
Auditory tube - levator veli Palatini
Trapezius - SCM
Phrenic nerve
38. Termination of left gonadal vein
Stylomastoid foramen
L4
L4
Left renal vein
39. Vertebral level of umbilicus
Disc L3-4
IVC
Lingual
Axillary
40. Chief invertors of foot
Semispinalis capitis
Indirect inguinal
Tibialis anterior and posterior
Lesser sciatic foramen
41. Most frequently fractured bone of body
Clavicle
IVC
Tarsal
L4
42. Nerve potentially injured with tonsillectomy
Ischial tuberosities
Stylopharyngeus
Common fibular
CN IX
43. Muscle which compresses the bulb of penis
Stomach - duodenum - liver - spleen - gallbladder - pancreas
C5 and C6
Greater occipital nerve
Bulbospongiosus
44. Abdominal layer continuous with internal spermatic fascia
Stylopharyngeus
Transversalis fascia
Epiploic foramen
Umbilical region
45. Structure that lies between protrusion sites of direct and indirect hernias
Inferior epigastric artery
Anteflexion
Deltoid and teres minor
T4
46. Two structures that lies posterior to SMA near its origin
Left renal vein - duodenum
Suboccipital nerve
12th rib
Splenic and SMV
47. Fluid in processus vaginalis
Supraspinatus
Hydrocele
Sural (S1)
Anterverted - anteflexed
48. Termination of azygos vein
Suboccipital nerve
T1 - 2
Superior vena cava
Esophagus - rectum - liver
49. Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus
CV4 -5
Epidural space
Axillary
Ansa cervicalis
50. Vessel located posterior to neck of pancreas
Portal vein
Biceps brachii
Lateral pterygoid
Brachial plexus - subclavian artery