NBME anatomy shelf Questions With
Correct Answers
Where ||and ||why ||are ||lumbar ||punctures ||performed? ||- ||✔Spinal ||Block ||-> |Anesthetic ||(into
||epidural ||space)
Spinal ||Tap ||-> ||CSF ||extraction ||(into ||subarachnoid ||space)W
B/W ||L3/L4 ||or ||L4/L5
NB: ||Posterior ||to ||this ||is ||*cauda ||equina*
Where ||does ||a ||*herniated ||intervertebral* ||disk ||occur? ||What ||causes ||it? ||- ||✔Occurs ||b/w
||L4/L5 ||or ||*L5/S1* ||and ||C5/C6 ||or ||C6/C7
NB: ||affects ||lower ||spinal ||nerve ||#
Degeneration ||of ||annulus ||fibrosis ||followed ||by ||*sudden ||compression* ||of ||nucleus
||pulposus
What ||is ||the ||difference ||b/w ||*retrolisthesis* ||and ||*spondylolisthesis*? ||- ||✔Retro ||-
||backwards ||movement ||of ||vertebral ||bone
Spondylo ||- ||forward ||movement ||of ||bone
What ||is ||*lordosis*? ||- ||✔exaggerated ||*L*umbar ||curvature
What ||is ||*kyphosis*? ||- ||✔exaggerated ||thoracic ||curvature ||(can ||be ||seen ||w/osteoporosis)
What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||of ||the ||*surgical ||neck*? ||- ||✔axillary ||nerve
||and ||posterior ||humeral ||circumflex ||artery
,What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||at ||*midshaft ||of ||humerus*? ||- ||✔radial
||nerve ||and ||profunda ||brachii ||artery
What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||at ||*supracondylar ||region ||of ||humerus*? || -
✔median ||nerve ||and ||brachial ||artery
What ||are ||differences ||b/w ||*Colles'* ||and ||*Smith's* ||Fractures? ||- ||✔Both ||are ||distal ||radial
||fractures
Smith's ||- ||flexion ||fracture ||(distal ||segment ||anterior)
Colles' ||- ||extension ||fracture ||(distal ||segment ||posterior/dorsal) ||- ||incl. ||avulced ||ulnar ||styloid
||process
What ||are ||the ||carpal ||bones? ||- ||✔Some ||Lovers ||Try ||Positions ||That ||They ||Can't ||Handle
Scaphoid ||Lunate ||Triquetrum ||Pisiform ||Trapezium ||Trapezoid ||Capitate ||Hamate
Which ||carpal ||bone ||is ||most ||often ||fractured ||during ||a ||fall ||(symptoms)? || - ||✔Scaphoid
"deep ||tenderness ||in ||anatomical ||snuff ||box"
What ||is ||a ||boxer's ||fracture? ||- ||✔Fracture ||of ||necks ||of ||metacarpals
What ||are ||the ||4 ||muscles ||of ||the ||*rotator ||cuff*? ||- ||✔Supraspinatus
|| Infraspinatus
Teres ||Minor
|| Subscapularis
, What ||*innervate* ||the ||four ||muscles ||of ||the ||rotator ||cuff? ||- ||✔Suprascapular ||N.
|| Suprascapular ||N.
Axillary ||N.
Upper/Lower ||Subscapular ||N.
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||initiates ||abduction ||of ||upper ||limb? ||- ||✔0°-15° ||by ||*supraspinatus*
||(suprascapular ||nerve)
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||allow ||for ||abduction ||b/w ||15° ||- ||110°? ||- ||✔*deltoid* ||(axillary ||nerve)
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||allow ||for ||abduction ||above ||horizontal ||position? ||- ||✔*trapezius*
||(CN ||XI) ||and ||*serratus ||anterior* ||(Long ||Thoracic ||N.)
What ||is ||tennis ||elbow? ||- ||✔AKA |lateral ||epicondylitis; ||painful ||inflammation ||of ||common
||extensor ||tendon ||-> ||lateral ||epicondyle
What ||is ||golfer's ||elbow ||- ||✔AKA |medial ||epicondylitis; ||inflammation ||of ||common ||*flexor*
||tendon
What ||are ||the ||arterial ||anastomoses ||around ||the ||scapula? ||- ||✔Problem: ||blockage ||of
||subclavian ||or ||axillary ||a.
Sol'n: ||anastomoses ||b/w ||branches ||of ||*subscapular ||a.* ||and ||*thyrocervical ||trunk*
What ||are ||contents ||of ||*cubital ||fossa*? ||- ||✔From ||lateral ||to ||medial:
biceps ||brachii ||tendon
Correct Answers
Where ||and ||why ||are ||lumbar ||punctures ||performed? ||- ||✔Spinal ||Block ||-> |Anesthetic ||(into
||epidural ||space)
Spinal ||Tap ||-> ||CSF ||extraction ||(into ||subarachnoid ||space)W
B/W ||L3/L4 ||or ||L4/L5
NB: ||Posterior ||to ||this ||is ||*cauda ||equina*
Where ||does ||a ||*herniated ||intervertebral* ||disk ||occur? ||What ||causes ||it? ||- ||✔Occurs ||b/w
||L4/L5 ||or ||*L5/S1* ||and ||C5/C6 ||or ||C6/C7
NB: ||affects ||lower ||spinal ||nerve ||#
Degeneration ||of ||annulus ||fibrosis ||followed ||by ||*sudden ||compression* ||of ||nucleus
||pulposus
What ||is ||the ||difference ||b/w ||*retrolisthesis* ||and ||*spondylolisthesis*? ||- ||✔Retro ||-
||backwards ||movement ||of ||vertebral ||bone
Spondylo ||- ||forward ||movement ||of ||bone
What ||is ||*lordosis*? ||- ||✔exaggerated ||*L*umbar ||curvature
What ||is ||*kyphosis*? ||- ||✔exaggerated ||thoracic ||curvature ||(can ||be ||seen ||w/osteoporosis)
What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||of ||the ||*surgical ||neck*? ||- ||✔axillary ||nerve
||and ||posterior ||humeral ||circumflex ||artery
,What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||at ||*midshaft ||of ||humerus*? ||- ||✔radial
||nerve ||and ||profunda ||brachii ||artery
What ||structures ||will ||be ||affected ||by ||a ||fracture ||at ||*supracondylar ||region ||of ||humerus*? || -
✔median ||nerve ||and ||brachial ||artery
What ||are ||differences ||b/w ||*Colles'* ||and ||*Smith's* ||Fractures? ||- ||✔Both ||are ||distal ||radial
||fractures
Smith's ||- ||flexion ||fracture ||(distal ||segment ||anterior)
Colles' ||- ||extension ||fracture ||(distal ||segment ||posterior/dorsal) ||- ||incl. ||avulced ||ulnar ||styloid
||process
What ||are ||the ||carpal ||bones? ||- ||✔Some ||Lovers ||Try ||Positions ||That ||They ||Can't ||Handle
Scaphoid ||Lunate ||Triquetrum ||Pisiform ||Trapezium ||Trapezoid ||Capitate ||Hamate
Which ||carpal ||bone ||is ||most ||often ||fractured ||during ||a ||fall ||(symptoms)? || - ||✔Scaphoid
"deep ||tenderness ||in ||anatomical ||snuff ||box"
What ||is ||a ||boxer's ||fracture? ||- ||✔Fracture ||of ||necks ||of ||metacarpals
What ||are ||the ||4 ||muscles ||of ||the ||*rotator ||cuff*? ||- ||✔Supraspinatus
|| Infraspinatus
Teres ||Minor
|| Subscapularis
, What ||*innervate* ||the ||four ||muscles ||of ||the ||rotator ||cuff? ||- ||✔Suprascapular ||N.
|| Suprascapular ||N.
Axillary ||N.
Upper/Lower ||Subscapular ||N.
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||initiates ||abduction ||of ||upper ||limb? ||- ||✔0°-15° ||by ||*supraspinatus*
||(suprascapular ||nerve)
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||allow ||for ||abduction ||b/w ||15° ||- ||110°? ||- ||✔*deltoid* ||(axillary ||nerve)
What ||muscle ||(+ ||nerve) ||allow ||for ||abduction ||above ||horizontal ||position? ||- ||✔*trapezius*
||(CN ||XI) ||and ||*serratus ||anterior* ||(Long ||Thoracic ||N.)
What ||is ||tennis ||elbow? ||- ||✔AKA |lateral ||epicondylitis; ||painful ||inflammation ||of ||common
||extensor ||tendon ||-> ||lateral ||epicondyle
What ||is ||golfer's ||elbow ||- ||✔AKA |medial ||epicondylitis; ||inflammation ||of ||common ||*flexor*
||tendon
What ||are ||the ||arterial ||anastomoses ||around ||the ||scapula? ||- ||✔Problem: ||blockage ||of
||subclavian ||or ||axillary ||a.
Sol'n: ||anastomoses ||b/w ||branches ||of ||*subscapular ||a.* ||and ||*thyrocervical ||trunk*
What ||are ||contents ||of ||*cubital ||fossa*? ||- ||✔From ||lateral ||to ||medial:
biceps ||brachii ||tendon
