150 LAST MINUTE REVISION POINTS
OF ANATOMY BY DR SHILPI AGARWAL
1. Tennis Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis
2. Golfer’s Elbow Medial Epicondylitis
3. Student’s Elbow (Miner’s Olecranon Bursitis
Elbow)
4. Pulled Elbow (Nurse maid’s Subluxation of Radial head
Elbow)
5. Partial claw hand Ulnar Nerve
6. Complete claw hand Median Nerve & Ulnar
Nerve
7. Wrist drop Radial Nerve
8. Pen test Median Nerve
9. Ochsner’s Clasp Test Median Nerve
10. Pointing Index Median Nerve
11. Benediction Hand Median Nerve
12. Ape thump deformity Median Nerve
13. Carpal Tunnel syndrome Median Nerve
14. Pronator Teres Syndrome Median Nerve
15. Froment’s Book test, Card/ Ulnar Nerve
Paper Test & Egawa Test
16. Cubital tunnel Syndrome Ulnar Nerve
17. Guyon’s canal Syndrome Ulnar Nerve
18. Saturday Night Palsy Radial Nerve
19. Crutch Palsy Radial Nerve
20. Regimental Badge Axillary Nerve
21. Winging of scapula Long thoracic Nerve or
Nerve of Bell
22. Phalen Test & Tinel Test Carpal Tunnel syndrome
23. Boxer’s Muscle Serratus anterior
24. Climber’s Muscle Latissimus Dorsi
25. Dropped shoulder Trapezius Paralysis
26. Triangle of Auscultation Between Trapezius,
Latissimus Dorsi & Scapula
27. Sappey’s plexus & Tail of Mammary gland
spence
28. Erb’s Paralysis Policeman Tip Deformity
(waiter’s tip or porter’s tip)
29. Klumpke’s paralysis Claw Hand & Horner’s
syndrome
30. Labourer’s Nerve Median Nerve
31. Musician Nerve Ulnar Nerve
32. Posterior Interosseous Nerve Branch of Radial nerve
33. Anterior Interosseous Nerve Branch of Median Nerve
34. Most common muscle to be Pectoralis Major
congenitally absent
35. Forgotten muscle of Rotator Subscapularis
Cuff
36. a) Biceps Jerk/Reflex C5C6
b) Triceps Reflex C7C8
c) Supinator Reflex C5C6
37. Bigelow
3 Ligament Strongest Ligament of body
(Iliofemoral Ligament)
38. Femoral canal Lymph node of
Rosenmuller/ Cloquet’s LN
39. Tibial or Medial Collateral Degenerated Tendon of
Ligament Adductor Magnus
40. Fibular or Lateral Collateral Degenerated Tendon of
Ligament Peroneus Longus
41. Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Compression of Tibial Nerve
42. Foot drop Common Peroneal Nerve
43. Tailor’s Muscle Sartorius
44. Trendelenburg sign & Superior Gluteal Nerve
Lurching Gait Injury
45. 1st Web Space Deep Peroneal nerve
46. Inversion & Eversion at subtalar joint
movement
47. Eversion Peroneus longus & brevis
48. Inversion Tibialis anterior & posterior
49. Unlocking of knee joint Popliteus
50. Locking of knee joint Quadriceps
51. Anteroposterior stability of Cruciate ligaments (anterior
knee joint & posterior)
52. Pes Anserinus or Guy ropes Sartorius, Gracilis &
Semitendinosus
53. Deltoid Ligament Ankle joint
54. Peripheral heart Soleus
55. 1st Costosternal joint Primary cartilaginous joint
56. Bronchopulmonary Segment 10 in right lung & 10 in left
lung & Pulmonary vein is
intersegmental
57. Pleural tap Needle is inserted along
upper border of rib
58. Aortic opening of Diaphragm Aorta, Thoracic duct &
Azygous vein
59. Coronary sinus Posterior part of
Atrioventricular groove/
Coronary sulcus
60. Right coronary artery Origin from Right /
Anterior aortic sinus
61. Anterior Interventricular Branch of Left Coronary
artery/ Left Anterior artery
Descending artery
62. Posterior Interventricular Branch of Right Coronary
artery artery
63. Transverse & oblique sinus Pericardial sinuses
64. Eustachian Valve Rudimentary valve of IVC
65. Thebesian Valve Valve of coronary sinus
66. Anterior Cardiac vein Directly opens in Right
atrium
67. Location of SA Node Upper Part of Crista
Terminalis
68. Location of AV Node Triangle of KOCH
69. Triangle of KOCH Tendon of Todaro (above),
Base of septal Leaflet of
tricuspid valve (below) &
orifice of coronary sinus
(base/anterior)
70. Papillary muscle & Chorda Right & Left Ventricle
Tendineae
71. Fossa ovalis, Crista terminalis Right atrium
& Torus aorticus
72. Conus artery Third coronary artery
73. Structure which arches over ARCH OF AORTA
hilum of left lung
74. Structure which arches over AZYGOS VEIN
hilum of right lung
75. Transpyloric Plane Lower Border of L1
76. Trans tubercular Plane Upper Border of L5
77. Subcostal Plane L3
78. Supracristal Plane L4
79. Arcuate line Lower Margin of posterior
wall of Rectus Sheath
80. POUPART’S Ligament Inguinal Ligament
81. GIMBERNAT’S Ligament Lacunar Ligament
82. FALX INGUINALIS Conjoint Tendon (Internal
Oblique + Transversus
Abdominis)
83. Median lobe of Prostate Most Common site of BPH
84. Posterior lobe of prostate Most common site of
Prostatic carcinoma.
85. Water Shed Area At splenic flexure
(a) GRIFFITH POINT (Between Superior
Mesenteric Artery &
Inferior Mesenteric Artery)
(b) SUDECK’S POINT At Recto sigmoid Junction
(Between Inferior
Mesenteric Artery &
Internal Iliac Artery)
86. ALCOCK’S Internal pudendal vessels &
CANAL/Pudendal canal Pudendal nerve (Contents)
87. MERCIER BAR & UVULA URINARY BLADDER
VESICAE (Trigone)
88. MORRISON POUCH Hepatorenal pouch
89. VALVE OF KERKRING / Small Intestine (mainly in
Plica Circulares jejunum)
90. HOUSTON’S VALVE Rectum
91. DUCT OF WIRSUNG Main Pancreatic duct
92. BRUNNER’S GLAND Duodenum
93. PEYER’S PATCH Ileum
94. RED PULP & WHITE PULP Spleen
& PALS
95. SPACE OF DISSE Liver
96. DUCT OF BELLINI & Kidney
MALPHIGIAN
CORPUSCLE
97. HASSAL’S CORPUSCLES Thymus
98. DERMATOME OF T 10
UMBILICUS
99. CHASSAIGNAC Anterior Tubercle of
TUBERCLE (Carotid Transverse Process of C6
tubercle) vertebra
100. RIMA GLOTTIDIS Between True Vocal cords
101. ARNOLD’S Auricular branch of Vagus
NERVE/ALDERMAN Nerve
NERVE
102. VIDIAN Nerve Nerve to Pterygoid canal
(Greater Petrosal Nerve +
Deep Petrosal Nerve)
103. JACOBSON Nerve Tympanic branch of
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
104. Lymph Node of Tonsil JUGULO DIGASTRIC LN
105. Lymph Node of Tongue JUGULO – OMOHYOID
LN
106. Safety muscle of Larynx POSTERIOR
CRICOARYTENOID
107. Nucleus Tractus Solitarius CN 9 + 10 + 7
108. NUCLEUS AMBIGUUS CN 9 + 10 + 11
109. NERVE OF WRISBERG Nervous
Intermedius/Sensory part of
facial Nerve
110. Largest/Thickest CN Trigeminal Nerve
111. Most slender / thinnest CN Trochlear Nerve
112. Longest CN/Longest Extra Vagus Nerve
cranial Course
113. Longest Intraosseous Course Facial Nerve
114. Longest Intracranial Course Trochlear Nerve
115. Only CN which emerge on Trochlear Nerve
dorsal aspect of Brainstem
116. Only CN which undergo Trochlear Nerve
complete internal decussation
before emerging
117. CN which is most commonly Abducent Nerve
involved in increased
intracranial pressure
118. CN which is most commonly Oculomotor Nerve
involved in intracranial
aneurysm
119. PURE SENSORY CN 1, 2, 8
120. PURE MOTOR CN 3, 4, 6, 11, 12
121. MIXED CN 5, 7, 9, 10
122. CN carrying Parasympathetic 3, 7, 9, 10
fibers
123. CN most commonly involved Facial Nerve
in basal skull fracture
124. First Branch of Facial Greater petrosal Nerve
Nerve/Branch from
Geniculate Ganglion
125. Lesser Petrosal Nerve Branch of Glossopharyngeal
Nerve (through Tympanic
Plexus)
126. VENTRAL Lesser omentum
MESOGASTRIUM Falciform ligament
Coronary ligament
Triangular ligament
127. DORSAL MESOGASTRIUM Greater omentum
Gastrosplenic ligament
Gastrophrenic ligament
Lienorenal ligament
128. DIAPHRAGM Septum transversum
Pleuroperitoneal membrane
Dorsal mesentery of
esophagus
Lateral body wall mesoderm
129. MEDIAN UMBILICAL Remnant of Allantois
LIGAMENT (URACHUS)
130. MEDIAL UMBILICAL Remnant of Umbilical
LIGAMENT artery
131. LIGAMENTUM HEPATIS Remnant of Umbilical vein
TERES
132. LIGAMENTUM VENOSUM Remnant of Ductus venosus
133. LIGAMENTUM Remnant of Ductus
ARTERIOSUM arteriosus
134. Remnant Of Notochord Nucleus Pulposus
135. REMNANT OF Gartner’s duct
MESONEPHRIC/ Epoophoron
WOLFFIAN DUCT Paroophoron
136. REMNANT OF Appendix of testis
PARAMESONEPHRIC/
Prostatic utricle
MULLERIAN DUCT
137. ARCH OF AORTA From Left 4th aortic arch
138. COMMON CAROTID From 3rd aortic arch (both
ARTERY sides)
139. STAPEDIAL & HYOID From 2nd aortic arch (both
ARTERIES sides)
140. MAXILLARY ARTERY From 1st aortic arch (both
sides)
141. SUPERIOR VENA CAVA Right anterior cardinal vein
& Right common cardinal
vein
142. RHOMBENCEPHALON Forms Cerebellum
143. CLOSURE OF CRANIAL/ 25th day IUL
ANTERIOR NEUROPORE
144. CLOSURE OF CAUDAL/ 28th day IUL
POSTERIOR NEUROPORE
145. TRIGONE of bladder Mesonephric duct
(mesoderm)
146. Lower vagina Sinovaginal bulbs of
UROGENITAL SINUS
147. Anal canal below pectinate PROCTODEUM/ ANAL
line PIT (Ectoderm)
148. EPIBLAST Forms primitive streak,
notochord & all three germ
layers
149. VERTEBRAE & RIBS From Paraxial mesoderm
150. 2ND PHARYNGEAL ARCH “7SPF”
DERIVATIVES Stapes, Stapedius,Styloid
process, Stylohyoid muscle,
Stylohoid ligament, smaller
cornu & superior part of
body of hyoid bone,
posterior belly of digastric,
facial muscles
