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    This document contains a study guide listing 50 important medical facts and concepts for the USMLE Step 2 CK exam. Some key points included are: the abdominal cavity is the largest body cavity, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone, and the profunda femoris artery is the largest branch of the femoral artery. Other facts presented relate to embryonic development, anatomy, neurology, and clinical signs.

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    This document contains a study guide listing 50 important medical facts and concepts for the USMLE Step 2 CK exam. Some key points included are: the abdominal cavity is the largest body cavity, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone, and the profunda femoris artery is the largest branch of the femoral artery. Other facts presented relate to embryonic development, anatomy, neurology, and clinical signs.

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    Importantpoints:
    1.largestcavityofthebodyabdominalcavity
    2.largestsesamoidboneofthebodyPatella
    3.largestbranchofthefemoralarteryProfundafemorisartery
    4.largestganglionoftheneckisSuperiorcervicalganglion
    5.longestveinofbodyislongsaphenousvein
    6.totaldegreeofrotationofmidgutduringdevelopmentis270degree(anticlockwise)
    7.Angleofhumeraltorsionis164degree
    8.Angleoffemoraltorsonis15degree
    9.FirstarterytoappearintheembryoisRightandleftprimitiveaorta
    10.Firstteethtoappearislowercentralincisor
    11.firstpermanentteethtoappearininfantisfirstmolar
    12.FirstbonetoossifyinbodyisClavicle
    13.SecondbonetoossifyinbodyisMandible
    14.MostsensitivepartofboneisPeriosteum
    15.MostcommoncauseofnerverootcompressioninneckisCervicalspondylosis
    16.NervesupplytothetipofnoseisOpthalmicdivisionofMandibulernerve
    17.NervesupplyofskinoverangleofmandibleisGreatauriculernerve
    18.EmbryonicdiskdevolopsduringThirdweek
    19.GlabellaistheSmoothprominenceimmidiatelyabovetherootofnose
    20.GreatveinofgalendrainsintoStraightsinus
    21.SternocledomastoidisinnervatedbySpinalaccessorynerveandC2,C3spinalnerve
    22.TrapeziusisinnervatedbySpinalaccessorynerveandC3,C4spinalnerve
    23.CranialnervehavinglongestintracrenialcourseAbducentnerve
    24.LargestbranchoffemoralnerveSaphenousnerve
    25.FirstendocrineglandtoappearinfoetusThyroidgland
    26.CranialnervemostcommonlyinvolvedinintracranialaneurysmOculomotor
    27.MnimumtimerequiredforirreversiblebraindeathduetoischemiaSevenminutes
    28.ClinicallymostimportantlayerofscalpisLooseareolartissue
    29.lateralgeniculatebodyisconcernwithLightreflex
    30.MedialgeniculatebodyisconcernedwithAuditoryreflex
    31.Growingendofhumerusisupperend
    32.Growingendoffemurislowerend
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    33.ActionofpalmerinterosseiisAdduction(PAD)
    34.ActionofdorsalinterosseiisAbduction(DAB)
    35.MainflexorofproximalinterphalangealjointisFlexordigitorumsuperficialis
    36.MainflexorofdistalinterphalangialjointisFlexordigitorumprofundus
    37.ThenervepiercingsupinatormuscleisPosteriorinterosseusnerve
    38.EntericreflexescausingsegmentalandpendulermovmentofgutmaybeexplainedbyBaylissStarling
    lawofgut
    39.MostcommonciteofdiverticulosiscoliisSigmoidcolon
    40.AdamKiewiczarterysupplliesSpinalcord
    41.SuperficialcutintheposteriortriangleofneckcausesShruggingability
    42.LymphaticsareabsentinBrain,spinalcord,eye,cornea,internalear,epidermis,nail,hair,
    cartilage,splenicpulp
    43.bloodbrainbarriermaybedestroyedbyInflammation,radiation,tumor.
    44.Legthoffilumterminaleis25cms
    45.NervedamageaffectingmovementofthumbisMediannerve
    46.InjurytomusculocutaneousnervemaaycauseLossofsupinationofforearm
    lossofflexionatelbow
    Sensorylossoverlowerlateralareaofforearm
    47.Veinswhichdrainintoportalveinare1.Splenicvein
    2.Gastricvein
    3.Gastroduodenalvein
    (exceprightovarianvein)
    48.Browne'ssignorpulsationischarecteristicallyseeninLaryngocele
    49.importantfeaturesofmetaphysisare1.mostvascularpartofbone
    2.Growthactivityismaximisehere
    3.Itistheregionfavouringhematogenousspreadofinfection
    50.ExamplesoftractionepiphysisareMastoidprocess
    Tronchentersoffemur
    Tuberclesofhumerus

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