ANATOMY NBME COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ 2 Lateral deviation of vertebral column. Answer: Scoliosis
◉ 3 Major feature of cervical vertebrae. Answer: Transverse
foramina
◉ 4 Vertebra located at level of iliac crest. Answer: L4
◉ 5 Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae.
Answer: ... Ligamentum flavum
◉ 6 Ligament that checks hyperextension of vertebral column.
Answer: ...Anterior longitudinal
◉ 7 Ligament affected with whiplash injury. Answer: Anterior
longitudinal
◉ 8 Ligament which limits skull rotation. Answer: Alar
,◉ 9 Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in cervical
area. Answer: ...Pedicle
◉ 10 Defective portions of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in lumbar
area. Answer: Pars interarticularis; Lamina
◉ 12 Structure in contact with posterior surface of dens Transverse
ligament of. Answer: Atlas (part of cruciate lig.)
◉ 13 Most commonly herniated intervertebral disc. Answer: L 4/5
◉ 14 Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral
disc. Answer: ... L 5
◉ 15 Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/6.
Answer: ...C6
◉ 16 Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of
auscultation. Answer: ...Sixth
◉ 17 Vertebral level of lumbar puncture. Answer: L4
◉ 18 Innervation of suboccipital muscles. Answer: Suboccipital
nerve
,◉ 19 Roof of suboccipital triangle. Answer: Semispinalis capitis
◉ 22 Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2. Answer: Greater occipital
nerve
◉ 23 Inferior extent of dura - arachnoid sac. Answer: SV2
◉ 24 Inferior extent of spinal cord. Answer: LV2
◉ 25 Location of internal vertebral venous plexus. Answer:
Extradural (epidural) space
◉ 26 Most frequently fractured bone of body. Answer: Clavicle
◉ 27 Most frequently dislocated carpal bone. Answer: Lunate
◉ 28 Most frequently fractured carpal bone. Answer: Scaphoid
◉ 29 Name of fracture of distal radius that produces "dinner fork"
appearance. Answer: ... Colles' fracture
, ◉ 30 Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus.
Answer: ...Axillary
◉ 31 Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle.
Answer: ...Ulnar
◉ 32 Nerve injured with fracture of shaft of humerus. Answer: ...
Radial
◉ 33 Nerve injured with wrist drop. Answer: Radial
◉ 34 Muscle that is chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint
Deltoid 35 Muscles innervated by axillary nerve. Answer: Deltoid,
teres minor
◉ 36 Muscle that initiates abduction of arm. Answer: Supraspinatus
◉ 37 Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff. Answer:
Supraspinatus
◉ 38 Two muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm
Trapezius, serratus. Answer: anterior
◉ 40 Chief supinator muscle of hand. Answer: Biceps brachii
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ 2 Lateral deviation of vertebral column. Answer: Scoliosis
◉ 3 Major feature of cervical vertebrae. Answer: Transverse
foramina
◉ 4 Vertebra located at level of iliac crest. Answer: L4
◉ 5 Ligament that connects internal surface of laminae of vertebrae.
Answer: ... Ligamentum flavum
◉ 6 Ligament that checks hyperextension of vertebral column.
Answer: ...Anterior longitudinal
◉ 7 Ligament affected with whiplash injury. Answer: Anterior
longitudinal
◉ 8 Ligament which limits skull rotation. Answer: Alar
,◉ 9 Defective portion of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in cervical
area. Answer: ...Pedicle
◉ 10 Defective portions of vertebra with spondylolisthesis in lumbar
area. Answer: Pars interarticularis; Lamina
◉ 12 Structure in contact with posterior surface of dens Transverse
ligament of. Answer: Atlas (part of cruciate lig.)
◉ 13 Most commonly herniated intervertebral disc. Answer: L 4/5
◉ 14 Most common nerve compressed with herniated intervertebral
disc. Answer: ... L 5
◉ 15 Spinal nerve affected by protrusion of the disc between C5/6.
Answer: ...C6
◉ 16 Thoracic intercostal space located deep to triangle of
auscultation. Answer: ...Sixth
◉ 17 Vertebral level of lumbar puncture. Answer: L4
◉ 18 Innervation of suboccipital muscles. Answer: Suboccipital
nerve
,◉ 19 Roof of suboccipital triangle. Answer: Semispinalis capitis
◉ 22 Synonym for dorsal ramus of C2. Answer: Greater occipital
nerve
◉ 23 Inferior extent of dura - arachnoid sac. Answer: SV2
◉ 24 Inferior extent of spinal cord. Answer: LV2
◉ 25 Location of internal vertebral venous plexus. Answer:
Extradural (epidural) space
◉ 26 Most frequently fractured bone of body. Answer: Clavicle
◉ 27 Most frequently dislocated carpal bone. Answer: Lunate
◉ 28 Most frequently fractured carpal bone. Answer: Scaphoid
◉ 29 Name of fracture of distal radius that produces "dinner fork"
appearance. Answer: ... Colles' fracture
, ◉ 30 Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus.
Answer: ...Axillary
◉ 31 Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle.
Answer: ...Ulnar
◉ 32 Nerve injured with fracture of shaft of humerus. Answer: ...
Radial
◉ 33 Nerve injured with wrist drop. Answer: Radial
◉ 34 Muscle that is chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint
Deltoid 35 Muscles innervated by axillary nerve. Answer: Deltoid,
teres minor
◉ 36 Muscle that initiates abduction of arm. Answer: Supraspinatus
◉ 37 Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff. Answer:
Supraspinatus
◉ 38 Two muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm
Trapezius, serratus. Answer: anterior
◉ 40 Chief supinator muscle of hand. Answer: Biceps brachii
