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The worst part of the evening before a practical is not the work left to do. It is not knowing how much is left. You reread things you already know because they are comfortable, and avoid the ones you do not because they are not.
So this is the whole list, in one place, with one number at the top. Mark each line honestly and the number is worth something. Mark it optimistically and you have only lied to yourself in advance.
125 lines across 6 benches. Nothing here is newly written — every task and every answer comes from a bench that has already been reviewed, so this list cannot claim more than the app actually teaches you.
Where you actually are
125 things you have to be able to do
Work down the list and mark each one honestly. Reveal the answer first if you want to check yourself — the number is only worth having if the marking is.
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Identify Thin skin down the microscope
General histology
Identify Thick skin down the microscope
General histology
Identify Elastic cartilage down the microscope
General histology
Identify White fibrocartilage down the microscope
General histology
Identify Hyaline cartilage down the microscope
General histology
Identify Bone — transverse section down the microscope
General histology
Identify Skeletal muscle down the microscope
General histology
Identify Cardiac muscle down the microscope
General histology
Identify Tongue — fungiform papilla down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Tongue — filiform papilla down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Tongue — circumvallate papilla (CVP) down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Oesophagus down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Stomach — fundus down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Stomach — pylorus down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Duodenum down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Jejunum down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Ileum down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Large intestine (colon) down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Appendix down the microscope
Oral cavity & GIT
Identify Liver down the microscope
Glands & hepatobiliary
Identify Gallbladder down the microscope
Glands & hepatobiliary
Identify Pancreas down the microscope
Glands & hepatobiliary
Identify Mucous salivary gland down the microscope
Glands & hepatobiliary
Identify Serous salivary gland down the microscope
Glands & hepatobiliary
Identify Spleen down the microscope
Lymphoid organs
Identify Tonsil down the microscope
Lymphoid organs
Identify Lymph node down the microscope
Lymphoid organs
Identify Thymus down the microscope
Lymphoid organs
Identify Kidney down the microscope
Urinary system
Identify Ureter down the microscope
Urinary system
Identify Urinary bladder down the microscope
Urinary system
Identify Testis down the microscope
Male reproductive
Identify Epididymis down the microscope
Male reproductive
Identify Vas deferens down the microscope
Male reproductive
Identify Ovary down the microscope
Female reproductive
Identify Fallopian tube down the microscope
Female reproductive
Identify Uterus down the microscope
Female reproductive
Identify Suprarenal (adrenal) gland down the microscope
Endocrine system
Identify Thyroid gland down the microscope
Endocrine system
Identify Pituitary gland down the microscope
Endocrine system
Identify Trachea down the microscope
Respiratory system
Identify Lung down the microscope
Respiratory system
Identify Spinal cord down the microscope
Nervous system
Identify Cerebrum down the microscope
Nervous system
Identify Cerebellum down the microscope
Nervous system
Identify Cornea down the microscope
Special senses
Identify Retina down the microscope
Special senses
Identify a clavicle and call its side
Upper limb
Identify a scapula and call its side
Upper limb
Identify a humerus and call its side
Upper limb
Identify a radius and call its side
Upper limb
Identify a ulna and call its side
Upper limb
Identify a hip bone and call its side
Lower limb
Identify a femur and call its side
Lower limb
Identify a tibia and call its side
Lower limb
Identify a fibula and call its side
Lower limb
Identify a patella and call its side
Lower limb
Read chest radiograph, pa view in order and give the finding
Thorax
Read chest radiograph — enlarged cardiac silhouette in order and give the finding
Thorax
Read chest radiograph — fluid in the pleural cavity in order and give the finding
Thorax
Read erect chest radiograph — gas beneath the diaphragm in order and give the finding
Abdomen
Read abdominal radiograph, erect — dilated bowel in order and give the finding
Abdomen
Read wrist radiograph — distal radial fracture in order and give the finding
Upper limb
Read mri of the brain in order and give the finding
Head and neck
Read ct head — collection between skull and dura in order and give the finding
Head and neck
Mark axillary artery from palpable landmarks
Artery
Mark brachial artery from palpable landmarks
Artery
Mark radial artery from palpable landmarks
Artery
Mark ulnar nerve from palpable landmarks
Nerve
Talk through the pharyngeal arches week by week
Head and neck
Branchial cyst or fistula — which step failed?
Head and neck
DiGeorge syndrome — which step failed?
Head and neck
First arch syndromes — which step failed?
Head and neck
Talk through the palate, and how a cleft happens week by week
Head and neck
Cleft lip — which step failed?
Head and neck
Cleft palate — which step failed?
Head and neck
Median cleft lip — which step failed?
Head and neck
Talk through neurulation and the neural tube defects week by week
General embryology
Anencephaly — which step failed?
General embryology
Spina bifida with myelomeningocele — which step failed?
General embryology
Talk through the interatrial septum and the foramen ovale week by week
Cardiovascular
Probe patent foramen ovale — which step failed?
Cardiovascular
Ostium secundum atrial septal defect — which step failed?
Cardiovascular
Ostium primum atrial septal defect — which step failed?
Cardiovascular
Talk through the diaphragm, and why the phrenic nerve comes from the neck week by week
Thorax
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (Bochdalek) — which step failed?
Thorax
Morgagni hernia — which step failed?
Thorax
Eventration of the diaphragm — which step failed?
Thorax
Talk through the midgut loop and its rotation week by week
Abdomen
Meckel's diverticulum — which step failed?
Abdomen
Omphalocele — which step failed?
Abdomen
Malrotation with midgut volvulus — which step failed?
Abdomen
Talk through descent of the testis week by week
Abdomen and pelvis
Undescended testis — which step failed?
Abdomen and pelvis
Congenital indirect inguinal hernia — which step failed?
Abdomen and pelvis
Congenital hydrocele — which step failed?
Abdomen and pelvis
What complications can arise from appendicitis?
Histology
What protects the subclavian vessels in a clavicular fracture?
Osteology
What causes a winged scapula?
Osteology
Why is the shoulder joint so easily dislocated?
Osteology
Why can extensor pollicis longus rupture after a distal radial fracture?
Osteology
What is a Monteggia fracture?
Osteology
Why does the hip dislocate less readily than the shoulder?
Osteology
Why does a fractured neck of femur risk avascular necrosis but an intertrochanteric fracture does not?
Osteology
Why are tibial fractures often compound?
Osteology
Which nerve is at risk at the neck of the fibula, and what happens?
Osteology
Why does the patella dislocate laterally, and what resists it?
Osteology
What does free peritoneal gas usually indicate?
Radiology
Why does extensor pollicis longus sometimes rupture weeks after this injury?
Radiology
Why does a subdural collection cross sutures but not the midline?
Radiology
Where would you compress it against bone?
Surface marking
Why does that matter clinically?
Surface marking
Where do you place the stethoscope when taking a blood pressure?
Surface marking
Where is the ulnar nerve most easily injured?
Surface marking
What deformity follows a low lesion at the wrist?
Surface marking
What is the fate of the cervical sinus, and what happens if it persists?
Embryology
Why does a baby with a cleft palate regurgitate milk through the nose?
Embryology
Why is folic acid advised before conception rather than after a pregnancy is confirmed?
Embryology
Why does the foramen ovale close at birth?
Embryology
Why is an ostium primum defect often associated with a valve abnormality?
Embryology
Why is diaphragmatic irritation felt at the shoulder tip?
Embryology
Why is a congenital diaphragmatic hernia usually on the left?
Embryology
Why is such a baby breathless at birth?
Embryology
Why is bilious vomiting in a newborn treated as an emergency?
Embryology
Why does a testicular tumour spread to the para-aortic nodes and not to the inguinal nodes?
Embryology