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    The document analyzes the results of an anatomy practical exam, finding that 50% of the questions showed obvious selection biases. Specifically, it found bias towards 28 structures that appeared more than 8 times on the "hit list" of commonly tested items, including muscles like the buccinator and nerves like the hypoglossal. It also observed biases for certain categories like bones, muscles, nerves, and vessels. The analysis thus suggests the practical repetitive tests the same key anatomical structures year after year.

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    The document analyzes the results of an anatomy practical exam, finding that 50% of the questions showed obvious selection biases. Specifically, it found bias towards 28 structures that appeared more than 8 times on the "hit list" of commonly tested items, including muscles like the buccinator and nerves like the hypoglossal. It also observed biases for certain categories like bones, muscles, nerves, and vessels. The analysis thus suggests the practical repetitive tests the same key anatomical structures year after year.

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    The document analyzes the results of an anatomy practical exam, finding that 50% of the questions showed obvious selection biases. Specifically, it found bias towards 28 structures that appeared more than 8 times on the "hit list" of commonly tested items, including muscles like the buccinator and nerves like the hypoglossal. It also observed biases for certain categories like bones, muscles, nerves, and vessels. The analysis thus suggests the practical repetitive tests the same key anatomical structures year after year.

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    Summary and analysis

    Acromion (1)*
    Lumbar vertabra (1)*
    Supraorbital notch (1)* 5 bones (10%) which seem to truly be
    Carotid canal (1)* randomly selected
    Lamboidal suture (1)*
    -------------------------------------
    Buccinator muscle (16)*
    Inferior oblique (14)*
    Levator scapulae (12)*
    Medial rectus (8)*
    Trapezius (7)* 14 muscles (28%) with an obvious selection bias for:
    Orbicularis oculi muscle (6)* buccinator, inferior oblique, levator scapulae, rhomboideus
    Ciliary muscle (6)* major, and medial rectus
    Latissimus dorsi (6)*
    Masseter muscle (4)*
    Orbicularis oris (4)*
    Iliocostalis (3)*
    Medial pterygoid muscle (3)*
    Splenius capitis (2)*
    Temporalis muscle (2)*
    -------------------------------------
    Hypoglossal nerve (18)*
    Glossopharyngeal nerve (17)*
    Spinal accessory nerve (15)* 13 nerves (26%) with an obvious selection bias for:
    Trigeminal nerve (8)* abducens, hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal, spinal accessory,
    Trochlear nerve (9)* facial, vagus, trigeminal, maxillary division of V, trochlear,
    Oculomotor nerve (8)* optic, oculomotor, and lingual
    Infraorbital nerve (7)*
    Chorda tympani nerve (6)*
    Trigeminal ganglion (4)*
    Sympathetic ganglion (1)*
    Infundibulum (pituitary stalk) (1)*
    Nasociliary nerve (1)*
    Branches of facial nerve (1)*
    -------------------------------------
    Vertebral arteries (18)*
    Ophthalmic arteries (13)*
    Facial artery (11)*
    8 vessels (16%) with an obvious selection bias for: internal carotid
    Middle meningeal artery (9)*
    artery, vertebral arteries, ophthalmic arteries, facial artery, facial
    Basilar artery (7)*
    vein, middle meningeal artery, and posterior cerebral arteries
    Superficial temporal artery (5)*
    Confluence of the sinuses (4)*
    Straight Sinus (3)*
    -------------------------------------
    Tentorium cerebelli (11)*
    Galea aponeurotica (6)* 10 miscellaneous (20%) questions with a selection bias for: parotid
    Parotid gland (4)* duct, tentorium cerebelli, lacrimal gland, and cauda equina
    Ligamentum flavum (3)*
    Filum terminale (2)*
    Bulbar conjunctiva (2)*
    Nasolacrimal duct (2)*
    Medulla oblongata (1)*
    Vitreous body (1)* 28 structures appear on the “hit list” greater than 8 times. I considered
    Superior fornix (1)* these 28 to have a selection bias for them. That means approximately
    50% (give or take) of the practical is repetitive year to year.
    Also note that many structures appear on the “hit list” 7 times but I had
    to make a cut-off somewhere.

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