Most repeated FCPS Part 1 anatomy topics
The anatomy topics that come up most often in FCPS Part 1 Paper 1, with a textbook chapter and practice questions for each.
- 1Heart and pericardiumThoraxComes up very often
- 2Lungs and pleuraThoraxComes up very often
- 3Comes up very often
- 4Thyroid and parathyroid anatomyHead, neck and backComes up very often
- 5Comes up very often
- 6Female genital organsPelvis and perineumComes up very often
- 7Stomach and small intestineAbdomenComes up very often
- 8Epithelium histologyGeneral and special histologyComes up very often
- 9Orbit and extraocular musclesHead, neck and backComes up very often
- 10Brainstem anatomyNeuroanatomyComes up very often
- 11Spinal cord tractsNeuroanatomyComes up often
- 12Ventricles and CSFNeuroanatomyComes up often
- 13Hand anatomyUpper limbComes up often
- 14Face, scalp and facial nerveHead, neck and backComes up often
- 15Bladder, urethra and prostatePelvis and perineumComes up often
- 16Comes up often
- 17Vertebral columnHead, neck and backComes up often
- 18Shoulder joint and rotator cuffUpper limbComes up often
- 19Oral cavity and salivary glandsHead, neck and backComes up often
- 20Triangles of the neckHead, neck and backComes up often
- 21Ankle and foot anatomyLower limbComes up often
- 22Male genital organsPelvis and perineumComes up often
- 23Pancreas and spleen anatomyAbdomenComes up often
- 24Cerebral cortexNeuroanatomyComes up often
- 25Comes up often
- 26Pharynx and larynxHead, neck and backComes up often
- 27Inguinal canal and herniasAbdomenComes up often
- 28Nose and paranasal sinusesHead, neck and backComes up often
- 29Lung and lymphoid histologyGeneral and special histologyComes up often
- 30Bony pelvis and pelvic floorPelvis and perineumComes up often
Ranked by how often each topic appears in the past-paper recalls we analysed (43,000+ remembered questions, copies removed). It tells you where marks have come from before, not what will be asked next time, so cover the whole syllabus. How we did the analysis.