Cranial Nerves mnemonics
I On (Olfactory)
II Old (Optic)
III Olympus (Oculomotor)
IV Towering (Trochlear)
V Tops, (Trigeminal)
VI A (Abducens)
VII Finn (Facial)
VIII And (Auditory)
IX German (Glossopharyngeal)
X Viewed (Vagus)
XI Astounding (Accessory)
XII Hops (Hypoglossal)
I Some (Sensory)
II Say (Sensory)
III Marry (primarily Motor)
IV Money, (primarily Motor)
V But (Both)
VI My (primarily Motor)
VII Brother (Both)
VIII Says (Sensory)
IX Big (Both)
X Bras (Both)
XI Matter (primarily Motor)
XII More (primarily Motor)
"You have I nose & II eyes"
I - Olfactory n.; II - Optic n.
Horner’s syndrome: components (mnemonics anatomy )
PAM:
Ptosis
Anhydrosis
Miosis
V3: sensory branches mnemonics
"Buccaneers Are Inferior Linguists":
Buccal
Auriculotemporal
Inferior alveolar
Lingual
Thigh: lateral rotators mnemonics
"Pretty Girls Often Get Off Quickly":
Piriformis
Gemellus superior
Obturator internus
Gemellus inferior
Obturator externus
Quadradus femorus
Pes anserinus: component tendons
"Some God*amned Tendon":
· From medial to lateral:
Sartorius
Gracilis
Semitendinosus
Cubital fossa contents mnemonics
"Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
· From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve
Deep tendon reflexes: root supply (anatomy mnemonics)
God designed body reflexes according to a nursery rhyme:
One, two– buckle my shoe. Three, four– kick the door. Five, six– pick up sticks. Seven, eight– shut the gate.
S1,2 = ankle jerk
L3,4 = knee jerk
C5,6 = biceps and brachioradialis
C7,8 = triceps
Brachial plexus subunits
Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beer":
Roots
Trunks
Divisions
Cords
Branches
· Alternatively: "Read The darn Cadaver Book!"
· Alternatively: "Real Texans Drink Coors Beer".
External carotid artery branches (anatomy mnemonics)
"Suzy Always Lays Flat On Pillows Making Sex Terrific":
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superificial Temporal
Inferior vena cava tributaries
"I Like To Rise So High":
Illiacs
Lumbar
Testicular
Renal
Suprarenal
Hepatic vein.
· Think of the IVC wanting to rise high up to the heart.
Internal pudendal branches mnemonics
"I Pee Pee But Don’t Dump!":
Inferior rectal
Posterior scrotal (or labial)
Perineal
Bulb
Deep artery
Dorsal artery
Bronchopulmonary segments of right lung
"A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm":
· In order from superior to inferior:
Apical
Posterior
Anterior
Lateral
Medial
Superior
Medial basal
Anterior basal
Lateral basal
Posterior basal
Axillary artery branches
"Suzy Thompkins Loves Sex, Alcohol, and Pot":
· From proximal to distal:
Superior thoracic
Thoracacromial
Lateral thoracic
Subscapular
Anterior circumflex humeral
Posterior circumflex humeral
