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Brachial plexus subunits"Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beer": Roots Trunks Divisions Cords Branches ? Alternatively: "Real Texans Drink Coors Beer".
Tarsal bones
"Tall Californian Navy Medcial Interns Lay Cuties":
? In order (right foot, superior to inferior, medial to lateral): Talus Calcanous Navicular Medial cuneiform Intermediate cuneiform Lateral cuneifrom Cuboid Atrioventricular valves"LAB RAT": Left Atrium: Bicuspid Right Atrium: Tricuspid Tarsal tunnel: contents
"Tiny Dogs Are Not Hunters":
? From superior to inferior:
T: Tibialis posterior F: flexor Digitorum longus A: posterior tibial Artery N: tibial Nerve H: flexor Hallucis longus Vagal nerve: path into thoraxVagus nerve, unlike phrenic, continues through diaphragm with esophagus--it is "Not Left Behind": ? The left vagus is anterior, right is posterior [behind]. Inguinal canal: walls"MALT: 2M, 2A, 2L, 2T":
? Starting from superior, moving around in order to posterior: Superior wall (roof): 2 Muscles: ? internal oblique Muscle ? transverse abdominus Muscle Anterior wall: 2 Aponeuroses: ? Aponeurosis of external oblique ? Aponeurosis of internal oblique Lower wall (floor): 2 Ligaments: ? inguinal Ligament ? lacunar Ligament Posterior wall: 2Ts: ? Transversalis fascia ? conjoint Tendon 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 Tarsal bones
"Traverse City (is) Noted (for) MIchigan's Lovely Cherries": Talus Calcaneus (new row) Navicular (new row) Medial Intermediate cuneiforms Lateral cuneiform Cuboid Aorta vs. vena cava: right vs. leftAorta and right each have 5 letters, so aorta is on the right. Vena and cava and left each have 4 letters, so vena cava is on the left. Hip: lateral rotators"Play Golf Or Go On Quaaludes": ? From top to bottom: Piriformis Gemellus superior Obturator internus Gemellus inferior Obturator externus Quadratus femoris ? Alternatively: "P-GO-GO-Q". Facial bones"Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh!": Vomer Conchae Nasal Maxilla Mandible Palatine Zygomatic Lacrimal Scalp layers
SCALP: ? From superficial to deep: Skin Connective tissue Aponeurosis Loose areolar tissue Pericranium Thoracoacromial artery branches"CAlifornia Police Department": Clavicular Acromial Pectoral Deltoid Ankle: anterior compartment of leg contents
"The Hamptons Are Never Dull Parties": ? From medial malleolus: Tibialis anterior tendon (Extensor) Hallacus longus Artery (anterior tibial) Nerve (deep peroneal) (Extensor) Digitorum Peroneus tertius Erector spinae muscles
"I Love Sex":
? From lateral to medial: Iliocostalis Longissimus Spinalis
? Alternatively:
"I Long for Spinach"
? "Sex" helps you think of "Erector", but "Long" and "Spinach" help you remember the muscles' names. Leg: anterior muscles of leg"The Hospitals Are Not Dirty Places": T: Tibialis anterior H: extensor Hallucis longus A: anterior tibial Artery N: deep fibular Nerve D: extensor Digitorum longus P: Peronius tertius [aka fibularis tertius] Nasal cavity components
"Never Call Me Needle Nose!":
Nares [external] Conchae Meatuses Nares [internal] Nasopharynx ? Note mnemonic sentence is nasally-related. Rotator cuff muscles"The SITS muscles":
? Clockwise from top: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres minor Subscapularis ? A pro baseball pitcher has injured his rotator cuff muscles. As a result, he SITS out for the rest of the game, and then gets sent to the minor leagues. Radial nerve: muscles innervated
"Try A Big Chocolate Chip Sundae, Double Dip Cherries And Peanuts Preferably Included":
? In order of their innervation, proximal to distal:
Triceps Anconeus Brachioradialis ext. Carpi radialis longus ext. Carpi radialis brevis Supinator ext. Digitorum ext.Digiti minimi
"Tall Californian Navy Medcial Interns Lay Cuties":
? In order (right foot, superior to inferior, medial to lateral): Talus Calcanous Navicular Medial cuneiform Intermediate cuneiform Lateral cuneifrom Cuboid Atrioventricular valves"LAB RAT": Left Atrium: Bicuspid Right Atrium: Tricuspid Tarsal tunnel: contents
"Tiny Dogs Are Not Hunters":
? From superior to inferior:
T: Tibialis posterior F: flexor Digitorum longus A: posterior tibial Artery N: tibial Nerve H: flexor Hallucis longus Vagal nerve: path into thoraxVagus nerve, unlike phrenic, continues through diaphragm with esophagus--it is "Not Left Behind": ? The left vagus is anterior, right is posterior [behind]. Inguinal canal: walls"MALT: 2M, 2A, 2L, 2T":
? Starting from superior, moving around in order to posterior: Superior wall (roof): 2 Muscles: ? internal oblique Muscle ? transverse abdominus Muscle Anterior wall: 2 Aponeuroses: ? Aponeurosis of external oblique ? Aponeurosis of internal oblique Lower wall (floor): 2 Ligaments: ? inguinal Ligament ? lacunar Ligament Posterior wall: 2Ts: ? Transversalis fascia ? conjoint Tendon 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 Tarsal bones
"Traverse City (is) Noted (for) MIchigan's Lovely Cherries": Talus Calcaneus (new row) Navicular (new row) Medial Intermediate cuneiforms Lateral cuneiform Cuboid Aorta vs. vena cava: right vs. leftAorta and right each have 5 letters, so aorta is on the right. Vena and cava and left each have 4 letters, so vena cava is on the left. Hip: lateral rotators"Play Golf Or Go On Quaaludes": ? From top to bottom: Piriformis Gemellus superior Obturator internus Gemellus inferior Obturator externus Quadratus femoris ? Alternatively: "P-GO-GO-Q". Facial bones"Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh!": Vomer Conchae Nasal Maxilla Mandible Palatine Zygomatic Lacrimal Scalp layers
SCALP: ? From superficial to deep: Skin Connective tissue Aponeurosis Loose areolar tissue Pericranium Thoracoacromial artery branches"CAlifornia Police Department": Clavicular Acromial Pectoral Deltoid Ankle: anterior compartment of leg contents
"The Hamptons Are Never Dull Parties": ? From medial malleolus: Tibialis anterior tendon (Extensor) Hallacus longus Artery (anterior tibial) Nerve (deep peroneal) (Extensor) Digitorum Peroneus tertius Erector spinae muscles
"I Love Sex":
? From lateral to medial: Iliocostalis Longissimus Spinalis
? Alternatively:
"I Long for Spinach"
? "Sex" helps you think of "Erector", but "Long" and "Spinach" help you remember the muscles' names. Leg: anterior muscles of leg"The Hospitals Are Not Dirty Places": T: Tibialis anterior H: extensor Hallucis longus A: anterior tibial Artery N: deep fibular Nerve D: extensor Digitorum longus P: Peronius tertius [aka fibularis tertius] Nasal cavity components
"Never Call Me Needle Nose!":
Nares [external] Conchae Meatuses Nares [internal] Nasopharynx ? Note mnemonic sentence is nasally-related. Rotator cuff muscles"The SITS muscles":
? Clockwise from top: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres minor Subscapularis ? A pro baseball pitcher has injured his rotator cuff muscles. As a result, he SITS out for the rest of the game, and then gets sent to the minor leagues. Radial nerve: muscles innervated
"Try A Big Chocolate Chip Sundae, Double Dip Cherries And Peanuts Preferably Included":
? In order of their innervation, proximal to distal:
Triceps Anconeus Brachioradialis ext. Carpi radialis longus ext. Carpi radialis brevis Supinator ext. Digitorum ext.Digiti minimi








