All Anatomy Mnemonics part 1

Pterygoid muscles: function of lateral vs. medial
"Look at how your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or 'Medial' ":
"La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
"Me": your jaw is still closed, so medial closes the mandible. Supine vs. prone body position"Supine is on your spine.
Therefore, prone's the "other" one. ? Also, prone to suffocate in prone position. Meckel's diverticulum details
2 inches long. 2 feet from end of ileum. 2 times more common in men. 2% occurrence in population. 2 types of tissues may be present. ? Note: "di-" means "two", so diverticulum is the thing with all the twos. Perineal vs. peroneal
Perineal is in between the legs. Peroneal is on the leg. Anterior forearm muscles: superficial groupThere are five, like five digits of your hand. Place your thumb into your palm, then lay that hand palm down on your other arm, as shown in diagram. Your 4 fingers now show distribution: spells PFPF [pass/fail, pass/fail]: Pronator teres Flexor carpi radialis Palmaris longus Flexor carpi ulnaris Your thumb below your 4 fingers shows the muscle which is deep to the other four: Flexor digitorum superficialis. Carpal tunnel syndrome causesMEDIAN TRAP: Myxoedema Edema premenstrually Diabetes Idiopathic Agromegaly Neoplasm Trauma Rheumatoid arthritis Amyloidosis Pregnancy ? Mnemonic fits nicely since median nerve is trapped. Lumbar plexus "I, I Get Laid On Fridays":
Iliohypogastric [L1]
Ilioinguinal [L1]
Genitofemoral [L1, L2]
Lateral femoral cutaneous [L2, L3]
Obtruator [L2, L3, L4]
Femoral [L2, L3, L4]
? Alternatively: "I twice Get Laid On Fridays". ? Alternatively: "Interested In Getting Laid On Fridays?" Elbow: muscles that flex itThree B's Bend the elBow: Brachialis Biceps Brachioradialis Cavernous sinus contents O TOM CAT:
O TOM are lateral wall components, in order from superior to inferior. CA are the components within the sinus, from medial to lateral. CA ends at the level of T from O TOM. ? See diagram. Occulomotor nerve (III) Trochlear nerve (IV) Ophthalmic nerve (V1) Maxillary nerve (V2) Carotid artery Abducent nerve (VI) T: When written, connects to the T of OTOM. Bronchi: which one is more vertical"Inhale a bite, goes down the right": Inhaled objects more likely to lodge in right bronchus, since it is the one that is more vertical 61 Carotid sheath contents "I See 10 CC's in the IV":
I See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery
10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
CC = Common Carotid artery
IV = Internal Jugular Vein V3 innervated muscles "My A$$ Meets The Toilet":
Mylohyoid
Anterior digastric
Muscles of Mastication
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani 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. Spleen: dimensions, weight, surface anatomy "1,3,5,7,9,11":
Spleen dimensions are 1 inch x 3 inches x 5 inches.
Weight is 7 ounces.
It underlies ribs 9 through 11. Heart valve sequence "Try Pulling My Aorta":
Tricuspid
Pulmonary
Mitral
Aorta Liver: side with ligamentum venosum/ caudate lobe vs. side with quadrate lobe/ ligamentum teres "VC goes with VC":
The Venosum and Caudate is on same side as Vena Cava [posterior]. Therefore, quadrate and teres must be on anterior by default.
? See inferior-view diagram. Cranial bones "PEST OF 6":
Parietal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal
? The 6 just reminds that there's 6 of them to remember. Thyroid: isthmus location "Rings 2,3,4 make the isthmus floor":
Isthmus overlies tracheal rings 2,3,4 Cervical plexus: arrangement of the important nerves "GLAST":
? 4 compass points: clockwise from north on the right side of neck:
Great auricular
Lesser occipital
Accessory nerve pops out between L and S
Supraclavicular
Transverse cervical
? See diagram. Lumbar plexus roots "2 from 1, 2 from 2, 2 from 3":
2 nerves from 1 root: Ilioinguinal (L1), Iliohypogastric (L1).
2 nerves from 2 roots: Genitofemoral (L1,L2), Lateral Femoral (L2,L3).
2 nerves from 3 roots: Obturator (L2,L3,L4), Femoral (L2,L3,L4). 71 Joints in the midline "SC":
In medial line, below Second Cervical, joints are Secondary Cartilaginous and usually have a diSC.
? Notes: secondary cartilaginous is also known as symphysis. The one that doesn't have a disc is xiphi-sternal. Anterior forearm muscles: superficial group "Pimps F*ck Prostitutes For Fun":
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longous
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor digitorum superficialis External carotid artery branches "Some Aggressive Lovers Find Odd Positions More Stimulating":
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occiptal
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superficial temporal Axillary artery branches "Screw The Lawyer Save A Patient":
Superior thoracic
Thoracoacromiol
Lateral thoracic
Subscapular
Anterior circumflex humeral
Posterior circumflex humeral
1208 Descending abdominal aorta branches from diaphragm to iliacs "Prostitutes Cause Sagging Swollen Red Testicles [in men] Living In Sin":
Phrenic [inferior]
Celiac
Superior mesenteric
Suprarenal [middle]
Renal
Testicular ["in men" only]
Lumbars
Inferior mesenteric
Sacral
613
---Josser Mt. Sinai Medical School Inversion vs. eversion muscles in leg
Second letter rule for inversion/eversion:
? Eversion muscles:
pErineus longus
pErineus brevis
pErineus terius
? Inversion muscles:
tIbialis anterior
tIbialis posterior External carotid artery branches "Sister Lucy's Powdered Face Often Attracts Silly Medicos":
? Before entering the parotid gland:
Superior thyroid
Lingual
Posterior auricular
Facial
Occipital
Ascending pharyngeal
? Ends as:
Superficial temporal and
Maxillary bifurcating in the in the parotid gland Spermatic cord contents "3 arteries, 3 nerves, 3 other things":
3 arteries: testicular, ductus deferens, cremasteric.
3 nerves: genital branch of the genitofemoral, cremasteric, autonomics.
3 other things: ductus deferens, pampiniform plexus, lymphatics.
? Note some argument about this: Moore doesn't put in cremasteric nerve, Lumley puts in inguinal...
288 Fibula vs. tibia: which is the bigger one People talk of telling just a "little white lie", or a "little fib":
Therefore, the fibula is smaller.
? Alternatively: TIBia is the Thicker Inner Bone.
? Alternatively: "Little lat FIB, big fat TIB".
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---Dr. Rabiddrashikys and Robert O'Connor UWCM and University College Dublin Interossei muscles: actions of dorsal vs. palmar in hand "PAd and DAb":
The Palmar Adduct and the Dorsal Abduct.
? Use your hand to dab with a pad.
293 81 Thoracic duct: relation to azygous vein and esophagus "The duck between 2 gooses":
Thoracic duct (duck) is between 2 gooses, azygous and esophagus.
26 Lumbricals action Lumbrical action is to hold a pea, that is to flex the metacarpophalangeal joint and extend the interphalangeal joints. When look at hand in this position, can see this makes an "L" shape, since L is for Lumbrical. Pectoral nerves: path of lateral vs. medial "Lateral Less, Medial More":
Lateral pectoral nerve only goes through Pectoralis major, but
Medial pectoral nerve goes though both Pectoralis major and minor.
127 Intrinsic muscles of hand (palmar surface) "A OF A OF A":
? Thenar, lateral to medial:
Abductor pollicis longus
Opponens pollicis
Flexor pollicis brevis
Adductor pollicis.
? Hypothenar, lateral to medial:
Opponens digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi
Abductor digiti minimi
646 Diaphragm innervation "3, 4, 5 keeps the diaphragm alive":
Diaphragm innervation is cervical roots 3, 4, and 5.
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---Michael Nawfal Femoral triangle: arrangement of contents NAVEL:
? From lateral hip towards medial navel:
Nerve (directly behind sheath)
Artery (within sheath)
Vein (within sheath)
Empty space (between vein and lymph)
Lymphatics (with deep inguinal node)
? Nerve/Artery/Vein are all called Femoral.
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---Andrew J. Vasil UMD School of Medicine, Duluth, MN Lingual nerve course
The Lingual nerve
Took a curve
Around the Hyoglossus.
"Well I'll be f*#ked!"
Said Wharton's Duct,
"The bastard's gone and crossed us!"
329
---Sam Hinton University of California, San Diego External carotid artery branches
"Some Anatomists Like F*#king, Others Prefer S & M":
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Superficial temporal
Maxillary
? Alternatively: As She Lay Flat, Oscar's Passion Slowly Mounted".
291 Abdominal muscles
"Spare TIRE around their abdomen":
Transversus abdominis
Internal abdominal oblique
Rectus abdominis
External abdominal oblique
162 Bicipital groove: attachments of muscles near it
"The lady between two majors":
Teres major attaches to medial lip of groove.
Pectoralis major to lateral lip of groove.
Latissimus (Lady) is on floor of groove, between the 2 majors.
Show 27')> 91 Carpal bones
"Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle":
? Proximal row then distal row, both lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
? Alternatively: "Scared Lovers..."
? Alternatively: "Senior Lecturers...".
414
---Jason Mounts and Anonymous Contributor Medical College of Georgia and Cambridge Bronchi: which is more vertical "Right on Red":
Many places allow making a right hand turn at a red light, if you first come to a complete stop.
A child swallowing a red penny is more likely to get it stopped down the right bronchus, since it is more vertical.
832
---Lior Greenberg Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel L4 landmark: 2 items "B4U" [before you]:
Bifurcation of aorta
L4
Umbilicus
186 Retroperitoneal structures list
SAD PUCKER:
Suprarenal glands
Aorta & IVC
Duodenum (half)
Pancreas
Ureters
Colon (ascending & descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus (anterior & left covered)
Rectum
510
---Ron Norman AECC External carotid artery branches "Some Aberdeen Ladies F#ck, Others Prefer Manual Stimulation":
? From inferior to superior:
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superficial temporal
842 Superior mediastinum: contents
PVT Left BATTLE:
Phrenic nerve
Vagus nerve
Thoracic duct
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve (not the right)
Brachiocephalic veins
Aortic arch (and its 3 branches)
Thymus
Trachea
Lymph nodes
Esophagus
1986
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Retroperitoneal organs (major)
"AC/DC Rocker Kids Party Down":
Ascending Colon
Descending Colon
Rectum
Kidneys
Pancreas
Duodenum
1676 Bell's palsy: symptoms
BELL'S Palsy:
Blink reflex abnormal
Earache
Lacrimation [deficient, excess]
Loss of taste
Sudden onset
Palsy of VII nerve muscles
? All symptoms are unilateral.
1943
---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin Liver inferior markings showing right/left lobe vs. vascular divisions There's a Hepatic "H" on inferior of liver. One vertical stick of the H is the dividing line for anatomical right/left lobe and the other vertical stick is the divider for vascular halves. Stick that divides the liver into vascular halves is the one with vena cava impression (since vena cava carries blood, it's fortunate that it's the divider for blood halves). Extraocular muscles cranial nerve innervation "LR6SO4 rest 3":
Lateral Rectus is 6th
Superior Oblique is 4th
rest are all 3rd cranial nerve
Show 572')> 101 Femoral hernia: epidemiology
FEMoral hernias are more common in FEMales.
997 Obturator canal: relations of structures "Who's flying in the top of Obturator canal? Obviously Not A Vein!":
Obturator
Nerve
Artery
Vein
756
---Usman Ahmad KMC Thoracoacromial artery branches ABCD:
Acromial
Breast (pectoral)
Clavicular
Deltoid
1207
UCLA School of Medicine Diaphram aperatures: spinal levels "Come Enter the Abdomen:
Vena Cava [8]
Esophagus [10]
Aorta [12]
2657
---Phillip Snider (originally by Sherry Roles) Med student: Arizona College of Osteopathic Med Cubital fossa contents
"My Bottoms Turned Red":
? From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Tendon of biceps
Radial nerve
631
---Dell Piero University Malaya Medical School, Malaysia Thyroids: relative sizes
Thyroid looks like a bra (see picture).
Breasts are bigger in women, so thyroid bigger in women.
Pregnant women have biggest breasts of all, so they have the biggest thyroids. Navicular contacts 3 of 5 cuneiform bones
"Navicular is like the Navigator logo":
There are 3 things coming off each.
? See diagram.
Therefore, cuboid has to contact 2 of the 5. Kidney hilums at transpyloric plane [L1] L-1 goes through hilum of only 1 kidney, and it?s the Left one.
76 Radial nerve: muscles supplied (simplified) "BEST muscles":
Brachioradialis
Extensors
Supinator
Triceps
16 Superior orbital fissure: structures passing through "Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Sex":
Lacrimal nerve
Frontal nerve
Trochlear nerve
Lateral nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Internal nerve
Abducens nerve
Ophthalmic veins
Sympathetic nerves
Show 42')> 111 Cranial bones"Fraternity Parties Occasionally Teach Spam Etiquette": ? The first two letters of each bone: Frontal Parietal Occipital Temporal Sphenoid Ethmoid Internal iliac artery: posterior branchPILS: Posterior branch Iliolumbar Lateral sacral Superior gluteal Foramen ovale contentsOVALE: Otic ganglion (just inferior) V3 cranial nerve Accessory meningeal artery Lesser petrosal nerve Emisary veins Anatomical planes: coronal, horizontal, sagittal
Coronal: A classic painting/stained glass window of a saint/angel has a corona radiating around the person's head. The plane of the glass/page is cutting their head in the coronal plane. Horizontal: Someone coming over the horizon has their abdomen cut in the horizontal plane. Sagittal: the remaining one by default. Brachial plexus branches"My Aunt Raped My Uncle": ? From lateral to medial: Musculocutaneous Axillary Radial Median Ulnar Tibia vs. fibula: which is lateralThe FibuLA is LAteral. Superior orbital fissure: structures passing through"Lonely Fat Teenage Virgins Rarely Like Swallowing And Never Ingest": Lacrimal nerve Frontal nerve Trochlear nerve Vein: ophthalmic Ring: tendinous ? From the ring, arises: Lateral rectus Superior division III Abducent nerve Nasociliary nerve Inferior divison III Brachial plexus: branches of posterior cordSTAR: Subscapular [upper and lower] Thoracodorsal Axillary Radial Dermatome C6 location
Stick arm out like crucifixion stance. Curl your thumb and forefinger into an "OK" symbol while keeping your other fingers straight. Your hand should now look like a 6 shape. So C6 dermatome is your thumb and top of arm (reason for crucifix stance). ? See diagram. Heart valves
"Toilet Paper My A$$": ? From right to left: Tricuspid Pulmonic Mitral Aortic 121