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Supine vs. prone body position Know SUPination is your hand
Supine vs. prone body position Know SUPination is your hand while carrying a bowl of SOUP. Your face follows where your palm is facing [i.e. up]. Put a handpuppet on your hand while hand is in supination and the puppet will be the supine position.
? See diagram.
Cubital fossa contents "N-MAN":
? From lateral to medial:
Nerve
Muscle
Artery
Nerve
? Specifics are radial Nerve, biceps Muscle tendon, brachial Artery, median Nerve.
Diaphram aperatures: spinal levels "Come Enter the Abdomen:
Vena Cava [8]
Esophagus [10]
Aorta [12]
Inversion vs. eversion direction in the foot Little INtroVERted boys roll their feet in when talking to girls.
Also, can just watch which way the sole of the foot goes: does it face in or out?
? See diagram.
---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin
Perineal vs. peroneal Perineal is in between the legs.
Peroneal is on the leg. L4 landmark: 2 items "B4U" [before you]:
Bifurcation of aorta
L4
Umbilicus 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.
Supine vs. prone body position "Supine is on your spine.
Therefore, prone's the "other" one.
? Also, prone to suffocate in prone position.
Retroperitoneal structures list SAD PUCKER:
Suprarenal glands
Aorta & IVC
Duodenum (half)
Pancreas
Ureters
Colon (ascending & descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus (anterior & left covered)
Rectum
Cubital fossa contents "My Bottoms Turned Red":
? From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Tendon of biceps
Radial nerve 11 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 Cubital fossa contents "Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
? From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve
Cubital fossa contents MBBR:
? From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps tendon
Radial nerve Retroperitoneal organs (major) "AC/DC Rocker Kids Party Down":
Ascending Colon
Descending Colon
Rectum
Kidneys
Pancreas
Duodenum
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 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
Mediastinums: posterior mediastinum structures There are 4 birds:
The esophaGOOSE (esophagus)
The vaGOOSE nerve
The azyGOOSE vein
The thoracic DUCK (duct)
Internal pudendal branches "I Pee Pee But Don't Dump!":
Inferior rectal
Posterior scrotal (or labial)
Perineal
Bulb
Deep artery
Dorsal artery
? See diagram.
Cubital fossa contents "N-MAN":
? From lateral to medial:
Nerve
Muscle
Artery
Nerve
? Specifics are radial Nerve, biceps Muscle tendon, brachial Artery, median Nerve.
Diaphram aperatures: spinal levels "Come Enter the Abdomen:
Vena Cava [8]
Esophagus [10]
Aorta [12]
Inversion vs. eversion direction in the foot Little INtroVERted boys roll their feet in when talking to girls.
Also, can just watch which way the sole of the foot goes: does it face in or out?
? See diagram.
---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin
Perineal vs. peroneal Perineal is in between the legs.
Peroneal is on the leg. L4 landmark: 2 items "B4U" [before you]:
Bifurcation of aorta
L4
Umbilicus 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.
Supine vs. prone body position "Supine is on your spine.
Therefore, prone's the "other" one.
? Also, prone to suffocate in prone position.
Retroperitoneal structures list SAD PUCKER:
Suprarenal glands
Aorta & IVC
Duodenum (half)
Pancreas
Ureters
Colon (ascending & descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus (anterior & left covered)
Rectum
Cubital fossa contents "My Bottoms Turned Red":
? From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Tendon of biceps
Radial nerve 11 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 Cubital fossa contents "Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
? From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve
Cubital fossa contents MBBR:
? From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps tendon
Radial nerve Retroperitoneal organs (major) "AC/DC Rocker Kids Party Down":
Ascending Colon
Descending Colon
Rectum
Kidneys
Pancreas
Duodenum
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 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
Mediastinums: posterior mediastinum structures There are 4 birds:
The esophaGOOSE (esophagus)
The vaGOOSE nerve
The azyGOOSE vein
The thoracic DUCK (duct)
Internal pudendal branches "I Pee Pee But Don't Dump!":
Inferior rectal
Posterior scrotal (or labial)
Perineal
Bulb
Deep artery
Dorsal artery
