Thread: Anatomy Mnemonics

This thread is for you to post your anatomy mnemonics. Please post only anatomy mnemonics.

Internal pudendal branches

"I Pee Pee But Don't Dump!":
Inferior rectal
Posterior scrotal (or labial)
Perineal
Bulb
Deep artery
Dorsal artery

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.

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

Flexor digitorum muscles: how they insert onto fingers
· A little rhyme:
Superficialis Splits in two,
To Permit Profundus Passing through.

Arm fractures: nerves affected by humerus fracture location

ARM fracture:
· From superior to inferior:
Axillary: head of humerus
Radial: mid shaft
Median: supracondular

Femoral triangle: contents
NAVY:
· In order from lateral to medial:
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Y of the groin
· Alternatively: Y = Y-fronts [male underwear].

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

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

Skull bones
"STEP OF 6 "
· The 6 skull bones are:
Sphenoid
Temporal
Ethmoid
Parietal
Occipital
Frontal
· Alternatively: "STEP OFf my skull".

Voicebox: names of parts in sagittal cross-section
"There's 3 V's in your Voicebox":
Vestibular fold
Ventricle
Vocal fold
· Note: Vestibular and Vocal cord also known as false and true cords respectively.