Thread: Anatomy Mnemonics

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

Cranial Nerves

I-Optic, II-Olfactory, III-Oculomotor, IV-Trochlear, V-Trigeminal, VI-Abducens, VII-Facial, VIII-Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear), IX-Glossophrayngeal, X-Vagus, XI-Spinal Accessory, XII-Hypoglossal


Oh Oh Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl, Very Sexy and Hot
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Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly
Oh Oh Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl's Vagina And Hymen



You have 1 nose. You have 2 eyes. (The first "O" is Olfactory, second "O" is Optic)

Horner's syndrome: components

PAM:
Ptosis
Anhydrosis
Miosis

V3: sensory branches

"Buccaneers Are Inferior Linguists":
Buccal
Auriculotemporal
Inferior alveolar
Lingual

Thigh: lateral rotators

"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

Hand fractures: Colle's vs. Smith's

Colle's fracture: arm in fall position makes a 'C' shape.
Smith's fracture: arm in fall position makes a 'S' shape.

Cubital fossa contents

"Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
· From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve

Thigh: innervation by compartment

"MAP OF Sciatic":
Medial compartment: Obturator
Anterior compartment: Femoral
Posterior compartment: Sciatic
· So all the thigh muscles in that compartment get innervated by that nerve.

Femoral triangle: boundaries

"So I May Always Love Sally":
Superiorly: Inguinal ligament
Medially: Adductor longus
Laterally: Sartorius