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clinically oriented human anatomy, Lecture notes of Medical Sciences

Hawler Medical University (HMU)Medical Sciences

anatomy mnemonics for medical students

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2022/2023

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Anatomy Mnemonics

The best anatomy mnemonics for medical student finals, OSCEs and MRCP

Anatomical layers of the scalp (SCALP) mnemonic

Skin

Connective tissue

Aponeurosis (galea)

Loose connective tissue

Periosteum

Bones in the medial wall of the orbit (My Little Eye Sits in the orbit) mnemonic

Maxilla (frontal process)

Lacrimal

Ethmoid

Sphenoid (body)

Bones in the nasal septum (My Very Fine Nasal SEPtum) mnemonic

Maxilla

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Anatomy Mnemonics

The best anatomy mnemonics for medical student finals, OSCEs and MRCP

Anatomical layers of the scalp (SCALP) mnemonic

 S kin

 C onnective tissue

 A poneurosis (galea)

 L oose connective tissue

 P eriosteum

Bones in the medial wall of the orbit (My Little Eye Sits in the orbit) mnemonic

 M axilla (frontal process)

 L acrimal

 E thmoid

 S phenoid (body)

Bones in the nasal septum (My Very Fine Nasal SEPtum) mnemonic

 M axilla

 V omer

 F rontal

 N asal

 S phenoid

 E thmoid

 P alatine

Nerves passing through the superior orbital fissure (Live Frankly To See Absolutely No Insult) mnemonic

 L acrimal nerve

 F rontal nerve

 T rochlear nerve

 S uperior division of oculomotor nerve

 A bducens nerve

 N asociliary nerve

 I nferior division of oculomotor nerve

Structures in cavernous sinus and their positions (O TOM CAT) mnemonic

 Orbit

3 contents

 Cranial nerve III

 Cranial nerve IV

 Cranial nerve V (only V1 and V2 branches)

3 nerves

 Motor (III, IV, VI)

 Sensory (V1, V2)

 Sympathetic

Where trigeminal nerve branches exit the skull (Standing Room Only) mnemonic

 S uperior orbital fissure – V

 foreman R otundum – V

 foreman O vale – V

Branches of the facial nerve (Ten Zulus Bought My Cat) mnemonic

 T emporal

 Z ygomatic

 B uccal

 M andibular

 C ervical

Brachial plexus (Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beers) mnemonic

 R oots

 T runks

 D ivisions

 C ords

 B ranches

Nerve root supply of deep tendon reflexes (one, two – buckle my shoe, three, four – kick the door, five, six – pick up sticks, seven, eight – shut the gate)

 S1, S2 – ankle jerk

 L3, L4 – knee jerk

 C5, C6 – biceps and brachioradialis

 C7, C8 – triceps

Nerve root supply of long thoracic nerve which innervates serratus anterior

 C5, 6, 7, raise your arms to heaven

 S caphoid

 L unate

 T riquetrum

 P isiform

 T rapezium

 T rapezoid

 C apitate

 H amate

Median nerve supply of hand muscles (ulnar nerve supplies all intrinsic muscles of hands except the LOAF muscles)

 L ateral two lumbricals

 O pponens pollicis

 A bductor pollicis brevis

 F lexor pollicis brevis

Level of diaphragmatic apertures

 Vena cava = 8 letters = T

 Oesophagus = 10 letters = T

 Aortic hiatus = 12 letters = T

Alternatively

 ‘I ate ten eggs at twelve’

 ‘I ate’ = IVC at T

 ‘ten eggs’ = oesophagus at T

 ‘at twelve’ = aorta at T

Position of thoracic duct in relation to oesophagus (left) and azygous vein (right)

 A duck between two gooses

 Duck = thoracic duct

 Two gooses = oesophagus and azygous vein

Paired erector spinae muscles from lateral to medial (I Like Standing)

 I lliocostalis

 L ongissimus

 S pinalis

Relations of femoral nerve, artery and vein (from lateral to medial NAVY)

 N erve

 V ein (posterior tibial)

 N erve (tibial)

 flexor H allucis longus

Nerve root innervation of the urethral sphincter, anal sphincter, and penis (S2, 3, 4 keeps the pee/poo/penis off the floor)

 S2, 3, 4 innervates the anal sphincter, urethral sphincter and causes erection of the penis.

Relations of ureter and uterine artery/ vas deferens (water runs under the bridge)

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Anatomy Mnemonics

 S kin

 C onnective tissue

 A poneurosis (galea)

 L oose connective tissue

 P eriosteum

 M axilla (frontal process)

 L acrimal

 E thmoid

 S phenoid (body)

 M axilla

 V omer

 F rontal

 N asal

 S phenoid

 E thmoid

 P alatine

 L acrimal nerve

 F rontal nerve

 T rochlear nerve

 S uperior division of oculomotor nerve

 A bducens nerve

 N asociliary nerve

 I nferior division of oculomotor nerve

3 contents

3 nerves

 S uperior orbital fissure – V

 foreman R otundum – V

 foreman O vale – V

 T emporal

 Z ygomatic

 B uccal

 M andibular

 C ervical

 R oots

 T runks

 D ivisions

 C ords

 B ranches

 S caphoid

 L unate

 T riquetrum

 P isiform

 T rapezium

 T rapezoid

 C apitate

 H amate

 L ateral two lumbricals

 O pponens pollicis

 A bductor pollicis brevis

 F lexor pollicis brevis

 I lliocostalis

 L ongissimus

 S pinalis

 N erve

 V ein (posterior tibial)

 N erve (tibial)

 flexor H allucis longus

 P arasympathetic (erection)

 S ympathetic (emission and ejaculation)

 S kin

 D artos

 E xternal spermatic fascia

 C remaster muscle

 I nternal spermatic fascia

 T unica vaginalis

 T estis