Anatomy and Physiology Mnemonics Musculocutaneous nerve,

Lateral root of Median Nerve.

 Afferent vs Efferent
o Look My Lancer – lateral
o Afferent connection arrives
pectoral nerve,
o Efferent connection exits. Musculocutaneous nerve,
Lateral root of Media nerve.
 Anterior Leg Muscles  Medial Cord Branches
“The Hospitals Are Not a Dirty Places” o Most Medical Men Use Morphine
o Tibialis anterior (MMMUM) – medial pectoral,
o extensor Hallucis longus medial cutaneous nerve of arm,
o anterior tibial Artery medial cutaneous nerve of
o deep fibular Nerve forearm, ulnar, medial root of the
o extensor Digitorum longus median nerve.
o Peronius tertius (aka fibularis o Money Makes Many Men
tertius) Unhappy – Medial pectoral
 Brachial Plexus nerve, Medial cultaneous nerve
“Remember to Drink Cold Beer” of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve
o Roots, Trunks, Divisons, Cords, of forearm, Medial pectoral
Branches nerve, Median root of Media
 Posterior cord branches Nerve
o STAR -subscapular o Union of 4 Medials – Ulnar
(upper and lower) thoracodorsal, nerve, Medial cultaneous nerve
axillary, radial of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve
o RATS- Radial nerve, Axillary of forearm, Medial pectoral
nerve, Thoracodorsal nerve, nerve, Median root of Media
Subscapular ( upper & lower) Nerve
nerve. o 5 Main nerves of Brachial
o ULTRA – upper subscapular, Plexus, in order laterally to
lower subscapular, medially.
thoracodorsal, radial, axillary.
o ULNAR – Upper subscapular “ My Aunty Raped My Uncle”
nerve, Lower subscapular nerve, Musculocutaneous
Nerve to Latissimus dorsi, Axillary,
Axillary nerve, Radial Nerve. Radial,
Median,
 Lateral Cord Branches
Ulnar.
o “ LUCY LOVES ME” (LLM)-
 Bowel Components
Lateral pectoral nerve, Lateral
“Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing
root of the median nerve,
Stock Report”
Musculocutaneous.
- From proximal to distal
o LOVE ME LATHA ( LML) o Duodenum
-Lateral pectoral nerve, o Jejunum
o Ileum
 o Appendix - Thoracic
o Colon - Lumbar
o Sigmoid - Sacral
o Rectum - Coccygeal
 Carotid Sheath Contents  Tributaries of the inferior vena cava
o See 10 CC’s in the IV: “I Like To Rise So High”
- I see (I.C) =Internal Iliac vein ( common)
Carotid artery Lumbar vein
- 10= CN 10 ( Vagus Testicular vein
Nerve) Renal vein
- CC= Common Carotid Suprarenal vein
artery Hepatic vein
- IV= Internal Jugular
Vein  Greater sciatic foramenEdit
 Cavernous Sinus Contents o Structures passing through
O TOM CAT;
greater sciatic foramenbelow
piriformis ( S.N.I.P.N.I.P)
- O TOM are lateral wall Sciatic Nerve
components, in order Nerve to obturator internus
from superior to inferior. Pudenal nerve
- CA are the components Nerve to quadratus femoris
within the sinus from Inferior gluteal vessels
medial to lateral. CA Posterior cutaneous nerve of
ends at the level of T thigh
from O TOM.  Lesser sciatic foramen
Occulomotor nerve (III) o Structures passing through
Trochlear nerve (IV) lesser sciatic foramen
Ophthalmic nerve (VI) ( P.I.N.T)
Maxillary Nerve ( V2) Pudenal nerve
Carotid artery Internal pudenal vessels
Abducent nerve (VI) Nerve to obturator internus
T; when written, Tendon of obturator internus
connects T of OTOM  Tarsal tunnel
 Coeliac Trunk: branches o The tarsal tunnel is found along
o Left hand side (LHS) the inner leg posterior to the
Left gastric artery medial malleolus
Hepatic artery o A mnemonic to remember the
Splenic artery contents of the tarsal tunnel from
o Vertebral Column anterior to posterior is “ Tom,
“The servant attacks Dick and Harry”
with saw and axe the o If the artery, vein, and nerve are
Lumbar, stack and included.
cord.”  Subclavian Artery
- Cervical (atlas, axis)
 o The branches of the subclavian - Dentate nucleus
artery can be remembered using
VITamin C and D.

 Posterior mediastinum
 Pes Anserinus
“DATES”
o A mnemonics to remember the
-Descending Aorta
-Azygous vein and muscles that contributes tendons
hemiazygous vein to the PES ANSERINUS and the
-Thoracic duct innervations of these muscle is
-Esophagus SGT FOT ( sergeant FOT)
-Sympathetic trunk/ ganglia - Sartorius
- Gracilis
 Superior orbital fissure
- TsemiTendinosus ( from
o Standing room only can be used
anterior to posterior)
to remember that:
- Femoral nerve
V1 passes through the superior
- Obturator nerve
orbital fissure.
- Tibial divison of the
V2 through foramen rotundum
sciatic nerve.
V3 through the foramen ovale
 Femoral triangle
 Foramen magnum
o The femoral triangle is shaped
Contents of the foramen magnum:
like the sail of the sailing ship
VAMPS-ATM
and hence its boundaries can be
- Vertebral arteries
remembered using the
- Anterior spinal artery
mnemonics “SAIL”
- Meningeal branches of the
-Sartorius
cervical nerves
-Adductor longus
- Posterior spinal arteries
-Inguinal Ligament
- Spinal part of the accessory
o The order of structures in the
nerve
- Alar and apical ligaments of the femoral triangle is important in
dense the embalming of bodies, as
- Tectorial membrane the femoral artery is often
- Medulla oblongata exposed and used to pump
embalming fluids into the body.
 Cerebellum
The order of this neurovascular
o Deep cerebellar nuclei and their
bundle can be remembered
positions relative to the midline.
using the mnemonic, “NAVY”
“Fat Guys, Eat Donuts” where
- Nerve
each letter indicates the medial
- Artery
to lateral location in the
- Vein
cerebellar white matter
- Y fronts the british term
- Nucleus fastigii
of style of men’s
- Globose nucleus
underwear with a Y
- Nucleus emboliformis
 shaped front that acts
as a fly. The Y is midline
( corresponding with the  A common example mnemonic for
penis) and the remembering which nerves are motor
mnemonic always reads (M), sensory (S), or both (B)
from lateral to medial (in “Some Say Marry Money But My Brother
other) words, the Say s Benevolent Bride Matters More”
femoral nerve is always There are very large number of
lateral) additional mnemonics.
o An alternate to this mnemonic is  For the five branches of the facial nerve
NAVEL for Nerve, Artery, Vein, there are : Two Zebras Bit My Cookie or
Empty space, and Lymph, to To Zanzibar By MotorCar
include the deep inguinal lymph  Diaphragm apertures : Spinal levels
nodes located medial to the o many mnemonics are used for
femoral vein diaphragm apertures including:
 Popliteal Fossa
o A useful mnemonics to Numbers of Letters
remember popliteal - Aortic hiatus = 12 Letters = T12
fossaanatomy (medial-to-lateral- - Oesophagus = 10 letters =T10
management) is ; - Vena cava = 8 Letters = T8
SERVE AND VOLLEY NEXT  I ate 10 eggs at 12
BALL I =VC
- Semimembranosus and ate = T8
semitendinosus 10= T10
(superior medial border) Eggs = Esophagus
- Artery (popliteal artery) At = Aorta
- Vein (popliteal vein) 12= T12
- Nerve (tibial nerve) “ I Read Very Old And Torn Articles”
- Biceps femoris(superior -IVC, Right phrenic nerve, Vagus,
lateral border) . the Oesophagus, Aorta, Thoracic duct,
lateral and medial heads Azygous Vein
of gastrocnemius form  Duodenum : Length of parts
the inferior border. “Counting 1 to 4 but staggered”
 Cranial Nerves
o There are many mnemonics for 1st part- 2 inches
the names of the cranial nerves, 2nd part- 3 inches
e.g 3rd part- 4 inches
“OOOTTAFVGVAH” 4th part- 1 inch
“oh,oh,oh,to touch and feel very
good velvet…ah, heaven”
 The difference between these depend on
“acoustic” verses “vestibulocochlear” and
“spinal-accessory” versus “accessory”
 o The sixth cranial nerve, the
abducens, is so named because
 Endocrine Glands
it controls the lateral rectus,
which abducts the eye ( rotates it
o the major glands of the
laterally) upon contraction.
endocrine system excluding o The third cranial nerve, the
ovaries and testes:
oculomotor, is so named
(T-A-P) (T2, A3, P4)
because it is in charge of the
- Thymus
movement (motor) of the eye
- Thyroid
( oculo-). it controls all the other
- Anterior pituitary
muscles.
- Adrenal Cortex
 G.I TRACT LAYERS ( Simplified)
- Adrenal medulla
o M.S.M.S
- Posterior pituitary
- Mucosa
- Parathyroid Gland
- Submucosa
- Pancreas
- Muscularis propia
- pineal
- Serosa
 Extraocular Muscle
 Kidney Functions
o A good mnemonics to remember
“ A WET BAD”
which muscles are innervated by
what nerve is to paraphrase it as
A- maintaining ACID-base balance
a molecular equation:
LR6SO4R3
W- maitaning WATER balance
- lateral lactus – Cranial Nerve VI
E- Electrolyte balance
- Superior Oblique – Cranial Nerve IV
T- Toxin removal
- the Rest of the muscles – Cranial Nerve
III
B- BLOOD Pressure Control
o another way to remember which
E- making ERYTHROPOIETIN
nerves innervate which muscle
D-Vitamin D metabolism
is to understand the meaning
 Placenta- crossing substances
behind all the latin words.
o WANT My Hot Dog
o The fourth cranial nerve, the
WASTES
trochlear, is so named because
ANTIBODIES
the muscle it innervates, the
NUTRIENTS
superior oblique, runs through a
TERATOGENS
little fascial pulley that changes
MICROOGRANISMS
its direction of pull ( the trochlea
HORMONES, HIV
of superior oblique)
DRUGS
o This pulley exists in the
superiomedial corner of each
orbit, and trochi- is latin for
“pulley”
  Retina ( a mnemonic to remember the  Spine
layers of the retina: ) o breakfast at 7:00 -7 cervical
vertebrae
My Membrane
( internal limiting) o Lunch at 12:00 – 12 thoracic
Nerves Nerve Fibers vertebrae
Get Ganglions o Dinner at 5:00 – 5 lumbar
In Inner plexiform vertebrae
Knots Inner nuclear  HandEdit;
Outside Outer plexiform o Carpal bones
Our Outer nuclear “ Some Lovers Try Positions
Easy External Limiting That they Can’t Handle”
membrane
Practice Photoreceptors Scaphoid, Lunatum, Triquetrum,
Review Retinal pigment Pisiforme, Trapezium,
epithelium
Trapezoid, Capitate and
 Sperm: path through male reproductive
Hamate.
system
o “ She Looks Too Pretty Try to
“My boyfriend name is STEVE”
Catch Her”
Seminiferous Tubules
Epididymis
Scaphoid, Lunatum, Triquetrum,
Vas Deferens
Pisiforme, Trapezium,
Ejaculatory duct
Trapezoid, Capitate and
 Sternal Angle
Hamate.
for structures lying at the level of the sternal o “Scabby Lucy Tried Pissing
angle, the following mnemonic can be used: Hours after Copulating Two
Twins’
o RAT PLLANT
- RIB 2 Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum,
- AORTIC ARCH Pisiforme, hamate, Capitate,
- Tracheal bifuraction Trapezoid, trapezium

- Pulmonary trunk o “ So Long To Pinky Here Comes

- Ligamentum arteriosum
The Thumb: Straight Line To
- Left recurrent laryngeal
Pinky Here Comes The Thumb”
- Azygos Vein
- Nerves (Cardiac and
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum,
Pulmonary plexuses)
Pisiforme, hamate, Capitate,
- Thoracic duct
Trapezoid, trapezium
  Internal iliac artery: branches
“I Like Going Places Using My Very Own  Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Unmanned Vehicle” o FLAG TOP
- FSH
o Posterior Divison:
- LH
- Iliolumbar artery
- ACTH
- Lateral sacral artery
- GH
- Superior gluteal artery
- TSH
o Anterior Division:
- MelanOcyte Stimulating
- Inferior gluteal artery Hormone
- Internal pudenal artery - Proclatin
- Umbilical artery
- Middle rectal artery
- Superior and inferior vesical artery
- Obturator artery
- Uterine artery (female)
- Vaginal artery ( female)
 CORONAL SECTION OF BRAIN
( structures)
“ In Extremis, Cannibals Eat People’s Globus
Pallidi Instead of Their Hearts”
from insula to mindline
- Insula
- Extreme Capsule
- Claustrum
- External Capsule
- Putamen
- Globus pallidus
- Internal capsule
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus