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Anatomy Mnemonics
These MNEMONICS will be useful for you to remember the Anatomical structures in the human body. In this article, we’ve listed the most useful mnemonics for your Anatomy exams.
1) Rotator Cuff Muscles – Mnemonics
Scooby Investigated The Mysterious Scene
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
- Subscapularis
The humerus SITS in the glenoid fossa
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
- Subscapularis
2) Bones of the Upper Limbs – Mnemonics
How Rare U Cook Mesquite Pork?
- Humerus
- Radius
- Ulna
- Carpal bones
- Metacarpal bones
- Phalanges
Hurry! Ralph Untie Carol’s Mini Pechay
- Humerus
- Radius
- Ulna
- Carpal bones
- Metacarpal bones
- Phalanges
He Races Until Chunky Men Pace
- Humerus
- Radius
- Ulna
- Carpal bones
- Metacarpal bones
- Phalanges
3) Bones of the Lower Limbs
From Pennies To Fives They May Pay
- Femur
- Patella
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Tarsal bones
- Metatarsal bones
- Phalanges
4) Cranial Bones
F POETS “Fluffy Puppies On Every Third Street”
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Ethmoid
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
Fit People Occasionally Eat Table Salt
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Ethmoid
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
Fat People Only Eat Thick Steak
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Ethmoid
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
Fraternity Parties Occasionally Teach Spam Etiquette
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
- Ethmoid
5) Holes In Bone
FFNF “Fireman Fight Notorious Fires
Foramen
Fissure
Notch
Fossa
Flowers Flow Neatly Fabulously
Foramen
Fissure
Notch
Fossa
Family Feuds are No Fun
Foramen
Fissure
Notch
Fossa
6) Projections of Bone
PTTTCC “People Take Teaspoons Temporarily Causing Constipation
Process
Tubercle
Tuberosity
Trochanter
Condyle
Crest
7) Joint In The Wrist
RIC “Rice Is Curing
Radiocarpal
Intercarpal
Carpometacarpal
RIC “Really Interesting Crap
Radiocarpal
Intercarpal
Carpometacarpal
Roads In California
Radiocarpal
Intercarpal
Carpometacarpal
Rum In Coke
Radiocarpal
Intercarpal
Carpometacarpal
8) Joints/Sutures of Skull
CLSS “Crazy Llamas Sassing Santa
Coronal suture
Lambdoid suture
Squamosal suture
Sagittal suture
The Lazy Cat Sleeps Safely
Temporomandibular joint
Lambdoid suture
Coronal suture
Squamous suture
Sagittal suture
9) Bones of the Pectoral Girdle and Arm
CS “Continuous Starvation
Clavicle
Scapula
CS “Clearwater Sucks
Clavicle
Scapula
Crazy Seals
Clavicle
Scapula
10) Bone Markings of Humerus
Let’s Rewatch Criminal Minds
L-lateral epicondyle
R-radial fossa
C-coronoid fossa
M-medial epicondyle
Let’s Roll Clay Moons
L-lateral epicondyle
R-radial fossa
C-coronoid fossa
M-medial epicondyle
9) Rotator Cuff Muscles
SITS “Sit In The Seat”
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
- Subscapularis
Shit I Trusted Sam
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
- Subscapularis
Swimming In The Summer
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
- Subscapilaris
She Is The Scientist
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
- Subscapilaris
9) Skull Sutures
“Come Sing Love Songs”
- Coronal Suture
- Sagittal Suture
- Lambdoid Suture
- Squamous Suture
“Come Smoke L ‘s Sam
- Coronal Suture
- Sagittal Suture
- Lambdoid Suture
- Squamous Suture
“Can Seagulls Lift Snacks
- Coronal Suture
- Sagittal Suture
- Lambdoid Suture
- Squamous Suture
9) Vertebral Regions
“Can The Ladies Stand Comfortably” “Candy Takes Liking Stripping Catiously”
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Sacral
- Coccygeal
(These are in order superior to inferior – or starting from the top of the spine to the bottom)
Can Tinkerbell Let Stars Collide
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Sacral
- Coccygeal
(These are in order superior to inferior – or starting from the top of the spine to the bottom)
9) Bones of the Hand
“Please Make Cookies”
- Phalanges
- Metacarpal bones
- Carpal bones
(These are in order from the distal end of the fingertips to the wrist)
“Please Massage Chest”
- Phalanges
- Metacarpal bones
- Carpal bones
(These are in order from the distal end of the fingertips to the wrist)
People Make Choices
- Phalanges
- Metacarpal bones
- Carpal bones
(These are in order from the distal end of the fingertips to the wrist)
9) Bones of the Arm
“Ultra Red Hair”
- Ulna
- Radius
- Humerus
“Ultimate Rave Headquarters
- Ulna
- Radius
- Humerus
Usually Really Hard
- Ulna
- Radius
- Humerus
Unemployment Rises High
- Ulna
- Radius
- Humerus
9) Bones of the Phalanges
Damn My Pinky!
- Distal phalanx
- Middle phalanx
- Proximal phalanx
- From distal to proximal.
Dick Move Pal!
- Distal phalanx
- Middle phalanx
- Proximal phalanx
- From distal to proximal.
Distance My People
- Distal phalanx
- Middle phalanx
- Proximal phalanx
Don’t Make Problems
- Distal phalanx
- Middle phalanx
- Proximal phalanx
9) Anterior Flexor Muscles of the Forearm
Cats Run Circles Under Dogs Stomachs
- Carpi
- Radialis
- Carpi
- Ulnaris
- Digitorum
- Superficialis
Can’t Really Come Until Day Six
- Carpi
- Radialis
- Carpi
- Ulnaris
- Digitorum
- Superficialis
9) Anterior leg Compartment
“The Hospitals Are Not Dirty Places”
- Tibialis anterior
- extensor Hallucis longus
- anterior tibial Artery
- deep fibular Nerve
- extensor Digitorum longus
- Peroneus tertius [aka fibularis tertius][1]
“Those Horses Are Never Doing Pilates”
- Tibialis anterior
- extensor Hallucis longus
- anterior tibial Artery
- deep fibular Nerve
- extensor Digitorum longus
- Peroneus tertius [aka fibularis tertius][1]
“Tom Had A Night Down Town”
- Tibialis anterior
- extensor Hallucis longus
- anterior tibial Artery
- deep fibular Nerve
- extensor Digitorum longus
- Tertius for fibularis tertius
9) Posterior Leg Compartment (Posterior Ankle Structures)
Tom Dig A Nice Hole
- Tibialis posterior
- Flexor Digitorum longus
- Artery – Posterior tibial artery
- Nerve – Tibial nerve
- Flexor Hallucis longus
Tom, Dick, And Very Naughty Harry
- Tibialis posterior
- Flexor Digitorum longus
- Posterior tibial Artery
- Posterior tibial Vein
- Tibial Nerve
- Flexor Hallucis longus
9) Brachial plexus
- Posterior Cord Branches
- STAR – Subscapular (upper and lower), Thoracodorsal, Axillary, Radial.
- RATS– Radial nerve, Axillary nerve, Thoracodorsal nerve, Subscapular (Upper & Lower) nerve.
- ULTRA – Upper subscapular, Lower subscapular, Thoracodorsal, Radial, Axillary.
- ULNAR– Upper subscapular nerve, Lower subscapular nerve, Nerve to latissimus dorsi, Axillary nerve, Radial nerve.
- Lateral Cord Branches
- LLM “Lucy Loves Me” – Lateral pectoral, Lateral root of the median nerve, Musculocutaneous.
- Love Me Latha (LML) – Lateral pectoral nerve, Musculocutaneous nerve, Lateral root of Median nerve.
- Look My Lancer – Lateral pectoral nerve, Musculocutaneous nerve, Lateral root of Median nerve.
- Medial Cord Branches
- MMMUM “Most Medical Men Use Morphine” – Medial pectoral, Medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm, Ulnar, Medial root of the Median nerve.
- “Money Makes Many Men Unhappy” – Medial pectoral nerve, Medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm, Medial root of median nerve, Ulnar nerve.
- “M4U” – Medial pectoral nerve, Medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm, Medial root of median nerve, Ulnar nerve.
- Union of 4 Medials – Ulnar nerve, Medial cutaneous nerve of arm, Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm, Medial pectoral nerve, Medial root of Median nerve.
- 5 main nerves of brachial plexus, in order laterally to medially
- “My Aunty Rocks My Uncle” – Musculocutaneous, Axillary, Radial, Median, Ulnar.
9) Bowel components
“Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report”[1]
From proximal to distal:
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- Appendix
- Colon
- Sigmoid
- Rectum
9)Carotid sheath contents
I See 10 CC’s in the IV
- I See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery
- 10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
- CC = Common Carotid artery
- IV = Internal Jugular Vein
9) Cavernous sinus contents
O TOM CAT:[1]p. 1
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.
- 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
9)
Celiac trunk(Coeliac trunk): branches
Left Hand Side (LHS):
- Left gastric artery
- Hepatic artery
- Splenic artery
9) Cranial bones
Old People From Texas Eat Spiders
- Occipital
- Parietal
- Frontal
- Temporal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
Funny People Over Entertainment Try Songs
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Ethmoid
- Temporal
- Sphenoid
9)
Vertebral column
can this little servant cook ?
- Cervical (atlas, axis)
- thoracic
- lumbar
- sacral
- coccygeal
“Can Tall Ladies Sit Comfortably”
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Sacral
- Coccygeal
9) Tributaries of the Inferior vena cava
“I Like To Rise So High”
- Iliac vein (common)
- Lumbar vein
- Testicular (gonadal) vein (direct tributary on right side; empties into left renal vein -> IVC on left side)
- Renal vein
- Suprarenal vein (same drainage as gonadal vein)
- Hepatic vein
9) Greater sciatic foramen
Structures passing through greater sciatic foramen below piriformis (S.N.I.P. N.I.P.)
- sciatic nerve
- nerve to obturator internus
- internal pudendal vessel
- pudendal nerve
- nerve to quadratus femoris
- inferior gluteal vessels
- posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
9) Lesser sciatic foramen
Structures passing through lesser sciatic foramen: (P.I.N.T.)
- pudendal nerve
- internal pudendal vessels
- nerve to obturator internus
- tendon of obturator internus
9)
Subclavian artery
The branches of the subclavian artery can be remembered using VITamin C and D.
- Vertebral Artery
- Internal Thoracic Artery
- Thyrocervical Trunk
- Costocervical Artery
- Dorsal Scapular Artery
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