Anatomy Mnemonics

Front 1

extensor retinaculum synovial sheaths

radial to ulnar

221 211

Back 1

RADIAL TO ULNAR (how you look at your hand)

1; two tendons

2; two tendon

3; one tendon

4; two tendons

5; one tendon

6; one tendon

Front 2

radial nerve motor supply mnemonic

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Back 2

Triceps / Anconeus / Brachioradialis / ext Carpi radialis longus / ext Carpi radialis brevis / Supinator / ext Digitorum / ext Digiti minimi / ext Carpi ulnaris / ABductor pollicis longus / ext Pollicis brevis / ext Pollicis longus / ext Indicis

Front 3

layers 1-3 of sole mnemonic

AFA 222 FAF

Back 3

ABductor hallucis

Flexor digitorum brevis

Abductor digiti minimi

2: 2 tendons (FHL/FDL)

2: 2 muscles (lumbricals, quadratus plantae)

Flexor hallucis brevis

ADductor hallucis

Flexor digiti minimi brevis

Front 4

relationships to sternal angle mnemonic

RATPLLANT

Back 4

Rib (2nd)

Aorta (arch)

Trachea (bifurcation)

Pulmonary trunk (bifurcation)

Lt recurent laryngeal nerve

Ligamentum arteriosum

Azygous vein -> SVC

Nerves (cardiac plexus)

Thoracic duct -> Lt subclavian v

Front 5

bronchopulmonary segments of RIGHT lung mnemonic

A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm

Back 5

Apical

Posterior/Anterior/Lateral/Medial

Superior

Medial basal

Lateral basal

Posterior basal

Front 6

bronchopulmonary segments of LEFT lung mnemonic

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Back 6

Apicoposterior

Anterior

Superior

Inferior

Superior

Anteromedial basal

Lateral basal

Front 7

contents of superior mediastinum mnemonic

BATS & TENT

Back 7

Brachiocephalic veins

Aorta

Thymus

Superior vena cava

Trachea

oEsophagus

Nerves (vagus/phrenic/Lt recurrent laryngeal)

Thoracic duct

Front 8

posterior mediastinum mnemonic

4 birds

Back 8

3 geese and 1 duck

oseophaGOOSE - oesophagus

vaGOOSE nerve - vagus nerve

azyGOOSE vein - azygous vein

thoracic DUCK - thoracic duct

Front 9

foramen magnum mnemonic

Spinal Meninges Make A Special Vertical Sheath

Back 9

Spinal cord

Meninges, spinal

Meningeal Lymphatics

Accessory nerve, spinal

Sympathetic plexus on vertebral arteries

Vertebral arteries

Spinal branches of vertebral arteries

Front 10

foramen ovale mnemonic

OVALE

Back 10

O tic ganglion

V 3 - trigeminal nerve mandibular division

A ccessory meningeal artery

L esser petrosal nerve

E missary veins

Front 11

trigeminal nerve exiting skull mnemonic

Standing Room Only

Back 11

S uperior orbital fissure V1 OPTHALMIC

foramen R otundum V2 MAXILLARY

foramen O vale V3 mandibular

Front 12

inguinal canal boundaries mnemonic

MMAALLTT

Back 12

SUPERIOR; int oblique / trans abdo MUSCLES

ANTERIOR; ext/int oblique APONEUROSES

INFERIOR; inguinal/lacunar LIGAMENTs

POSTERIOR; Transversalis fasc/conjoint Tendon

Front 13

retroperitoneal organs mnemonic

SAD PUCKER

Back 13

Suprarenal gland/Aorta/IVC/Duodenum D2/D3

Pancreas

Ureters

Colon (asc/desc)

Kidneys

oEsophagus

Rectum

Front 14

layers of scrotum mnemonic

Some Damn Englishman Called It The Testis

Back 14

Skin

Dartos/fascia

External spermatic fascia

Cremaster/fascia

Internal spermatic fascia

Tunica vaginalis

Tunica albuginea

Front 15

major diaphragmatic openings mnemonic

8 - 10 - 12

Back 15

vena cava - 8 letters - T8

oesophagus - 10 letters - T10

aortic hiatus - 12 letters - T12

Front 16

branches of anterior division of internal iliac artery mnemonic

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Back 16

Ileolumbar

Lateral sacral

Gluteal

Pudendal, internal

Inferior vesicular

Middle rectal

Vaginal

Obturator / Umbilical

Front 17

internal iliac artery posterior division mnemonic

PILS

Back 17

POSTERIOR

Iliolumbar

Lateral sacral

Superior gluteal

Front 18

femoral artery deep branches mnemonic

Put My Leg Down Please

Back 18

Profunda femoris

Medial Cx femoral

Lateral Cx femoral

Descending genicular

Perforating

Front 19

femoral artery superficial branches mnemonic

EPIC

Back 19

superficial Epigastric

superficial external Pudendal

superficial Iliac Cx

Front 20

cruciate ligament mnemonic

PAMS APPLES (PAM APL)

Back 20

PCL passes Anteriorly and inserts Medially

ACL passes Posteriorly and inserts Laterally

Front 21

axillary artery mnemonic

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Back 21

Superior thoracic

Thoracoacromial

Lateral thoracic

Subscapular

ANterior circumflex

POsterior circumflex

Front 22

axillary artery mnemonic

'Sixties Teens Love Sex and Pot'

teens grow up and die, Cadavers Are Dead People

Back 22

Thoracromial artery is SUPERIOR BRANCH (Teens grow up and die)

Clavicular

Acromial

Deltoid

Pectoral

Front 23

axillary artery mnemonic

'Sixties Teens Love Sex and Pot'

Sex Goes Down and causes STDs

Back 23

Subscapular artery is INFERIOR branch

(Sex goes down)

Scapular circumflex

ThoracoDorsal

Front 24

cubital fossa arrangement mnemonic

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Back 24

LATERAL TO MEDIAL

Radial Nerve

Biceps Tendon

Brachial Artery

Median Nerve

Front 25

brachial plexus structure mnemonic

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Back 25

PROXIMAL

Roots

Trunks

Divisions

Cords

Branches

DISTAL

Front 26

femoral triangle boundaries mnemonic

So I May Always Love Sally

Back 26

SUPERIOR: Inguinal ligament

MEDIAL: ADductor magnus

LATERAL: Sartorius

Front 27

popliteal fossa medial to lateral arrangement

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Back 27

Semimembranosus/semitendinosus

Artery

Vein

Nerve

Biceps femoris

Front 28

cranial nerve nuclei origin mnemonic

123 444

Back 28

ABOVE PONS: CN I - IV

IN THE PONS: CN V-VIII

BELOW THE PONS: CN IX-XII

Front 29

major structures in the carotid sheath mnemonic

I see 10 CCs in the IV

Back 29

IC: Internal Carotid

10: CN 10

CC: Common Carotid

IV: Internal jugular Vein

Front 30

abdominal aorta branches mnemonic

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Back 30

Inferior Phrenic

*COELIAC TRUNK*

*SUPERIOR MESENTERIC*

middle Suprarenal / Renal

Testicular/gonadal Lumbar

*INFERIOR MESENTERIC*

Middle sacral

Common iliac

Front 31

cranial nerve contributions to ganglion of head and neck mnemonic

COPS 3977

Back 31

Ciliary CN3

Otic CN9

Pterygopalatine CN7

Submandibular CN7

Front 32

branches of external carotid artery mnemonic

Some Angry Lady Figured Out PMS

Back 32

Superior thyoid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superficial temporal

Front 33

inguinal hernia mnemonic

direct inguinal gernias RIP through Hesselbach's triangle

Back 33

BOUNDARIES OF HESSELBACH'S TRIANGLE

MEDIAL: Rectus abdominis

LATERAL: Inferior epigastric artery

INFERIOR: Puopart's (inguinal) ligament

Front 34

lumbar plexus mnemonic

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Back 34

I liohypogastric

I lioinguinal

G enitofemoral

L ateral femoral cutaneous nerve

O bturator

F emoral

Front 35

lumbar plexus arrangement mnemonic

2 from 1, 2 from 2, 2 from 3

Back 35

2 nerves come from 1 root (IHG, ilioinguinal)

2 nerves come from 2 roots (GF/LFC)

2 nerves come from 3 roots (fem/obturator)

Front 36

coeliac trunk branches mnemonic

LHS

Back 36

Left gastric artery

common Hepatic artery

Splenic artery

Front 37

superior mesenteric artery branches mnemonic

PIC MoRE

Back 37

Pancreas (pancreaticoduodenal)

Intestine (jejunal, ileal)

Colon (ileocolic: ileal, cecal, appendicular, colic)

More colon (Rt colic, middle colic)

Front 38

inferior mesenteric artery branches mnemonic

LeSS

Back 38

Left colic artery

Sigmoid branches

Superior rectal artery

Front 39

radial nerve supply simple mnemnic

BEST

Back 39

Brachioradialis

Extensors

Supinator

Triceps

Front 40

brachial plexus posterior cord branches mnemonic

ULTRA

Back 40

Upper subscapular

Lower subscapular

Thoracodorsal

Radial

Axillary

Front 41

brachial plexus lateral cord branches mnemonic

LML

Back 41

Lateral pectoral nerve

Musculocutaneous nerve

Lateral root of median nerve

Front 42

brachial plexus medial cord branches mnemonic

M4U

Back 42

Medial pectoral nerve

Medial cutaneous nerve of the arm

Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm

Medial root of the median nerve

Ulnar nerve