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Anatomy
Body structures, regions and anatomical terminology.
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7 true ribs, 3 false ribs, 2 floating ribs
A memory aid for true, false and floating ribs.
Anterior cruciate ligament
A knee ligament connecting the femur to the tibia and important for knee stability.
Brachioradialis, Extensors, Supinator, Triceps
A memory aid for common radial nerve motor functions.
C3, C4 and C5 contribute to the phrenic nerve
A mnemonic for the spinal roots of the phrenic nerve.
Celiac trunk supplies foregut; SMA supplies midgut; IMA supplies hindgut
A simple memory aid for gut blood supply.
Central nervous system
The brain and spinal cord.
Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final, Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly
A clean mnemonic for the order of the twelve cranial nerves.
Gluteus maximus extends; gluteus medius/minimus abduct and stabilise the pelvis
A simple memory aid for gluteal muscle actions.
True hamstrings cross both the hip and knee and are mainly supplied by the tibial division of the sciatic nerve
A memory rule for identifying true hamstring muscles.
Lateral two lumbricals, Opponens pollicis, Abductor pollicis brevis, Flexor pollicis brevis
A mnemonic for median nerve-supplied intrinsic hand muscles.
Lateral rectus CN VI, superior oblique CN IV, all others CN III
A mnemonic for extraocular muscle innervation.
Medial collateral ligament
A ligament on the medial side of the knee that resists valgus stress.
Magnetic resonance imaging
An imaging technique using magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed internal images.
Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, Lymphatics
A mnemonic for femoral triangle contents from lateral to medial.
Palmar ADduct, Dorsal ABduct
A mnemonic for palmar and dorsal interossei actions.
Posterior cruciate ligament
A knee ligament that helps prevent posterior displacement of the tibia.
Peripheral nervous system
The nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord.
Duct, Artery, Vein, Epiploic foramen posteriorly
A mnemonic for the arrangement in the hepatoduodenal ligament.
Right Anterior, Left Superior
A mnemonic for pulmonary artery position at the lung hilum.
Rectus abdominis, Inferior epigastric vessels, Poupart's ligament
A mnemonic for the borders of Hesselbach's triangle.
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis
A mnemonic for the rotator cuff muscles.
Sensory, Sensory, Motor, Motor, Both, Motor, Both, Sensory, Both, Both, Motor, Motor
A mnemonic for sensory, motor or both functions of cranial nerves.
Temporomandibular joint
The joint between the temporal bone and mandible.
Tibialis posterior, flexor Digitorum longus, posterior tibial Artery and Veins, tibial Nerve, flexor Hallucis longus
A mnemonic for tarsal tunnel contents from anterior to posterior.
Vein, Artery, Nerve
A mnemonic for the intercostal neurovascular bundle order.