Wednesday, April 14, 2021

List of anatomy mnemonics


ROTATOR CUFF 

"Scooby Investigated The Mysterious Scene"

Supraspinatus

Infraspinatus

Teres Minor

Subscapularis


BONES OF THE UPPER LIMBS 

How Rare U Cook Matar Paneer?

Humerus

Radius

Ulna

Carpal bones

Metacarpal bones

Phalanges

(In order from proximal to distal)


BONES OF THE LOWER LIMBS

"From Pennies To Fives They May Pay"

Femur

Patella

Tibia

Fibula

Tarsal bones

Metatarsal bones

Phalanges

(In order from proximal to distal)


CRANIAL BONES 

 "Fluffy Puppies On Every Third Street"

Frontal

Parietal

Occipital

Ethmoid

Temporal

Sphenoid


JOINT IN THE WRIST 

RIC "Rice Is Curing

Radiocarpal

Intercarpal

Carpometacarpal


SPINE

"Can The Ladies Stand Comfortably"

Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Sacral

Coccygeal


DUODENUM: LENGTHS OF PARTS 

"Counting 1 to 4 but staggered"

1st part: 2 inches

2nd part: 3 inches

3rd part: 4 inches

4th part: 1 inch


ENDOCRINE GLANDS 

The major glands of the endocrine system, excluding ovaries and testes: 

"T-A-P." (T2, A3, P4)

Thymus

Thyroid

Anterior pituitary

Adrenal cortex

Adrenal medulla

Posterior pituitary

Parathyroid gland

Pancreas

Pineal


G.I. TRACT LAYERS (SIMPLIFIED) 

M.S.M.S 

Mucosa

Submucosa

Muscularis propria

Serosa


KIDNEY FUNCTIONS 

A WET BED 

A – maintaining ACID-base balance

W – maintaining WATER balance

E – ELECTROLYTE balance

T – TOXIN removal

B – BLOOD Pressure control

E – making ERYTHROPOIETIN

D – Vitamin D metabolism


PLACENTA-CROSSING SUBSTANCES 

WANT My Hot Dog

Wastes

Antibodies

Nutrients

Teratogens

Microorganisms

Hormones, HIV

Drugs


Sperm: path through male reproductive system 

"My boyfriend's name is STEVE"

Seminiferous Tubules

Epididymis

Vas deferens

Ejaculatory duct


SPINE 

Breakfast at 7:00--- 7 cervical vertebrae

Lunch at 12:00--- 12 thoracic vertebrae

Dinner at 5:00--- 5 lumbar vertebrae


ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES 

FLAG TOP 

FSH

LH

ACTH

GH

TSH

MelanOcyte Stimulating Hormone

Prolactin




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