Mnemonics

Anatomy

Internal iliac artery: Branches

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Post date February 13, 2020
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Posterior division:

Iliolumbar artery
Lateral sacral artery
Superior gluteal artery

Anterior division:

Inferior gluteal artery
Internal pudendal artery
Umbilical artery
Middle rectal artery
Superior and inferior vesical artery
Obturator artery
Uterine artery (female)
Vaginal artery (female)

Tags Anatomy, Artery, Branches, Circulation, Lower limb

Anatomy

Cerebellum

Fat Guys Eat Donuts

Deep cerebellar nuclei and their positions relative to the midline: “Fat Guys Eat Donuts,” where each letter indicates the medial to lateral location in the cerebellar white matter

nucleus fastigii
globose nucleus
nucleus emboliformis
dentate nucleus

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Anatomy

Foramen Magnum

VAMPS-ATM OR VAMPires Sing AT Midnight

The following are the contents of foramen magnum

Vertebral arteries
Anterior Spinal artery
Meningeal branches of the cervical nerves
Posterior spinal arteries
Spinal part of the accessory nerve
Alar and Apical ligaments of the dens
Tectorial membrane
Medulla oblongata

Tags Anatomy, CNS, Head, Skull

Anatomy

Branches of trigeminal nerve

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Post date February 10, 2020
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Standing Room Only

V₁ passes through the superior orbital fissure
V₂ through the foramen rotundum
V₃ through the foramen ovale.

Tags Anatomy, Branches, CNS, Nerves

Anatomy

Contents of posterior mediastinum

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DATES

Descending aorta
Azygous vein and hemiazygos vein
Thoracic duct
Esophagus
Sympathetic trunk/ganglia.

Tags Anatomy, Chest

Anatomy

Brachial Plexus

Remember To Drink Cold Beer –
Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches
P – STAR, RATS, ULTRA, ULNAR
L – LLM, LML, LML
M – M4U

Posterior cord branches
- STAR
  - Subscapular (upper and lower) nerve
  - Thoracodorsal nerve
  - Axillary nerve
  - Radial nerve
- RATS
  - Radial nerve
  - Axillary nerve
  - Thoracodorsal nerve
  - Subscapular (Upper & Lower) nerve.
- ULTRA –
  - Upper subscapular nerve
  - Lower subscapular nerve
  - Thoracodorsal nerve
  - Radial nerve
  - Axillary nerve.
- ULNAR
  - Upper subscapular nerve,
  - Lower subscapular nerve,
  - Nerve to latissimus dorsi,
  - Axillary nerve,
  - Radial nerve.
Lateral Cord Branches
- LLM “Lucy Loves Me”
  - Lateral pectoral nerve
  - Lateral root of the median nerve
  - Musculocutaneous nerve.
- 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
- “Most Medical Men Use Morphine” –
  - Medial pectoral nerve
  - Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
  - Medial cutaneous nerve of forearm
  - Ulnar nerve
  - Medial root of the median nerve.
- “Money Makes Many Men Unhappy” or 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 nerve
  - Axillary nerve
  - Radial nerve
  - Median nerve
  - Ulnar nerve.