SCALP
- Skin
- Dense Connective Tissue
- Epicranial Aponeurosis
- Loose Areolar Connective Tissue
- Periosteum.
Categories
Scalp: Layers
Tag: Head
Categories
Scalp: Nerve supply
GLASS
- Greater occipital/ Greater auricular nerve
- Lesser occipital nerve
- Auriculotemporal nerve
- Supratrochlear nerve
- Supraorbital nerve
Categories
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
Categories
Cavernous sinus contents
O TOM CAT
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
Categories
Carotid sheath components
I See 10 CC’s in the IV
- I see (I.C) = Internal Carotid artery
- 10 = Cranial Nerve 10 (Vagus Nerve)
- CC = Common Carotid artery
- IV = Internal jugular vein
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