Nerves – Mnemonics

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.

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