Anatomy Mnemonics

A Permanently Temperamental Man
Location of the heart valve from right to left:
Aortic, Pulmonary, Tricuspid and Mitral

Laura Troth

AAA, Pretty Good!
Adductor muscles of the hip:
Adductor magnus, Adductor longus, Adductor brevis, Pectineus, Gracilis.

Wendy Cao

BBC Nerve
Biceps, Brachialis and Corachobrachialis supplied by musculocutaneous nerve

joshy jose

c3,c4,c5 keep the diaphragm alive
c3-c5 are the nerves which innervate the diaphragm

Laura Troth

CA Police Department
The Branches of the Thoracoacromial Artery:
Clavicular, Acromial, Pectoral, Deltoid.

Ryan Wiggins

Cadavers Are Dead People
The four branches of the thoracoacromial artery:
Clavicular, Acromial, Deltoid, Pectoral

Alesha Scott

CSI – A popular TV show
Major arteries off the abdominal aorta. Starting top to bottom: Celiac Trunk, Sup. Mesenteric, Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Ryan Wiggins

Cut C4, breathe no more
The 3rd, 4th and 5th cervical spinal nerves innervate the diaphragm.

Lasse Theis Krogsbøll

Fat Guys Eat Donuts
Deep Cerebellar nuclei
Fastigium, Globose, Emboliform, Dentate

Justin Tobias

FEEDPIPE CARDSHARP
Types of Joint movements:
Flexion, Extension, Eversion, Dorsiflexion, Pronation, Inversion, Plantarflexion, Elevation, Circumduction – circular path finger, Abduction, Rotation, Depression, Supination, Hyperextension, Adduction, Retraction, protraction

Frank Hopkins

FEET
For remembering the dorsiflexor muscles:
Fibularis tertius, Extensor hallicus longs, Extensor digitorum longus, Tibialis anterior

Kara Towles

Hannah’s Cooking Tastes Terrible, So Let’s Try Peter’s
Remembering the carpals
Distal row, ulnar to radial:
Hamate, Capitate, Trapezoid, Trapezium.
Proximal row, radial to ulnar:
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform.

Declan McDonnell

Love Me Lots
Branches of the lateral cord of brachial plexus:
Lateral root of median nerve, Musculocutaneous nerve, Lateral pectoral nerve.

Keerthana Bommireddipalli

Mr As TrPs (read as Mr. Ass trips)
All systolic murmurs are included in this mnemonic. Mitral Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Pulmonary Stenosis

Vivin Mathew

My Bottom Turns Red
From medial to lateral:
Median nerve, Brachial artery, Tendon of biceps, Radial nerve

Caroline Atef

Odd Numbers up to 11 – 1,3,5,7,9,11
The spleen is: 1 inch thick, 3 inches wide, 5 inches long, weighs 7oz (200g), lies between the 9th and 11th ribs

Yvonne Bramma

Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final, Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly
Cranial Nerves:
Olfactory CN I, Optic CN II, Occulomotor CN III, Trochlear CN IV, Trigeminal CN V, Abducens CN VI, Facial CN VII, Vestibulo-Chochlear CN VIII, Glasopharyngeal CN IX, Vagus CN X, Accessory CN XI, Hypoglossal CN XII

Jignesh Shah

Patrick Stewart Opposes Intelligent Questions
Gluteal region: superior to inferior
Piriformis, Superior Gemellus, Obturator Internus, Inferior Gemellus, Quadratus femoris

Jocelyn Zee

Point and Shoot!
For remembering that Parasympathetics are involved with erection and Sympathetics with ejaculation.

Kara Towles

Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beer
For remembering the divisions from proximal to distal on the brachial plexus:
Roots Trunks Divisions Cords Branches

Kara Towles

Right Said Loo I’m Away Inside
Renal artery, segmental artery, lobar artery, Interlobar artery, arcuate artery, Interlobular arteries

ANGELA ROBINSON-JONES

Rocker Kids Party Down with AC/DC Record
For remembering which abdominal viscera are retroperitoneal: Retroperitoneal; Kidneys; Pancreas; Duodenum; Ascending Colon; Descending Colon; Record and the first 2 of this list are secondarily retroperitoneal

lynnie rudner

Savage Surgeons Should Always Make Plans To Eat People
The layers of the anterior abdominal wall:
Skin, Subcutaneous fat, Scarpa’s fascia, Anterior rectus sheath, Muscle, Posterior rectus sheath, Transversalis fascia, Extraperitoneal fat, Peritoneum.

Dilshad Marikar

SCALP
Layers of the scalp
Skin, Connective tissue, Aponeurosis, Loose areolar tissue, Pericranium

joshy jose

Seven Angry Ladies Fighting Over PMS
Branches off External Carotid Artery:
Superior Thyroid, Ascending Pharyngeal, Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior Auricular, Maxillary, Superficial Temporal

Thomas Corso

She Likes To Play, Try To Catch Her
Carpal bones:
Proximal row – Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
Distal row – Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Lucas Macardle

She Looks Too Proud, Try To Chase Her
Carpal bones of the hand (lateral to medial)
Proximal row: Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
Distal row: Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Jason Su

She Loved The Prince That Tried Choking Her
Bones of the wrist:
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Frank Hopkins

Silly Annie Likes Fruit On Pie, Many Say
For remembering the branches of the external carotid artery:
Superior thyroid, Ascending pharyngeal, Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior auricular, Maxillary, Superficial temporal

Kara Towles

Some Affluent Ladies Feel Old, Precipitating Major Surgery
The Branches of the External Carotid:
Superior Thyroid, Ascending Pharyngeal, Lingual, Facial, Occipital, Posterior Auricular, Maxillary, Superficial Temporal

Marylyn Emedo

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle
For remembering the carpals.
Proximal row, radial to ulnar: Scaphoid Lunate Triquetrum Pisiform.
Distal row, radial to ulnar: Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Kara Towles

Standing Room Only
Superior orbital fissure is V1, foramen Rotundum is V2, foramen Ovale is V3

Caroline Atef

Stop Letting Those People Touch The Cadaver’s Hand
Carpal bones lateral to medial, proximal to distal:
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Alesha Scott

TERry got into a MINOR car Accident and INjured her DELTOID
The muscles supplied by the axillary nerve:
TERry got into a MINOR (teres minor) car Accident (axillary) and INjured (innervation) her DELTOID.

Tayler-Frances Chapman

The Himalayas Are Never Dry Places
Order of structures deep to extensor retinaculum of foot, from medial to lateral side
Tibialis anterior, extensor Hallucis longus, Anterior tibial artery, deep peroneal Nerve, extensor Digitorum longus, Peroneus tertius

neeta kulkarni

To Zanzibar By Motor Car
Terminal branches of the facial nerve:
VII Temporal, Zygomatic, Bucccal, Marginal mandibular, Cervical

Saad Hussain

Toothless Zack Buys Sweet Chocolates
Branches of facial nerves – Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Submandibular, Cervical

Nur Faridah Zulkhaini

TTTT
Anterior Mediastinal masses:
Thymoma, Thyroid mass, Teratoma, Terrible lymphoma

Esben Vogelius

ULNAR
Branches for the posterior cord of brachial plexus:
Upper subscapular nerve, Lower subscapular nerve, Nerve to latissimus dorsi (thoracodorsal nerve), Axillary nerve, Radial nerve.