ANATOMY 2 - Comprehensive MNEMONICS

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Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer.
CRANIAL NER(ES: I-optic, II-olfactory, III-oculomotor, IV-trochlear, V-trieminal, VI-
abducens, VII-facial, VIII-acoustic !vestibulocochlear", I#-lossophrayneal, #-vaus, #I-
spinal accessory, #II-hypolossal
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+ou have I nose. +ou have II eyes. !I - $lfactory, II -- $ptic"
Innerv&ion o) E*r&o'"+&rmoor M"s'+es:
LR, -SO./ 0
-R.---ateral rectus--/ VI abductens
)$0--)uperior $bli1ue--/ IV Trochlear
2--The remainin 0 eyeball movers 3 III
Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Bi Bras Matter More
&lternatively4
Some Say Marry Money, But My Bride Says Bi Balls Matter More
!%hat cranial nerve is 5otor, )ensory, or Both"
BRANCHES O1 1ACIAL NER(E: Temporal, 2yomatic, Buccal, M&sseteric, Cervical
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T%o 2ebras Borro%ed My Car
To 2an6ibar By Motor Car
AORTIC BRANCHES:
ABC3S
Aortic arch ives off the Bracheiocephalic trunk, the left Common Carotid, and
the left Subclavian artery

Per45oi% m"s'+es: )"n'ion o) +&er&+ vs6 me%i&+

7-ook at ho% your 8a% ends up %hen sayin first syllable of 9L&teral9 or 9Medial9 74
7L&74 your 8a% is no% open, so L&teral opens mouth.
7Me74 your 8a% is still '+ose%, so medial '+oses the mandible.
S"pine vs6 prone 7o%4 posiion
7S"pine is on your spine. 7
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Therefore, prone9s the 7other7 one. ; &lso, prone to suffocate in prone position.
Me'#e+3s %iveri'"+"m %e&i+s
2 inches lon. 2 feet from end of ileum. 2 times more common in men. 2< occurrence in population. 2
types of tissues may be present. ; =ote4 7%i-7 means 78o7, so %iverticulum is the thin %ith all the
8os.
C&verno"s sin"s 'onens
9O TOM CAT4 7
$ T$5 are lateral %all components, in order from superior to inferior. C& are the components %ithin
the sinus, from medial to lateral. C& ends at the level of T from $ T$5. ; )ee diaram. Occulomotor
nerve !III" Trochlear nerve !IV" Ophthalmic nerve !V:" Ma>illary nerve !V?" Carotid artery Abducent
nerve !VI" T4 @hen %ritten, connects to the T of $T$5.
C&roi% she&h 'onens 7 I See :; CC 9s in the I( 74
I )ee !I.C." 3 Internal Carotid artery
:A 3 C= :; !Vaus nerve"
CC 3 Common Carotid artery
IV 3 Internal Buular (ein
(0 innerv&e% m"s'+es 7 M4 A CC M eets T he T oilet74
M4lohyoid
Anterior diastric
Muscles of Mastication
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani
Cr&ni&+ 7ones 7 PEST O1 .74
Parietal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal
Occipital
1rontal
; The . 8ust reminds that there9s . of them to remember.
Th4roi%: ishm"s +o'&ion 7
Rins 2!0!. make the ishm"s )+oor74
Ishm"s overlies tracheal rins 2!0!.
Cervi'&+ p+e*"s: &rr&n5emen o) he impor&n nerves 7 <LAST 74
; 0 compass points4 clock%ise from north on the riht side of neck4
<reat auricular
Lesser occipital
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Accessory nerve pops out bet%een - and )
Supraclavicular
Transverse cervical
; )ee diaram.
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7Some Aressive Lovers 1ind Odd Positions More Stimulatin74
Superior thyroid
Ascendin pharyneal
Linual
1acial
Occiptal
Posterior auricular
Ma>illary
Superficial temporal
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7Sister Lucy9s Po%dered 1ace Often Attracts Silly Medicos74
; Before enterin the parotid land4
Superior thyroid
Linual
Posterior auricular
1acial
Occipital
Ascendin pharyneal
; Dnds as4
Superficial temporal and
Ma>illary bifurcatin in the in the parotid land
Lin5"&+ nerve 'o"rse
The -inual nerve
Took a curve
&round the *yolossus.
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)aid @harton9s Duct,
7The bastard9s one and crossed usG7
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7Some Anatomists Like 1EFkin, Others Prefer S H M74
Superior thyroid
Ascendin pharyneal
2
Linual
1acial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Superficial temporal
Ma>illary
; &lternatively4 As She Lay 1lat, Oscar9s Passion Slo%ly Mounted7.
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7Some Aberdeen Ladies 1Fck, Others Prefer Manual Stimulation74
; 'rom inferior to superior4
Superior thyroid
Ascendin pharyneal
Linual
1acial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Ma>illary
Superficial temporal
Be++3s p&+s4: s4mpoms
BELL3S P&+s44
Blink refle> abnormal
Earache
Lacrimation Ideficient, e>cessJ
Loss of taste
Sudden onset
P&+s4 of VII nerve muscles
; &ll symptoms are unilateral.

E*r&o'"+&r m"s'+es 'r&ni&+ nerve innerv&ion 7 LR,SO. res 0 74
Lateral Rectus is ,th
Superior Obli1ue is .th
res are all 0rd cranial nerve
Th4roi%s: re+&ive si=es
Thyroid looks like a bra !see picture".
Breasts are bier in %omen, so thyroid bier in %omen.
Krenant %omen have biest breasts of all, so they have the biest thyroids.
S"perior or7i&+ )iss"re: sr"'"res p&ssin5 hro"5h
7La6y 1rench Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Se>74
Lacrimal nerve
0
1rontal nerve
Trochlear nerve
Lateral nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Internal nerve
Abducens nerve
Ophthalmic veins
Sympathetic nerves
Cr&ni&+ 7ones
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; The first t%o letters of each bone4 1rontal P&rietal O'cipital Temporal Sphenoid Ehmoid
1or&men ov&+e 'onens:
O(ALE4
Otic anlion !8ust inferior"
(2 cranial nerve
Accessory menineal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
Emisary veins
An&omi'&+ p+&nes: 'oron&+! hori=on&+! s&5i&+
-Coron&+4 & classic paintinLstained lass %indo% of a saintLanel has a 'oron& radiatin around the
person9s head. The plane of the lassLpae is cuttin their head in the coronal plane.
-Hori=on&+4 )omeone comin over the hori=on has their abdomen cut in the hori6ontal plane.
-S&5i&+: the remainin one by default.
S"perior or7i&+ )iss"re: sr"'"res p&ssin5 hro"5h
7Lonely 1at Teenae (irins Rarely Like S%allo%in And Never Inest74 Lacrimal nerve 1rontal
nerve Trochlear nerve (ein4 ophthalmic Rin4 tendinous ; 'rom the rin, arises4 Lateral rectus Superior
division III Abducent nerve Nasociliary nerve Inferior divison III
S"perior h4roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
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Muscular
Infrahyoid
Superior laryneal
Sternomastoid
Cricothyroid
<landular
(ere7r&e: re'o5ni=in5 & hor&'i' )rom +"m7&r
D>amine vertebral body shape4
Thor&'i' is he&r-shaped body since your he&r is in your hor&*.
L"m7&r is #i%ne4-7e&n shaped since #i%ne4s are in +"m7&r area.
N
; )ee diaram.
E&r: 7ones o) inner e&r
Take a *ammer4 M&++e"s
*it an Indian Dlephant4 In'"s
It puts its foot in a stirrup4 S&pes
; Describes the shape, and relative position !from out to in" of the inner ear bones.
; &lternatively4 7M&i+in In'ludes S&mps7.
CN (II innerv&e% m"s'+es -7r&n'hi&+ &r'h 2 %eriv&ives/
7Imaine someone makin the )&'i&+ e>pression to say 9PSS6669 74
1&'i&+ e>pression muscles
Posterior belly of diastric
Stapedius
Stylohyoid
E*rinsi' m"s'+es o) on5"e >)or pro so''er )&ns?
7P&ris S. <ermain9s Hour74
P&latolossus
Sylolossus
<eniolossus
Hyolossus
; K)( is a 'rench soccer team !forein", hence e>trinsic comes to mind.
1or&men spinos"m: +o'&ion on 7&se o) s#"++
'oramen spinosum is ad8acent to the spine of sphenoid.
Tonsi+s: The hree 4pes
7PPL !people" have tonsils74
Pharyneal
Palatine
Linual
H4oi% 7one: m"s'+e &&'hmens
7Christ, He $idn9t Scre% <irls Much. That9s Obvious, Stupid74
; The first sentence is for . muscles attachin superiorly, the second sentence is for 2 muscles attachin
inferiorly.
; Both sentences are in order from lateral to medial4
Constricter !middle"
Hyolossus
$iastric
Stylohyoid
<eniohyoid
Myloyoid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
.
Sternohyoid
1&'e m"s'+es: +&r5e m"s'+e 5ro"ps3 'r&ni&+ innerv&ion
Mandibular nerve4 Mastication.
1&'i&+ nerve4 1&'i&+ e>pression.
Cr&ni&+ 7ones
7Old Pymies 1rom Thailand Eat Skulls74
Occipital
Parietal
1rontal
Temporal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
; =ote4 9skull-eatin pymies9 helps remind that mnemonic is for the skull.
; &lternatively4 7Old People 1rom Te>as Eat Spiders7.
; &lternatively4 7Prostitutes Offer 1ree Se> To Everyone7.
Ans& 'ervi'&+is nerves
7<Host THouht SOmeone STupid SHot Irene74
<eniohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Superior Omohyoid
Sternohyroid
Sternohyoid
Inferior omohyoid
E4e ro&ion 74 o7+i@"e m"s'+es
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Inferior obli1ue4 Lateral eye rotation.
Superior obli1ue4 Medial eye rotation.
M&*i++&r4 &rer4 7r&n'hes
7$AM I AM Piss $runk But Stupid $runk I Prefer, Must Phone Alcoholics Anonymous74
$eep auricular
Anterior tympanic
Middle menineal
Inferior alveolar
Accessory menineal
Masseteric
Pteryoid
$eep temporal
Buccal
Sphenopalatine
$escendin palatine
Infraorbital
O
Posterior superior alveolar
Middle superior alveolar
Pharyneal
Anterior superior alveolar
Artery of the pteryoid canal
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
SApLE OPIS4
Superior hyroid
Ascendin pharyneal
Linual
E>ternal ma>illary !facial"
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Internal ma>illary
Superficial temporal
L&'rim&+ nerve 'o"rse
7-acrimal9s story of P -9s74
Lacrimal nerve runs on Lateral %all of orbit above Lateral rectus, then Lets communicatin branch
8oin in, then supplies Lacrimal land, then Leaves it and supplies Lateral upper eye LidG
S"7'+&vi&n &rer4 7r&n'hes
7(ery Tired Individuals Sip Stron Coffee Served $aily74
(ertebral artery
Thyrocervical trunk
---Inferior thyroid
---Superficial cervical
---Suprascapular
Costocervical
---Superior intercostal
---$eep cervical
S'&+p: nerve s"pp+4
<LASS4
<reater occipitalL <reater auricular
Lesser occipital
Auriculotemporal
Supratrochlear
Supraorbital
Spin&+ 'or%: +en5h in vere7r&+ 'o+"mn
SCULL4
Spinal Cord Until L2 !--".
P
Or7i: 7ones o) me%i&+ 8&++
7My Little Eye Sits in the orbit74
Ma>illa !frontal process"
Lacrimal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid !body"
1&'i&+ nerve 7r&n'hes
7T%o 2ombies Buered My Cat74
; 'rom superior to inferior4
Temporal branch
2yomatic branch
Buccal branch
Mandibular branch
Cervical branch
; &lternatively4 7T%o 2ulus Bit My Cat7.
; &lternatively4 7T%o 2ebras Bit My Coccy>7.
; &lternatively4 7To 2an6ibar By Motor Car7.
; &lternatively4 7Tall 2ulus Bear Many Children7.
C&ri+&5e %eriv&ives o) :s ph&r4n5e&+ &r'h -m&n%i7"+&r/
7I9M A Super Se>y <uy7 !or (irl"4
Incus
Malleus
Anterior liament of malleus
Spine of sphenoid
Sphenomandibular liament
<enial tubercle of mandible
1&'i&+ nerve: 7r&n'hes &)er S4+om&soi% )or&men
7Ten 2ulus Buered My Cat !Painfully"74
; 'rom superior to inferior4
Temporal branch
2yomatic branch
Buccal branch
Mandibular branch
Cervical branch
!Posterior auricular nerve"
; &lternatively4 7PAssin Throuh 2an6ibar By Motor Car7 !PA for Posterior Auricular".
S"perior or7i&+ )iss"re: sr"'"res p&ssin5 hro"5h
7Live 1ree To See Absolutely No Insult74
Lacrimal nerve
1rontal nerve
Trochlear nerve
Q
Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
Abducent nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7So Lon 1or Actin Old Parentin Means Stability74
Superior thyroid
Linual
1acial
Ascendin pharyneal
Occiptal
Posterior auricular
Ma>illary
Superficial temporal
Horner3s s4n%rome 'omponens 7 HORN y PAM 7
; Horner9s is4
Ptosis
Anhidrosis
Miosis
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7Sally Ate Lots Of 1resh Produce March Throuh September74
Superior thyroid
Ascendin laryneal
Linual
Occipital !$ before ' is an e>tremely common variation"
1acial
Posterior auricular
Ma>illary
Transverse facial
Superficial temporal
Cri'o&r4enoi%s: &7%"'or vs6 &%%"'or
7@hen aliens &7%"' you, they Probe you.7
Posterior cricoarytenoids &7%"'. -ateral therefore is adduct by default.
E*ern&+ '&roi% &rer4 7r&n'hes
7She Lay 1laccid As Olaf9s Penis Slipped In74
; 'rom caudal to cephalad4
Superior thyroid
Linual
1acial
Ascendin pharyneal
:A
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Superficial temporal
!Internal" ma>illary
(0: sensor4 7r&n'hes 47B"''&neers Are In)erior Lin5"ists74
B"''&l
A"riculotemporal
In)erior alveolar
Lin5"al
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