MEDICAL MNEMONICS

Medical Mnemonics


هل أنت طالب في كليّة الطب ؟

هل تجد معاناة في حفظ المواد الدراســـــية لديك ؟

إذا كانت الإجابة بنعم .... فإن شاء الله ســـتجد الحل الكامل هنا (والكمال لله وحده)


Medical Mnemonics

ما معنى هذه الجملة ؟
اساليب تقوية الذاكرة ... تســـــتعمل منذ زمن مع جميع طلبة الجامعات , بل
معظمكم قد يســــتخدمها حاليا , وذلك لحفظ مجموعة من أعراض مرض ما , أو
مجموعة عقاقير لمرض ما , وهكذا ........



Bowel components [ID 189]

"Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report":

_ From proximal to distal:

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Appendix

Colon

Sigmoid

Rectum

_ Alternatively: to include the cecum, "Dow Jones Industrial Climbing Average Closing Stock Report".

Knowledge Level 1, System: Alimentary

Anonymous Contributor

Bowel components [ID 1175]

"Dublin Sisters Ceramic Red Colored Jewelry Apparently Illegal":

_ 2-4 letters of each component:

Duodenum

Sigmoid

Cecum

Rectum

Colon

Jejunum

Appendix

Ileum

Knowledge Level 1, System: Alimentary

Frank Hopkins

Diaphragm apertures [ID 272]

"3 holes, each with 3 things going through it":

Aortic hiatus: aorta, thoracic duct, azygous vein.

Esophageal hiatus: esophagus, vagal trunks, left gastric vessels.

Caval foramen: inferior vena cava, right phrenic nerve, lymph nodes.

Knowledge Level 1, System: Alimentary

Anonymous Contributor

Diaphragm apertures: spinal levels Hi Yield [ID 3225]

Aortic hiatus = 12 letters = T12

Oesophagus = 10 letters = T10

Vena cava = 8 letters = T8

Knowledge Level 1, System: Alimentary

Oriade Adeoye Dept. of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, OAU, Ile-Ife

Duodenum: lengths of parts [ID 58]

"Counting 1 to 4 but staggered":

1st part: 2 inches

2nd part: 3 inches

3rd part: 4 inches

4th part: 1 inch

Knowledge Level 5, System: Alimentary

Anonymous Contributor

Liver inferior markings showing right/left lobe vs. vascular divisions [ID 114]

There's a Hepatic "H" on inferior of liver. One vertical stick of the H is the dividing line for anatomical

right/left lobe and the other vertical stick is the divider for vascular halves. Stick that divides the liver into

vascular halves is the one with vena cava impression (since vena cava carries blood, it's fortunate that it's

the divider for blood halves).

Knowledge Level 5, System: Alimentary

Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Meckel's diverticulum details Hi Yield [ID 72]

2 inches long.

2 feet from end of ileum.

2 times more common in men.

2% occurrence in population.

2 types of tissues may be present.

_ Note: "di-" means "two", so diverticulum is the thing with all the twos.

Knowledge Level 2, System: Alimentary

Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Murphy's point organ [for Irish] [ID 61]

"Murphy was an Irishman (and Murphy is a classic Irish surname), and Ireland=green":

Green organ in body is gallbladder, so Murphy's point is the gall bladder.

Knowledge Level 3, System: Alimentary

Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Aorta vs. vena cava: right vs. left Hi Yield [ID 2516]

Aorta and right each have 5 letters, so aorta is on the right.

Vena and cava and left each have 4 letters, so vena cava is on the left.

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Aortic arch: major branch order [ID 29]

"Know your ABC'S":

Aortic arch gives rise to:

Brachiocephalic trunk

left Common Carotid

left Subclavian

_ Beware though trick question of 'What is first branch of aorta?' Technically, it's the coronary arteries.

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

Atrioventricular valves Hi Yield [ID 2681]

"LAB RAT":

Left Atrium: Bicuspid

Right Atrium: Tricuspid

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Amir A. Ghaferi Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Axillary artery branches [ID 663]

"Send The Lord to Say A Prayer":

_ From proximal to distal:

Superior thoracic

Thoracacromial

Lateral thoracic

Subscapular

Anterior circumflex humeral

Posterior circumflex humeral

Knowledge Level 3, System: Cardiovascular

Michael A. Chaplin SUNY-HSCB Downstate College of Medicine

Axillary artery branches [ID 852]

"Suzy Thompkins Loves ***, Alcohol, and Pot":

_ From proximal to distal:

Superior thoracic

Thoracacromial

Lateral thoracic

Subscapular

Anterior circumflex humeral

Posterior circumflex humeral

Knowledge Level 3, System: Cardiovascular

Karl Boston U. School of Medicine

Axillary artery branches [ID 1208]

"Screw The Lawyer Save A Patient":

Superior thoracic

Thoracoacromiol

Lateral thoracic

Subscapular

Anterior circumflex humeral

Posterior circumflex humeral

Alternatively: "Some Times Life Seems A Pain".

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous contributor and Joe Azzopardi Not specified and Xarabank

Brachial artery is medial to biceps tendon [ID 1577]

"BAMBI":

Brachial Artery is Medial to Biceps In elbow.

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Christopher Jordan UAG-EDU

Brachial artery: recurrent and collateral branches [ID 608]

"I Am Pretty ***y"

Inferior ulnar collateral artery goes with Anterior ulnar recurrent artery.

Posterior ulnar recurrent artery goes with Superior ulnar collateral artery.

_ Alternatively: "I Am Pretty Smart".

Knowledge Level 5, System: Cardiovascular

Paul's Boutique Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Branches of Internal Iliac Artery [ID 3160]

"I Love Going Places In My Very Own Underwear":

Ileolumbar

Lateral sacral

Gluteal (superior and inferior)

Pudendal (internal)

Inferior vesicle (uterine in females)

Middle rectal

Vaginal

Obturator

Umbilical

Knowledge Level 5, System: Cardiovascular

Joe and Betsy Sophie Davis School of Medicine

Cardiac valves: order in circuit [ID 2895]

"TRI berore you BI":

Tricuspid valve is located in left heart and Bicuspid valve is located
in right heart. Blood flows through the tricuspid before bicuspid.

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Chris Gilbreth Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City

Carotid sheath contents [ID 669]

"I See 10 CC's in the IV":

I See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery

10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)

CC = Common Carotid artery

IV = Internal Jugular Vein

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

Cavernous sinus contents Hi Yield [ID 1094]

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.

_ See diagram.

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.

Knowledge Level 4, System: Cardiovascular

Jonathan Vafai New York University School of Medicine

Coelic trunk: branches Hi Yield [ID 1833]

Left Hand Side (LHS):

Left gastric artery

Hepatic artery

Splenic artery

Knowledge Level 1, System: Cardiovascular

Dr. Harsh Sharma

Descending abdominal aorta branches from diaphragm to iliacs [ID 613]

"Prostitutes Cause Sagging Swollen Red Testicles [in men] Living In Sin":

Phrenic [inferior]

Celiac

Superior mesenteric

Suprarenal [middle]

Renal

Testicular ["in men" only]

Lumbars

Inferior mesenteric

Sacral

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Josser Mt. Sinai Medical School

Descending abdominal aorta: seven divisions [ID 448]

"Sometimes Intestines Get Really Stretched Causing Leakage":

Suprarenals [paired]

Inferior mesenteric

Gonadal [paired]

Renals [paired]

Superior mesenteric

Celiac

Lumbar [paired]

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 291]

"Some Anatomists Like F*#king, Others Prefer S & M":

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Superficial temporal

Maxillary

_ Alternatively: As She Lay Flat, Oscar's Passion Slowly Mounted".

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 404]

"Sister Lucy's Powdered Face Often Attracts Silly Medicos":

_ Before entering the parotid gland:

Superior thyroid

Lingual

Posterior auricular

Facial

Occipital

Ascending pharyngeal

_ Ends as:

Superficial temporal and

Maxillary bifurcating in the in the parotid gland

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Dr. Deepu Sudhakaran Dept of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital

External carotid artery branches [ID 446]

"Some Angry Lady Figured Out PMS":

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superificial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 831]

StApLE OPIS:

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

External maxillary (facial)

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Internal maxillary

Superficial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Michael S. Florencio, DMD University of Perpetual College of Medicine, Las Pinas, Philippines

External carotid artery branches [ID 842]

"Some Aberdeen Ladies F#ck, Others Prefer Manual Stimulation":

_ From inferior to superior:

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superficial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 1030]

"So Long For Acting Old Parenting Means Stability":

Superior thyroid

Lingual

Facial

Ascending pharyngeal

Occiptal

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superficial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 1033]

"Some Aggressive Lovers Find Odd Positions More Stimulating":

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occiptal

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superficial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

External carotid artery branches [ID 1256]

"Sally Ate Lots Of Fresh Produce March Through September":

Superior thyroid

Ascending laryngeal

Lingual

Occipital (O before F is an extremely common variation)

Facial

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Transverse facial

Superficial temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Johns Hopkins Class of 2004

External carotid artery branches [ID 1558]

"She Lay Flaccid As Olaf's Penis Slipped In":

_ From caudal to cephalad:

Superior thyroid

Lingual

Facial

Ascending pharyngeal

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Superficial temporal

(Internal) maxillary

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

T. H. Lee UCLA School of Medicine

External carotid artery branches [ID 1799]

"Suzy Always Lays Flat On Pillows Making *** Terrific":

Superior thyroid

Ascending pharyngeal

Lingual

Facial

Occipital

Posterior auricular

Maxillary

Superificial Temporal

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Ally-Khan Somani University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

External jugular vein: tributaries [ID 3114]

PAST:

Posterior external jugular vein

Anterior jugular vein

Suprascapular vein

Transverse cervical vein

Knowledge Level 3, System: Cardiovascular

Dalia Rashdan Ain Shams University School of Dentistry

Female pelvic organs' blood supply [ID 267]

"3 organs, each get 2 blood supplies":

Uterus: uterine, vaginal.

Rectum: middle rectal, inferior rectal [inferior rectal is the end of pudendal].

Bladder: superior vesical, inferior vesical.

Knowledge Level 2, System: Cardiovascular

Anonymous Contributor

Femoral artery deep branches [ID 2415]

"Put My Leg Down Please":

Profundus femoris (deep femoral artery)

Medial circumflex femoral artery

Lateral circumflex femoral artery

Descending genicular arteries

Perforating arteries