Mnemonics – Flashcard

"Her C#nt's Too Tight So Lubricate The Penis": · Anticlockwise: Hamate Capate Trapezoid Trapezium Scaphoid Lunate Triquetral Pisiform

SALT: Serratus Anterior = Long Thoracic.

"PAd and DAb": The Palmar Adduct and the Dorsal Abduct. · Use your hand to dab with a pad. "3 on the P, 4 on the Dor": There are 3 Palmar, and 4 Dorsal interossei.

Lumbrical action is to hold a pea, that is to flex the metacarpophalangeal joint and extend the interphalangeal joints. When look at hand in this position, can see this makes an "L" shape, since L is for Lumbrical.

BrachioRadialis: Function: Its the Beer Raising muscle, flexes elbow, strongest when wrist is oriented like holding a beer. Innervation: Breaks Rule: it's a flexor muscle, But Radial. (Radial nerve usually is for extensors: Recall BEST rule: B was for brachioradialis). Important relation: Behind it is the Radial nerve in the cubital fossa. Attachment: Attaches to Bottom of Radius.

"Pimps F*ck Prostitutes For Fun": Pronator teres Flexor carpi radialis Palmaris longous Flexor carpi ulnaris Flexor digitorum superficialis

"You walk shorter to a street corner. You ride longer on a superhighway.": · Short head originates from coracoid process. · Long head originates from the supraglenoid cavity.

"All For One And One For All": · Thenar: Abductor pollicis longus Flexor pollicis brevis Opponens pollicis Adductor pollicis. · Hypothenar: Opponens digiti minimi Flexor digiti minimi Abductor digiti minimi

"The LOAF muscles": Lumbricals 1 and 2 Opponens pollicis Abductor pollicis brevis Flexor pollicis brevis · Alternatively: LLOAF, with 2 L's, to recall there's 2 lumbricals. · To remember that these are the Median nerve muscles, think "Meat LOAF".

"Try A Big Chocolate Chip Sundae, Double Dip Cherries And Peanuts Preferably Included": · In order of their innervation, proximal to distal: Triceps Anconeus Brachioradialis ext. Carpi radialis longus ext. Carpi radialis brevis Supinator ext. Digitorum ext.Digiti minimi ext. Carpi ulnaris Abductor poll. longus ext. Poll. brevis ext. P poll. longus ext. Indicis · For the neighboring words that start with the same letter (eg: chocolate and chip), notice that the longer word in the mnemonic, corresponds to the longer of the two muscle names (ex: ext. carpi radialis longus and ext. carpi radialis brevis)

Each supply 1/2 of flexor digitorum profundus. Each supplies 2 lumbricals. Each has a palmar cutaneous nerve that pops off prematurely. Each supplies an eminence group of muscles [ulnar: hypothenar. median: thenar]. Each enters forearm through two heads [ulnar: heads of flexor carpi ulnaris. median: heads of pronator teres]. Each has no branches in upper arm. Each makes two fingers claw when cut at wrist. Each supplies a palmaris [median: palmaris longus. ulnar: palmaris brevis].

· A little rhyme: Superficialis Splits in two, To Permit Profundus Passing through.

DR CUMA: Drop=Radial nerve Claw=Ulnar nerve Median nerve=Ape hand (or Apostol [preacher] hand)

ARM fracture: · From superior to inferior: Axillary: head of humerus Radial: mid shaft Median: supracondular

"Screw The Lawyer Save A Patient": Superior thoracic Thoracoacromiol Lateral thoracic Subscapular Anterior circumflex humeral Posterior circumflex humeral

"BAMBI": Brachial Artery is Medial to Biceps In elbow.

· Since there's two T's in carpal bone mnemonic sentences, need to know which T is where: TrapeziUM is by the thUMB, TrapeziOID is inSIDE. · Alternatively, TrapeziUM is by the thUMB, TrapezOID is by its SIDE.

"I Am Pretty Sexy" Inferior ulnar collateral artery goes with Anterior ulnar recurrent artery. Posterior ulnar recurrent artery goes with Superior ulnar collateral artery.

The eXtensor eXpansion is on the proXimal phalynX.

"Very Tired Individuals Sip Strong Coffee Served Daily": Vertebral artery Thyrocervical trunk ---Inferior thyroid ---Superficial cervical ---Suprascapular Costocervical ---Superior intercostal ---Deep cervical

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