Mnemonics: Upper Limb
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Serratus Anterior: nerve vs. blood
LoNg thoracic: Nerve
LAteral thoracic: Artery
Flexor digitorum muscles: how they insert onto fingers
· A little rhyme:
Superficialis Splits in two,
To Permit Profundus Passing through.
Interossei muscles: actions of dorsal vs. palmar in hand
"PAd and DAb":
The Palmar Adduct and the Dorsal Abduct.
· Use your hand to dab with a pad.
Carpal bones
"Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle":
· Proximal row then distal row, both lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "Scared Lovers..."
· Alternatively: "Senior Lecturers...".
Brachial artery: recurrent and collateral branches
"I Am Pretty Sexy"
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".
Axillary artery branches
"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".
"Suzy Thompkins Loves Sex, Alcohol, and Pot"
"Send The Lord to Say A Prayer"
Cubital fossa contents
"Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
· From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve
Serratus anterior: innervation
SALT:
Serratus Anterior = Long Thoracic.
Rotator cuff muscles
"The SITS muscles":
· Clockwise from top:
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
· A pro baseball pitcher has injured his rotator cuff muscles. As a
result, he SITS out for the rest of the game, and then gets sent
to the minor leagues.
Radial nerve: muscles innervated
"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)
Taken from http://www.medicalmnemonics.com
Serratus Anterior: nerve vs. blood
LoNg thoracic: Nerve
LAteral thoracic: Artery
Flexor digitorum muscles: how they insert onto fingers
· A little rhyme:
Superficialis Splits in two,
To Permit Profundus Passing through.
Interossei muscles: actions of dorsal vs. palmar in hand
"PAd and DAb":
The Palmar Adduct and the Dorsal Abduct.
· Use your hand to dab with a pad.
Carpal bones
"Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle":
· Proximal row then distal row, both lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "Scared Lovers..."
· Alternatively: "Senior Lecturers...".
Brachial artery: recurrent and collateral branches
"I Am Pretty Sexy"
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".
Axillary artery branches
"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".
"Suzy Thompkins Loves Sex, Alcohol, and Pot"
"Send The Lord to Say A Prayer"
Cubital fossa contents
"Really Need Booze To Be At My Nicest":
· From lateral to medial:
Radial Nerve
Biceps Tendon
Brachial Artery
Median Nerve
Serratus anterior: innervation
SALT:
Serratus Anterior = Long Thoracic.
Rotator cuff muscles
"The SITS muscles":
· Clockwise from top:
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
· A pro baseball pitcher has injured his rotator cuff muscles. As a
result, he SITS out for the rest of the game, and then gets sent
to the minor leagues.
Radial nerve: muscles innervated
"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)
