NBDE Part I – Mnemonics UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
V3 - CORRECT ANSWER - What nerve innervated these muscles?
(My Aunt Made The Turkey)
Mylohyoid
Anterior digastric
Muscles of mastication
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani
tensor veli palatini - CORRECT ANSWER - V3 innervated muscles:
Mylohyoid
Anterior digastric
muscles of Mastication
______
Tensor tympani
temporal - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscles of mastication
(Empty Pie Plate -- MTPP)
Masseter
______
Pterygoid (medial)
Pterygoid (lateral)
,greater petrosal - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of Facial n. (inside the skull)
(Great People Call Their Moms)
______ ______
chorda tympani
motor n.
auricular - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of the Vagus n.
(APE SCRAP)
______ n.
Pharyngeal n.
Esophageal plexus
Superior laryngeal n. (gives internal sensory and external motor LN)
Cardiac branches
Recurrent laryngeal n.
Anterior vagal trunk
Posterior vagal trunk
lateral rectus - CORRECT ANSWER - Extrinsic Eye muscles innervation
LR6, SO4, AO3
the ______ ______ (LR) is innervated by CN VI
the Superior Oblique (SO) is innervated by CN IV
All Others are innervated by CN III
,money, brains - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial n. Sensory vs. Motor (in order from CN 1-
12)
Some Say ______ Matters But My Brother Says Big ______ Matter Most
marginal - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of the Facial n. (outside skull)
To Zanzibar By Motor Car (superior to inferior)
Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
______ mandibular branch
Cervical
serratus anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Long Thoracic n.
C5-C7 Push Serratus to Heaven
Long thoracic innervation and ______ ______ actions on scapula:
The serratus anterior Protracts, Stabilizes, and assists in Superior movements of the scapula
constricter - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyoid bone muscle attachments
Can I Have Dessert? Some Grumpy Man Took Our Shortcake.
(Superior to inferior, lateral to medial. The "I" doesn't stand for anything)
______ (middle)
Hyoglossus
Digastric
, Stylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
stylomastoid - CORRECT ANSWER - Foramen and the Cranial Nerves
Canadians Only Swim Strong. Sluggish Rednecks Only Swim Slowly In Jacuzzis. Jamaicans
Just Hide.
Cribriform plate (olfactory)
Optic canal (optic)
Superior orbital fissure (oculomotor)
Superior orbital fissure (trochlear)
Superior orbital fissure (trigeminal - opthalmic)
foramen Rotundum (trigeminal - maxillary)
foramen Ovale (trigeminal - mandibular)
Superior orbital fissure (abducens)
______ foramen (facial)
Internal acoustic meatus (vestibulocochlear)
Jugular foramen (glossopharyngeal)
Jugular foramen (vagus)
Jugular foramen (accessory)
Hypoglossal canal (hypoglossal)
tubal - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of tonsils
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
V3 - CORRECT ANSWER - What nerve innervated these muscles?
(My Aunt Made The Turkey)
Mylohyoid
Anterior digastric
Muscles of mastication
Tensor veli palatini
Tensor tympani
tensor veli palatini - CORRECT ANSWER - V3 innervated muscles:
Mylohyoid
Anterior digastric
muscles of Mastication
______
Tensor tympani
temporal - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscles of mastication
(Empty Pie Plate -- MTPP)
Masseter
______
Pterygoid (medial)
Pterygoid (lateral)
,greater petrosal - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of Facial n. (inside the skull)
(Great People Call Their Moms)
______ ______
chorda tympani
motor n.
auricular - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of the Vagus n.
(APE SCRAP)
______ n.
Pharyngeal n.
Esophageal plexus
Superior laryngeal n. (gives internal sensory and external motor LN)
Cardiac branches
Recurrent laryngeal n.
Anterior vagal trunk
Posterior vagal trunk
lateral rectus - CORRECT ANSWER - Extrinsic Eye muscles innervation
LR6, SO4, AO3
the ______ ______ (LR) is innervated by CN VI
the Superior Oblique (SO) is innervated by CN IV
All Others are innervated by CN III
,money, brains - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial n. Sensory vs. Motor (in order from CN 1-
12)
Some Say ______ Matters But My Brother Says Big ______ Matter Most
marginal - CORRECT ANSWER - Branches of the Facial n. (outside skull)
To Zanzibar By Motor Car (superior to inferior)
Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
______ mandibular branch
Cervical
serratus anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Long Thoracic n.
C5-C7 Push Serratus to Heaven
Long thoracic innervation and ______ ______ actions on scapula:
The serratus anterior Protracts, Stabilizes, and assists in Superior movements of the scapula
constricter - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyoid bone muscle attachments
Can I Have Dessert? Some Grumpy Man Took Our Shortcake.
(Superior to inferior, lateral to medial. The "I" doesn't stand for anything)
______ (middle)
Hyoglossus
Digastric
, Stylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
stylomastoid - CORRECT ANSWER - Foramen and the Cranial Nerves
Canadians Only Swim Strong. Sluggish Rednecks Only Swim Slowly In Jacuzzis. Jamaicans
Just Hide.
Cribriform plate (olfactory)
Optic canal (optic)
Superior orbital fissure (oculomotor)
Superior orbital fissure (trochlear)
Superior orbital fissure (trigeminal - opthalmic)
foramen Rotundum (trigeminal - maxillary)
foramen Ovale (trigeminal - mandibular)
Superior orbital fissure (abducens)
______ foramen (facial)
Internal acoustic meatus (vestibulocochlear)
Jugular foramen (glossopharyngeal)
Jugular foramen (vagus)
Jugular foramen (accessory)
Hypoglossal canal (hypoglossal)
tubal - CORRECT ANSWER - Types of tonsils
