Voicebox: names of parts in sagittal cross-section
"There's 3 V's in your Voicebox":
Vestibular fold
Ventricle
Vocal fold
· Note: Vestibular and Vocal cord also known as false and true
cords respectively.
Orbit: bones of medial wall
Cavernous sinus contents
"My Little Eye Sits in the orbit":
O TOM CAT:
Maxilla (frontal process)
O TOM are lateral wall components, in order from
Lacrimal
superior to inferior.
Ethmoid
CA are the components within the sinus, from medial to lateral. CA
Sphenoid (body)
ends at the level of T from O TOM.
· See diagram.
Facial nerve:
Occulomotor branches
nerve (III) after Stylomastoid foramen
Trochlear nerve (IV)
"Ten Zulus Buggered My Cat (Painfully)":
Ophthalmic nerve
· From superior to (V1)
inferior:
Maxillary
Temporal branch(V2)
nerve
Carotid artery
Zygomatic branch
Abducent nerve (VI)
Buccal branch
T: When written,
Mandibular branchconnects to the T of OTOM.
Cervical branch
(Posterior auricular nerve)
Pterygoid muscles:
· Alternatively: "PAssingfunction of lateral
Through Zanzibar vs. medial
By Motor Car" (PA
"Look at how Auricular).
for Posterior your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or 'Medial' ":
"La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
"Me": your jaw is still closed, so medial closes the mandible.
Superior orbital fissure: structures passing through
"Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Sex":
Lacrimal nerve
External carotid artery branches
Frontal nerve
"Some Angry Lady Figured Out PMS":
Trochlear nerve
Superior thyroid
Lateral nerve
Ascending pharyngeal
Nasociliary nerve
Lingual
Internal nerve
Facial
Abducens nerve
Occipital
Ophthalmic veins
Posterior auricular
Sympathetic nerves
Maxillary
Superificial temporal
CN VII innervated muscles (branchial arch 2 derivatives)
"Some Aggressive Lovers Find Odd Positions More Stimulating"
"Imagine someone Like
"Some Anatomists making the facial
F*#king, expression
Others Prefer Sto& say
M" 'PSS...' ":
Facial expression muscles
Posterior belly of digastric
Foramen ovale contents
Stapedius
MALE:
Stylohyoid
Mandibular nerve
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser
Thyroids:petrosal nerve sizes
relative
Emissary veins
Thyroid looks like a bra.
Alternatively: also include Motor root of Trigeminal and Middle meningeal vein under
Breasts are bigger in women, so thyroid bigger
'M'.
in women.
Pregnant women have biggest breasts of all, so
Superior
they have theorbital
biggestfissure:
thyroids.structures passing through
"Lonely Fat Teenage Virgins Rarely Like Swallowing And Never Ingest":
Lacrimal nerve
Frontal nerve
Trochlear nerve
Facial bones
Vein: ophthalmic
Ring:
"Virgiltendinous
Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh!":
·Vomer
From the ring, arises:
Lateral
Conchaerectus
Superior
Nasal division III
Abducent nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Inferior divison III
Facial nerve branches
"Two Zombies Buggered My Cat":
· From superior to inferior:
, Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
Lacrimal
Nasal cavity components
"Never Call Me Needle Nose!":
Nares [external]
Conchae
Meatuses
Nares [internal]
Nasopharynx
· Note mnemonic sentence is nasally-related.
Internal jugular vein: tributaries
"Medical Schools Let Confident People In":
· From inferior to superior:
Middle thyroid
Superior thyroid
Lingual
Common facial
Pharyngeal
Inferior petrosal sinus
Cricoarytenoids: abductor vs. adductor
When aliens abduct you, they Probe you.
Posterior cricoarytenoids abduct. Lateral therefore is adduct by default.
Trigeminal nerve: where branches exit skull
"Standing Room Only":
Superior orbital fissure is V1
foramen Rotundum is V2
foramen Ovale is V3
Lingual nerve course
The Lingual nerve
Took a curve
Around the Hyoglossus.
"Well I'll be f*#ked!"
Said Wharton's Duct,
"The bastard's gone and crossed us!"
External carotid artery branches
"There's 3 V's in your Voicebox":
Vestibular fold
Ventricle
Vocal fold
· Note: Vestibular and Vocal cord also known as false and true
cords respectively.
Orbit: bones of medial wall
Cavernous sinus contents
"My Little Eye Sits in the orbit":
O TOM CAT:
Maxilla (frontal process)
O TOM are lateral wall components, in order from
Lacrimal
superior to inferior.
Ethmoid
CA are the components within the sinus, from medial to lateral. CA
Sphenoid (body)
ends at the level of T from O TOM.
· See diagram.
Facial nerve:
Occulomotor branches
nerve (III) after Stylomastoid foramen
Trochlear nerve (IV)
"Ten Zulus Buggered My Cat (Painfully)":
Ophthalmic nerve
· From superior to (V1)
inferior:
Maxillary
Temporal branch(V2)
nerve
Carotid artery
Zygomatic branch
Abducent nerve (VI)
Buccal branch
T: When written,
Mandibular branchconnects to the T of OTOM.
Cervical branch
(Posterior auricular nerve)
Pterygoid muscles:
· Alternatively: "PAssingfunction of lateral
Through Zanzibar vs. medial
By Motor Car" (PA
"Look at how Auricular).
for Posterior your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or 'Medial' ":
"La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
"Me": your jaw is still closed, so medial closes the mandible.
Superior orbital fissure: structures passing through
"Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Sex":
Lacrimal nerve
External carotid artery branches
Frontal nerve
"Some Angry Lady Figured Out PMS":
Trochlear nerve
Superior thyroid
Lateral nerve
Ascending pharyngeal
Nasociliary nerve
Lingual
Internal nerve
Facial
Abducens nerve
Occipital
Ophthalmic veins
Posterior auricular
Sympathetic nerves
Maxillary
Superificial temporal
CN VII innervated muscles (branchial arch 2 derivatives)
"Some Aggressive Lovers Find Odd Positions More Stimulating"
"Imagine someone Like
"Some Anatomists making the facial
F*#king, expression
Others Prefer Sto& say
M" 'PSS...' ":
Facial expression muscles
Posterior belly of digastric
Foramen ovale contents
Stapedius
MALE:
Stylohyoid
Mandibular nerve
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser
Thyroids:petrosal nerve sizes
relative
Emissary veins
Thyroid looks like a bra.
Alternatively: also include Motor root of Trigeminal and Middle meningeal vein under
Breasts are bigger in women, so thyroid bigger
'M'.
in women.
Pregnant women have biggest breasts of all, so
Superior
they have theorbital
biggestfissure:
thyroids.structures passing through
"Lonely Fat Teenage Virgins Rarely Like Swallowing And Never Ingest":
Lacrimal nerve
Frontal nerve
Trochlear nerve
Facial bones
Vein: ophthalmic
Ring:
"Virgiltendinous
Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh!":
·Vomer
From the ring, arises:
Lateral
Conchaerectus
Superior
Nasal division III
Abducent nerve
Nasociliary nerve
Inferior divison III
Facial nerve branches
"Two Zombies Buggered My Cat":
· From superior to inferior:
, Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
Lacrimal
Nasal cavity components
"Never Call Me Needle Nose!":
Nares [external]
Conchae
Meatuses
Nares [internal]
Nasopharynx
· Note mnemonic sentence is nasally-related.
Internal jugular vein: tributaries
"Medical Schools Let Confident People In":
· From inferior to superior:
Middle thyroid
Superior thyroid
Lingual
Common facial
Pharyngeal
Inferior petrosal sinus
Cricoarytenoids: abductor vs. adductor
When aliens abduct you, they Probe you.
Posterior cricoarytenoids abduct. Lateral therefore is adduct by default.
Trigeminal nerve: where branches exit skull
"Standing Room Only":
Superior orbital fissure is V1
foramen Rotundum is V2
foramen Ovale is V3
Lingual nerve course
The Lingual nerve
Took a curve
Around the Hyoglossus.
"Well I'll be f*#ked!"
Said Wharton's Duct,
"The bastard's gone and crossed us!"
External carotid artery branches
