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Showing posts with label Anatomy Upper Limb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anatomy Upper Limb. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Hand Fractures Colle's vs Smith's Mnemonic

Colle's fracture: arm in fall position makes a 'C' shape.
Smith's fracture: arm in fall position makes a 'S' shape


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper Limb, Orthopedics)

Nerves Affected by Humerus Fracture Location Mnemonic

ARM fracture

   (from superior to inferior)
Axillary: head of humerus
Radial: mid shaft
Median: supracondular



(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper Limb)

Musculocutaneous Nerve Muscle Innervation Mnemonic

BBC:
Biceps brachii 
Brachialis 
Coracobrachialis


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics, Upper Limb, Neurology)

Supination vs Pronation Mnemonic

Supination: Palm to face the SUN

Pronation: Palm to face PLANTS


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Hand Upper limb)

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Brachial plexus branches Mnemonic

MAunt RaiseMUncle

(from lateral to medial)
Musculocutaneous
Axillary
Radial
Median
Ulnar


(Anatomy Mnemonic Upper Limb Neurology)

Contents of Tarsal Tunnel Mnemonic

Tom, Dick And Very Nervous Harry 

Tibialis posterior
Digitorum longus
Artery (posterior tibial)
Vein (posterior tibial)
Nerve (tibial)
Hallucis longus (flexor)


(Contents: Anatomy Mnemonic  Lower Limb Foot)

Deep Tendon Reflexes Root Supply Mnemonic

Remember this nursery rhyme 

One, two-- buckle my shoe. Three, four-- kick the door. Five, six-- pick up sticks. Seven, eight-- shut the gate

S1,2: ankle jerk
L3,4: knee jerk
C5,6: biceps and brachioradialis
C7,8: triceps



(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic, Neurology Mnemonic)

Serratus Anterior Innervation Mnemonic

Remember SALT

Serratus Anterior = Long Thoracic


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper limb Thorax)

Cubital Fossa Contents Mnemonic

N-MAN

From lateral to medial:
Nerve
Muscle
Artery
Nerve


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper limb)

Elbow Flexors Mnemonic

Three B's Bend the elBow

Brachialis

Biceps
Brachioradialis



(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper limb)

Interossei muscles of hand actions Mnemonic

PAd and DAb


The Palmar Adduct and the Dorsal Abduct


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb Hand)

Intrinsic Muscles of Hand Mnemonic

All For One And One For All

    Thenar Eminence
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
Opponens pollicis
Adductor pollicis

    Hypothenar Eminence
Opponens digiti minimi
Flexor digit minimi
Abductor digiti minimi


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb Hand)

Trapezium vs Trapezoid location Mnemonic

Two wrist bones start with T, here is the mnemonic to remember their relationship

TrapeziUM is by the thUMB, TrapeziOID is inSIDE.


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonic Upper limb Hand)

Friday, July 18, 2014

Brachial Plexus Organization Mnemonic

The Crazy Dog Turns Rabid
 (lateral to medial)

Terminal Branches
Cords
Divisions
Trunks
Roots

(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb)

Brachial Plexus Branches of Posterior Cord Mnemonic

STAR

Subscapular (upper  and lower)
Thoracodorsal
Axiallary
Radial

(Category : Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causes

MEDIAN TRAP



Myxoedema
Edema premenstrually
Diabetes
Idiopathic
Agromegaly
Neoplasm
Trauma
Rheumatoid arthritis
Amyloidosis
Pregnancy


(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb Hand)

Serratus Anterior Innervation Mnemonic

C567 raise your wings up to heaven

Serratus Anterior is Innervated by Cervical Roots

C5
C6
C7

(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper limb)

Radial Nerve Muscular Innervation Mnemonic

BEST muscles

Brachioradialis
Extensors
Supinator
Triceps



(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics Upper Limb, Hand)

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Cubital Fossa Contents Mnemonic

N-MAN (lateral to medial)

Nerve

Muscle
Artery
Nerve

(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics, upper limb)

Monday, July 14, 2014

Median Nerve Hand Muscle Innervation Mnemonic

the LOAF muscles

Lumbricals 1 and 2
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis



(Category: Anatomy Mnemonics, Upper limb, Hand)

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