Medical mnemonic for the order in which the heart valves close

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Medical mnemonic for the order in which the heart valves close:

My — Mitral
Teeth — Tricuspid
Are — Aortic
Pretty — Pulmonary

And then you smile, because you got it right!

Mullerian duct derivatives medical mnemonic

Mullerian duct derivatives medical mnemonic.

Radial nerve mnemonic

BrachioradialisThis is a classic medical mnemonic. No doubt it will be included in the mnemocine medical mnemonics list.

Radial nerve innervates the BEST.

Brachioradialis
Extensors of the forearm
Supinator
Triceps

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Pterygoid muscles (function)

USMLE medical mnemonic.

Look at how 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.

Order of heart valves for stethoscope exam

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USMLE / NCLEX mnemonic for the order of heart valves for stethoscope exam:

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Aortic

Pulmonary

Tricuspid

Mitral

Carpal bones: trapezium vs. trapezoid location

Medical Mnemonic for USMLE:

Carpal bones: trapezium vs. trapezoid location

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

Image source: University of Florida’s Department of Excersize and Sports Sciences

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Serratus anterior: innervation, action, and injury

Medical Mnemonic for Serratus anterior: innervation and action.

“C5-6-7 raise your wings up to heaven“:
C567 injury causes inability to raise arm past 90 degrees up to heaven, and results in a winging of the scapula.
· Long thoracic nerve roots (567) innervate Serratus anterior.

Popliteal fossa mnemonic: muscles arrangement

Popliteal fossa USMLE mnemonic: muscles arrangement

The two Semi’s go together, Semimembranosus and Semitendonosus.
The Membranosus is Medial and since the two semis go together, Semitendonosus is also medial.
Therefore, Biceps Femoris has to be lateral.
Of the semi’s, to remember which one is superficial: the Tendonosus is on Top.

Lumbrical muscles action mnemonic

Lumbricals action mnemonic for USMLE.

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.

lumbricals-action

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Thoracic duct mnemonics

Medical mnemonics for thoracid duct.

Thoracic duct: relation to azygous vein and esophagus “The duck between 2 gooses“:

Thoracic duct (duck) is between 2 gooses, azygous and esophagus.

Thoracic duct: which half of upper body does it drain?

Right or the left part of the upper body?
Answer: its Lymph from the Left of the upper body.