Mullerian duct derivatives medical mnemonic

Mullerian duct derivatives medical mnemonic.

Ureter to ovarian/testicular artery relation

Ureter to ovarian/testicular artery relation medical mnemonic for USMLE and NCLEX.

Water under the bridge:

The ureters (which carry water), are posterior to the ovarian/testicular artery.
· Clinically important, since a common surgical error is to cut ureter instead of ovarian artery when removing uterus.

Internal Iliac Artery Mnemonic: Branches

USMLE and NCLEX Internal Iliac Artery Mnemonic: Branches

I Love Going Places In My Very Own Underwear:

Ileolumbar
Lateral sacral
Gluteal (superior and inferior)
Pudendal (internal)
Inferior vesicle (uterine in females)
Middle rectal
Vaginal
Obturator
Umbilical

Coeliac trunk mnemonic: branches

Coeliac trunk mnemonic: Medical mnemonic showing how to remember the Coeliac trunk branches.

Left Hand Side (LHS):

Left gastric artery
Hepatic artery
Splenic artery

Internal iliac artery mnemonic: posterior branch

Internal iliac artery (posterior branch) mnemonic for USMLE and NCLEX.

PILS:

Posterior branch
Iliolumbar
Lateral sacral
Superior gluteal

Extended version for the all branches of the Internal Iliac Artery:

I Love Going Places In My Very Own Underwear:

Ileolumbar
Lateral sacral
Gluteal (superior and inferior)
Pudendal (internal)
Inferior vesicle (uterine in females)
Middle rectal
Vaginal
Obturator
Umbilical

Portal-systemic anastomoses mnemonic

RetroPeritoneals hook up with Renal and Paravertebral veins.

Descending abdominal aorta mnemonic

Descending abdominal aorta: seven divisions

“Sometimes Intestines Get Really Stretched Causing Leakage”:

Suprarenals [paired]
Inferior mesenteric
Gonadal [paired]
Renals [paired]
Superior mesenteric
Celiac
Lumbar [paired]

Scalp layers

SCALP:
· From superficial to deep:
Skin
Connective tissue
Aponeurosis
Loose areolar tissue
Pericranium

Diaphragm apertures: spinal levels

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Oesophagus = 10 letters = T10
Vena cava = 8 letters = T8

Bowel components

“Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report”:
· From proximal to distal:
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Appendix
Colon
Sigmoid
Rectum
· Alternatively: to include the cecum, “Dow Jones Industrial Climbing Average Closing Stock Report”.

Alternative version:

“Dublin Sisters Ceramic Red Colored Jewelry Apparently Illegal”:
· 2-4 letters of each component:
Duodenum
Sigmoid
Cecum
Rectum
Colon
Jejunum
Appendix
Ileum