Mnemonic Device: Never Lower Tilly’s Panties, Grandmother May Come Home. Explanation: Carpus bones – Navicular, Lunate, Trapezium, Pisiform, Greater multangular, Multangular, Capitate, Hamate
Mnemonic devices for Medical isues
There are many medical devices from CPR to the order of cranial nerves... Learn them by heart!
Friendly Zebras Speed Past Elderly Lions Mating
Mnemonic Device: Friendly Zebras Speed Past Elderly Lions Mating Explanation: to remember the seven bones of the orbit frontal, zygomatic, sphenoid, palatine, ethmoid, lacrimal and maxilla superior to inferior
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Two Zebras Bit My Chin
Mnemonic Device: Two Zebras Bit My Chin Explanation: to remember the five terminal branches of the facial nerve Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal Mandibular and Cervical
Circus People Like Raisin Oatmeal Bread
Mnemonic Device: Circus People Like Raisin Oatmeal Bread Explanation: to remember the anatomy for the pathway through the eye to the brain Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina, Optic nerve, Brain
Raging Blue Monsters Buy Smelly Skunks
Mnemonic Device: Raging Blue Monsters Buy Smelly Skunks Explanation: to remember Red blood cell, Bone Marrow, Bone and Skeletal System, in order of complexity
Some People Can Fly!
Mnemonic Device: Some People Can Fly! Explanation: to remember Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, in order Sensorimotor, Pre-operational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas
Mnemonic Device: Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas Explanation: For Anatomy & Physiology, to remember the types of white blood cells, from most to least numerous, in the blood. Neutrophil, Lymphocyte,
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Sally, Angela, Ben Bake Pies
Mnemonic Device: Sally, Angela, Ben Bake Pies Explanation: For Anatomy & Physiology, to remember the order of the components of the cardiac conduction system. Sinoatrial node, Atrioventricular node, Bundle of
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OCEAN (or CANOE)
Mnemonic Device: OCEAN (or CANOE) Explanation: to remember the Big Five personality traits Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
If you saw a Hippo on Campus, you would remember it.
Mnemonic Device: If you saw a Hippo on Campus, you would remember it. Explanation: To remember the brain structure (Hippocampus) that processes explicit memories (such as personal experiences). Picture seeing
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