I	On	Oh	Olfactory
II	Old	Oh	Optic
III	Olympus	Oh	Oculomotor
IV	Towering	To	Trochlear
V	Tops	Touch	Trigeminal
VI	A	And	Abducens
VII	Finn	Feel	Facial
VIII	And	A	Auditory
IX	German	Girl's	Glossopharyngeal
X	Viewed	Vagina	Vagus
XI	Astounding	And	Accessory
XII	Hops	Hymus	Hypoglossal

I	Some	Sensory
II	Say	Sensory
III	Marry	Motor
IV	Money	Motor
V	But	Both
VI	My	Motor
VII	Brother	Both
VIII	Says	Sensory
IX	Big	Both
X	Breasts	Both
XI	Matter	Motor
XII	Most	Motor

You have I nose & II eyes
I - Olfactory n.; II - Optic n.

Extraocular muscles

LR6 - SO4 - R3

LR6	Lateral Rectus	VI abducens
SO4	Superior Oblique	IV trochlear
R3	Remaining eyeball movers	III oculomotor

Branches of the facial nerve

Ten Zombies Bought My Car
Two Zulus Buggered My Cat
Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Masseteric, Cervical

Spinal Nerves

C3-4-5 keep the phrenic nerve (or diaphragm) alive
C5-6-7 raise your arms to heaven (nerve roots of long thoracic nerve innervate serratus anterior)
C5-6-7 "mus...culo...cutaneous?" © Eros Sanchez 1999

Innervation of the penis

S2,3,4 keeps the penis off the floor
Refers to the innervation of the penis by branches of the pudendal nerve which is derived from spinal cord levels S2-4.
Point, Shoot, Score
Parasympathetic for erection, Sympathetic for ejaculation, Somatomotor for . . .

Supraorbital fissure

Structures that pass through it:
Luscious French Tarts Sit Naked In Anticipation Of Sex
Lacrimal nerve, Frontal nerve, Trochlear nerve, Superior branch of oculomotor nerve, Nasociliary nerve, Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve, Abducent nerve, Ophthalmic veins, Sympathetic nerves

Points of exit for Trigeminal nerve

Standing Room Only:
V1 - Superior orbital fissure
V2 - foramen Rotundum
V3 - foramen Ovale

Cranial bones

Old People From Texas Eat spiders
or
Pest of 6:
Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Ethnoid, Sphenoid

Brachial plexus

Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beers:
Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

Extensor Compartment of the Arm

Beer	Brachioradialis
Eating CReoLe	Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
Eating CRaB	Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
Eating Dog	Extensor Digitorum
Eating Dog's Mother	Extensor Digiti Minimi
Even Cathy's Underwear	Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

Great vessels

ABC'S of the aortic arch:
Aortic arch, Brachiocephalic trunk, the left common Carotid, and the left Subclavian artery

Thoracic duct

The duck is between two gooses:
duck = thoracic duct
2 gooses = azyGOUS vein and esophaGOUS

Order of structures in groin (from lateral to medial)

NAVEL
Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, Lymphatics

Muscles inserting into humerus

A lady between two majors
Pectoralis major attaches to lateral lip of bicipital groove, the teres major attaches to medial lip of bicipital groove, and the latissimus dorsi attaches to the floor of bicipital groove.
The "lati" is between two "majors"

Pectoral nerves

"Lateral is less, medial is more"
Lateral pectoral nerve goes through pectoralis major, while medial pectoral nerve goes though both pectoralis major and minor.

Carpal bones

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezoid, Trapezium, Capitate, Hamate.

Gluteal Muscles

                    Rhmye Time: "Tensor Fasciae Latae, Gluteus Med & Min...first abduct the femur, then rotate it in."
                    All other gluteal muscles are lateral rotators of the femur.
                    BONUS: Tensor Fasciae Latae, Gluteus Minimus, and Gluteus Maximus are all innervated by the Inferior Gluteal Nerve.

Radial nerve

"BEST"
It innervates the Brachioradialis, Extensors, Supinator, Triceps.

Median nerve

"LOAF"
It innervates the Lateral 2 Lumbricals, Opponens pollicis, Abductor pollicis brevis, Flexor pollicis brevis.

Brachial Plexus Lesions

"DR. CUMA"

D - wrist Drop (is caused by...)
R - Radial nerve lesion
C - Claw hand (is caused by...)
U - Ulnar nerve lesion
M - Median nerve (lesion causes...)
A - Ape hand

Medial Malleolus

                    From Anterior to Posterior: "Tall Damsels Are Never Very Happy"
                    Tibialis posterior, flexor Digitorum longus, posterior tibial Artery, tibial Nerve, saphenous Vein, flexor Hallucis longus tendon

Spleen

1,3,5,7,9,11
It measures 1x3x5 inches, weighs 7 ounces and lies between ribs 9-11.

Histology

Blood Constituents

Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas:
Neutrophils, Leukocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils

Epidermis

Brent Spiner Gained Lieutenant Commander
or
Grandpa Shagged Grandmas Love Child:
Basale/Germinativum, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum

Collagen Types

Bone - Bone is collagen type I
Cartwolage - Cartilage is collagen type II

Embryology

Under construction . . . get it?

Biochemistry

Glycolysis

Goodness	Lateral Rectus
Gracious	Superior Oblique
Father	Fructose-6-P
Franklin	Fructose-1,6-diP
Did	Dihydroxyacetone-P
Go	Glyceraldehyde-P
By	1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
Picking	3-phosphoglycerate
Pumkins	2-phosphoglycerate
PrEPare	Phosphoenolpyruvate [PEP]
Pies	Pyruvate

Citric Acid Cycle

Oh	Oxaloacetate
Citric	Citrate
Acid	Aconitate
Is	Isocitrate
Of course	Oxalosuccinate
A	Alpha-ketoglutarate
SiLly	Succinyl-CoA
STupid	Succinate
Funny	Fumarate
Molecule	Malate

Dicarboxylic acids (alpha, omega) from C2-C10

Oh My, Such Good Apple Pie, Sweet As Sugar:
oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, pimelic, suberic, azelaic, sebacic

Phosphate

In the Phasted (fasted) State, Phosphorylate:
Phosphorylation cascade active when blood glucose low.

Molecular Genetics

EXons EXpressed, INtrons IN the trash:
DNA expression into mature mRNA

Pyrimidines are "CUT" from purines.
Pyrimidines are Cytosine, Uracil, Thiamine and are one ring structures. Purines are double ring structures.

Cell Cycle

Go Sally Go! Make Children!
G1, S, G2, M, C
Growth phase 1, DNA Synthesis (replication), Growth phase 2, Mitosis, Cytokinesis.

Causes of Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Maggie May Does Not Smoke
Mutations, Migration, genetic Drift, Non-random mating, Selection.

Mitosis

People Meet And Talk, or
PMAT
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

Meiosis

PMAT x2
Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I,
Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, Telophase II,
(Note: 4 haploid daughter cells instead of 2 diploid daughter cells)

Pharmacology

Beta Adrenergic Receptor Distribution

One heart, two lungs
heart is primarily beta-1; airway is beta-2

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone

Sara Hates Men On Drugs
Serotonin, Histamine, Muscarinic agents, Opioids, Dopamine

Spinal Anesthesia

Little Boys Prefer Toys
Lidocaine, Bupivicaine, Procaine, Tetracaine

Physiology

Adrenal Cortex

"Go Find Rex, Make Good Sex"
Glomerulosa, Fasiculata, Reticulata
Mineralocorticoids, Glucocorticoids, Sex hormones

Anterior Pituitary

FLAGTOP
F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
L: Lutinizing Hormone
A: ACTH
G: Growth Hormone
T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
O: MSH
P: Prolactin

Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic: fight or flight
Parasympathetic: rest and digest

Erythropoiesis

"Profitable Businesses Pollute Our Rural Environment"
Proerythroblast, Basophilic, Polychromatophilic, Orthochromatic, Reticulocyte, Erythroblast

Fat-soluble Vitamins

ADEK
Vitamins A,D,E, and K

Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Think of an exercising muscle for a rightward shift:
Exercising muscle is:

hot,
acidic (lactic acid),
hypercarbic,
and has increased 2,3-DPG.

It benefits from oxygen unloading from red blood cells.