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Sam Likes To Push The Toy Car Hard The Cranial Bones
Sam Likes To Push The Toy Car Hard The Cranial Bones
V: Vomer
C: Conchae (inferior)
N: Nasal bone
M: Maxilla
M: Mandible
P: Palatine bone
Z: Zygomatic bone
L: Lacrimal bones
The cranial nerves
The cranial nerves are each have a name and a number, so remembering which name goes
with what number can be difficult. Use this little poem to remember:
On Old Olympuss Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops.
O: Cranial nerve I, olfactory nerve
O: Cranial nerve II, optic nerve
O: Cranial nerve III, oculomotor
T: Cranial nerve IV, trochlear
T: Cranial nerve V, trigeminal nerve
A: Cranial nerve VI, abducent nerve
F: Cranial nerve VII, facial nerve
A: Cranial nerve VIII, auditory (or vestibulochochlear) nerve
G: Cranial nerve IX, glossopharyngeal nerve
The first three bold letters represent the three segments of the small intestine. The rest help
you remember the colon and the rectum:
D: Duodenum
J: Jejunum
I: Ileum
C: Cecum
A: Appendix
C: Colon
S: Sigmoid colon
R: Rectum
The rotator cuff muscles
Four rotator cuff muscles run from the scapula to the humerus and work together so you can
rotate your arm. Theyre usually remembered by the acronym SITS:
S: Supraspinatus
I: Infraspinatus
T: Teres minor
S: Subscapularis
The Carpal bones
Eight carpal bones form the wrist. Theyre arranged in two rows, with four bones in each row.
Following is a phrase that can help you remember them:
She Looks Too Pretty; Try To Catch Her.
The bold letters stand for each carpal bone. The first four form the proximal row (closer to
the arm) starting laterally (thumb side). The second group of four make up the distal row
(closer to the hand), also starting laterally:
S: Scaphoid
L: Lunate
T: Triquetrum
P: Pisiform
T: Trapezium
T: Trapezoid
C: Capitate
H: Hamate
The lateral rotator muscles of the hip
Six of hip muscles rotate the hip laterally. Following is a phrase that will help you remember
them:
Piece Goods Often Go On Quilts.
The bold letters represent the hip rotators, in order from most proximal to most distal:
P: Piriformis
G: Gemellus superior
O: Obturator internus
G: Gemellus inferior
O: Obturator externus
Q: Quadratus femoris
The tarsal bones
You can remember the tarsal bones with this sentence: