Showing posts with label MNEMONICS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MNEMONICS. Show all posts

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Axillary artery branches

"Screw The Lawyer Save A Patient":
Superior thoracic
Thoracoacromiol
Lateral thoracic
Subscapular
Anterior circumflex humeral
Posterior circumflex humeral

Aortic arch: major branch order

"Know your ABC'S":
Aortic arch gives rise to:
Brachiocephalic trunk
left Common Carotid
left Subclavian
 Beware though trick question of 'What is first branch of aorta?' Technically, it's the coronary arteries.

Meckel's diverticulum details

2 inches long.
2 feet from end of ileum.
2 times more common in men.
2% occurrence in population.
2 types of tissues may be present.
 Note: "di-" means "two", so diverticulum is the thing with all the twos.

Duodenum: lengths of parts

"Counting 1 to 4 but staggered":
1st part: 2 inches
2nd part: 3 inches
3rd part: 4 inches
4th part: 1 inch