Head & Neck Mnemonics

Head Mnemonics

NERVES

¨ Cranial Nerves

I-optic, II-olfactory, III-oculomotor, IV-trochlear, V-trigeminal, VI-abducens, VII-facial, VIII-acoustic (vestibulocochlear), IX-glossophrayngeal, X-vagus, XI-spinal accessory, XII-hypoglossal

On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops

 You have I nose. You have II eyes. (I – Olfactory; II – Optic)

Motor and Sensory nerves

Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter More

¨ Innervation of Extraocularmotor Muscles

LR6 (SO4) 3

LR6--Lateral rectus--> VI abductens

SO4--Superior Oblique--> IV Trochlear

3--The remaining 4 eyeball movers = III

¨ Branches of Facial Nerve after Stylomastoid foramen

From superior to inferior:
Ten Zebras Bought My Car

To Zanzibar By Motor Car

Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Masseteric, Cervical

PAssing Through Zanzibar By Motor Car (PA for Posterior Auricular).
Ten Zulus Buggered My Cat (PAinfully)
Temporal branch
Zygomatic branch
Buccal branch
Mandibular branch
Cervical branch
(Posterior auricular nerve)

¨ Cervical Spinal Nerves

C3-4-5 keeps the phrenic alive (innervation of phrenic nerve)

C3-4-5 keep the diaphragm alive (innervation of diaphragm)

C5-6-7 raise your arms to heaven (nerve roots of long thoracic nerve innervate serratus anterior)

¨ V3 innervated muscles

My A$$ Meets The Toilet

Mylohyoid                 Anterior digastric       Muscles of Mastication
Tensor veli palatini     Tensor tympani

¨V3: sensory branches

"Buccaneers Are Inferior Linguists"
Buccal                        Auriculotemporal      
Inferior alveolar                     Lingual

¨ Lacrimal nerve course

Lacrimal's story of 8 L's
Lacrimal nerve runs on Lateral wall of orbit above Lateral rectus, then Lets communicating branch join in, then supplies Lacrimal gland, then Leaves it and supplies Lateral upper eye Lid!

¨ CN VII innervated muscles (branchial arch 2 derivatives)

"Imagine someone making the facial expression to say 'PSS...'
Facial expression muscles:
Posterior belly of digastric
Stapedius
Stylohyoid

¨ Scalp: nerve supply

GLASS
Greater occipital/ Greater auricular
Lesser occipital
Auriculotemporal
Supratrochlear
Supraorbital

Bones/Spaces

¨ Cranial bones PEST OF 6 Parietal            Ethmoid          Sphenoid        Temporal         Occipital         Frontal The 6 just reminds that there's 6 of them to remember. Old Pygmies From Thailand Eat Skulls Old People From Texas Eat Spiders Occipital         Parietal            Frontal                        Temporal         Ethmoid          Sphenoid Prostitutes Offer Free Sex To Everyone Parietal            Occipital         Frontal                        Sphenoid        Temporal         Ethmoid          ¨ Orbit: bones of medial wall My Little Eye Sits in the orbit Maxilla (frontal process) Lacrimal Ethmoid Sphenoid (body) ¨ Foramen spinosum  location on base of skull Foramen spinosum is adjacent to the spine of sphenoid. ¨ Cavernous sinus contents O TOM CAT O TOM are lateral wall components, in order from superior to inferior. CA are the components within the sinus, from medial to lateral. CA ends at the level of T from O TOM. · See diagram.  Occulomotor nerve (III) Trochlear nerve (IV) Ophthalmic nerve (V1) Maxillary nerve (V2) Carotid artery Abducent nerve (VI) T: When written, connects to the T of OTOM. ¨ Cartilage derivatives of 1st pharyngeal arch (mandibular) I'M A Super Sexy Guy       (or Girl) Incus Malleus Anterior ligament of malleus Spine of sphenoid Sphenomandibular ligament Genial tubercle of mandible Muscles ¨ Face muscles groups cranial innervation Mandibular nerve: Mastication. Facial nerve: Facial expression. ¨ Pterygoid muscles Function of lateral vs. medial "Look at how your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or 'Medial' ": "La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral pterygoid opens mouth. "Me": your jaw is still closed, so Medial pterygoid closes the mandible. ¨ Eye rotation by oblique muscles I Love S&M Inferior oblique: Lateral eye rotation Superior oblique: Medial eye rotation Extrinsic muscles of tongue [for pro soccer fans] "Paris St. Germain's Hour": Palatoglossus Styloglossus Genioglossus Hyoglossus · PSG is a French soccer team (foreign), hence extrinsic comes to mind. Vessels Maxillary artery branches "DAM I AM Piss Drunk But Stupid Drunk I Prefer, Must Phone Alcoholics Anonymous": Deep auricular Anterior tympanic Middle meningeal Inferior alveolar Accessory meningeal Masseteric Pterygoid Deep temporal Buccal Sphenopalatine Descending palatine Infraorbital Posterior superior alveolar Middle superior alveolar Pharyngeal Anterior superior alveolar Artery of the pterygoid canal Neck Mnemonics Vessels ¨ Subclavian artery branches Very Tired Individuals Sip Strong Coffee Served Daily Vertebral artery Thyrocervical trunk ---Inferior thyroid ---Superficial cervical ---Suprascapular Costocervical ---Superior intercostal ---Deep cervical ¨ External carotid artery branches Some Aggressive Lovers Find Odd Positions More Stimulating Superior thyroid Ascending pharyngeal Lingual Facial Occiptal Posterior auricular Maxillary Superficial temporal Sister Lucy's Powdered Face Often Attracts Silly Medicos So Long For Acting Old Parenting Means Stability Sally Ate Lots Of Fresh Produce March Through September   Nerves ¨ Cervical plexus arrangement of the important nerves "GLAST" 4 compass points: clockwise from north on the right side of neck: Great auricular (North)  à  Lesser occipital  (East) à Accessory nerve (pops out between L and S) à Supraclavicular (South) à Transverse cervical (West) Other ¨ Thoracic Duct Location The duck is between two gooses (duck = thoracic duct) 2 gooses = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS ¨ Carotid sheath contents               "I See 10 CC's in the IV": I See (I.C.) = Internal Carotid artery 10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve) CC = Common Carotid artery IV = Internal Jugular Vein Muscles Hyoid bone: muscle attachments Christ, He Didn't Screw Girls Much. That's Obvious, Stupid The first sentence is for 6 muscles attaching superiorly, the second sentence is for 3 muscles attaching inferiorly.   Both sentences are in order from lateral to medial: Constricter (middle) Hyoglossus Digastric Stylohyoid Geniohyoid Myloyoid Thyrohyoid Omohyoid Sternohyoid