Med-sources II

Action speaks louder than words!
It takes a great deal to be an expert in anatomy. Tens and hundreds of pictures from all angles given in the book/ atlas can sometimes do nothing. So, here is a one stop website to learn basic anatomy and basic physiology of the respiratory system using animations.

Did you know just like an instagram for doctors, there is an youtube for medicos? And a kinda sorta wikipedia? Well, now you know!

Also, bookmark this. It contains some anatomy, histology and embryology.

This was in my drafts. Saved in November 2011. Posting it now for our new 1st and 2nd year medicos.

Cranial Nerve Nuclei Mnemonic

CeMi Pons Medu
2   2   4       4

Cerebellum   Cranial nerves 1, 2 lie in the cerebellum
Midbrain       CN 3, 4
Pons              CN 5, 6, 7, 8
Medulla        CN 9, 10, 11, 12

I know this wasn't exactly a mnemonic. In case this didn't help you, here's a bonus link: Brainstem Rules of 4 (for the gunners)

Diaphragm apertures- AEIOU

AEI- OU
Aorta : T12
Esophagus: T10
Inferior Vena Cava: T8

OU can be used to remember that it is On moving  Up from T12.

Meckel's Diverticulum- Rule of 2

Di representing 2 - Diverticulum has its features in 2s. So, Meckel's diverticulum follows the "Rule of 2".
2 inches long
2 feet from end of ileum
2 times more common in men
2% occurance in general population
2 types of tissues may be present.

Inferior Vena Cava tributaries

"I Like To Rise So High" to the heart

Iliac
Lumbar
Testicular
Renal
Suprarenal
Hepatic

TAILOR

Testicular
Azygos
Inferior phrenic
Lumbar
Ovarian
Renal

Foramen Ovale, Rotundum, Spinosum

Structures passing through Foramen Ovale: MALE

Mandibular nerve
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
Emissary veins

Foramen Rotundum is MAXimally rounded

• Foramen Rotundum is round or circular in adults
• Maxillary nerve is the structure that passes through it

Foramen Spinosum is located adjacent to the spine of sphenoid.

Anatomy Mnemonics

UPPER LIMB

# Bones of the Wrist- Carpal Bones
   Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate (lateral to medial)
   @She's Looks Too Pretty. Try To Catch Her.

   Trapezium: Near the thumb (Rhyming!)
   Trapezoid: Inside

# The SITS muscles make up the rotator cuff
    Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis

# Radial Nerve innervates the BEST
   Brachioradialis, Extensor, Supinator, Triceps

# Elbow: Muscles that flex it
   The three B's that Bend the ElBow
   Brachialis, Biceps, Brachioradialis

# Branches of Axillary Artery
@ Screw The Lawyer. Save A Patient.
Superior thoracic artery, Thoraco-acromial artery, Lateral thoracic artery
Subscapular artery, Anterior humeral cirumflex artery, Posterior humeral circumflex artery

HEAD AND NECK

# Cranial Nerve: To remember what cranial nerve is Motor, Sensory, or Both use this ( In order from CN I to CN  XII):
   @Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Bad Boys Marry Money


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Learning Embryology made li'l easy..

Your exploration of development of embryology can begin in many different ways, if at all you plan in beginning it unlike me. I attended just a few lectures of the few lectures given and we weren't given the class presentations' copy either.

I just read the few questions given in the BSR (and the answers were from the internet) before the finals, and my good luck-the question of the finals was there in the BSR.

Now, if you are wondering why I didn't learn the answers from the book. The problem with me is I require animations, pictures ( a lot of them!!) or videos to understand stuffs  making it easy to learn. And, development is a dynamic process so what else other than pictures, animations, flash movies can make it better to  learn from.

So,while browsing for embryology content in the internet I came across a very few sites which might be helpful for you as well. If you like animations click here and for pictorial understanding along with written content click here. Here's a website providing 3-D MRI of human embryo and collection of images.


Update: Read it in AP's blog- Embryology, so far, makes me wish the human race could have just stayed embryos -structures would have been much easier to memorize. Pharyngeal arches, cuter muscles and bones, and all of the organ relations were so easy before they went and twisted around on each other: Heart= central, liver= central, right side of the heart= the actual right side of the heart...c'mon (Special bonus: tails.)
That's awesome, right?!

NOTE: 

* Consult your book along with the sites for the flow of subject matter.

* Since I didn't read embryology from the start, I don't know how complete these websites provide information. But,however, I liked them.

* BSR- Basic Science Review- a quick revision/review book by our seniors