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Trigeminal nerve relations in the skull (foramina): Standing
Room Only
‘© Superior orbital fissure is V1 (Ist branch)
= foramen Rotundum is V2
© foramen Ovale is V3
Innervation of extra-ocular motor muscles: LRG (S04) 3
Lateral rectus-> VI
abductens
Superior Oblique-> IV
Trochlear
LR6
504)
3
The remaining 4 eyeball
imovers= Ill
Extraocular muscles cranial nerve innervation: LR6SO4
rest3
© Lateral Rectusis 6th
‘© Superior Oblique is 4th
‘© rest are all 3rd cranial nerve
‘Ansa cervicalis nerves: GHost THought SOmeone STupid
SHot Irene
Geniohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Superior Omohyoid
Sternothyroid
Sternohyoid
Inferior omohyoid
cen
I plexus: arrangement of the important nerves:
GLAST
4 compass points: clockwise from narth on the right side of
neck:
© Great auricular
= Lesser occipital
‘Accessory nerve pops out between L and S
Supraclavicular
Transversecervical
Regional anatomy mnemonics
Tonsils: The three types PPL (people) have tonsils
= Pharyngeal
= Palatine
© Lingual
Thyroids: relative sizes Thyroid looks like a bra
# Broasts are bigger in women, sa thyroid bigger in
© Prognant women have biggest breasts af all, so they
have the biggest thyroids.
isthmus location Rings 2,3,4 make the isthmus
‘© Isthmus overlies tracheal rings 2,3,4
Voicebox: names of parts in sagittal cross-section There's 3
V's in your Voicebox
© Vestibular fold
© Ventricle
© Vocal fold
Note: Vestibular and Vocal cord also known as false and true
cords respectively.External carotid artery branches: Some Aggressive Lovers,
Find Odd Positions More Stimulating
Superior thyroid
‘Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occiptal
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
Superficialtemporal
Foramen ovale contents: OVALE
‘+ Otic ganglion (justinferior)
V3 cranial nerve
‘Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
Emissary veins
Cavernous sinus contents: © TOM CAT
© 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 0 TOM.
cculomotor nerve (i)
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Ophthalmic nerve (V1)
Maxillary nerve (V2)
Carotid artery
+ Abducent nerve (VI)
T: When written, connects to the T of OTOM
Superior thyroid artery branches: May I Softly Squeeze
Charlie's Gir?
© Muscular
Infrahyoid
‘Superior laryngeal
Sternomastoid
Cricothyroid
Glandular
Veins mnemonics
Internal jugular vein: tributaries: Medical Schools Let,
Confident People In
From inferior to superior:
* Middle thyroid
© Superiortinyroid
© Ungual
© Common facial
© Pharyngoal
* Inferior petrosal sinus
External jugular vein: tributar
Posterior external jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein
Suprascapular vein
Transverse cervical vein
Carotid sheath contents: | See 10 CC's in the IV
{See (1.C) = Internal Carotid artery
10 = CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
C= Common Carotid artery
IV= Internal Jugular Vein
Branches of facial nerve: To Zanzibar By Motor Car
Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Masseteric, Cervical
Bell's palsy: BELL'S Palsy
Blink reflex abnormal
© Earache
* Lacrimation [deficient, excess]
* Lossoftaste
© Sudden onset
# Palsy of Vl nerve muscles
Al symptoms are unilateral
Scalp nerve supply: GLASS
* Greater occipital/ Greater auricular
# Lesser occipital
+ Auriculotemporal
+ Supratrochlear
© Supraorbital
Innervation of the Face: Mandibular nerve: Mastication.
Facial nerve: Facial expression,
Composition of cranial nerves (Motor, Sensory, or Both):
Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Breasts
Matter More
Sensory, sensory motor, motor, both, motor, both, sensory,
both, both, motor, motor in the order of cranial nerves
starting from the optie (cranial nerve).
Lacrimal nerve path: Lacrimal's story of 8's
Lactimal nerve runs on Lateral wall of orbit above Lateral
rectus, then Lets communicating branch join in, then supplies,
Lactimeal gland, then Leaves it and supplies Lateral upper eye
Lid!3 foramina related to the occipital condyles
‘+ Anterior condylar foramen
‘© Posterior condylar foramen
+ Foramen Magnum
3 fissures of the base of the skull (ane ralated to the eye,
‘ear, mouth)
‘© Inferior orbital fissure
© Pkerygo-maxillay fissure
© Squamo-tympanic fissure
Foramen ovale contents: OVALE
‘+ Otic ganglion (justinferior)
V3 cranial nerve
‘Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
Emissary veins
‘Trigeminal nerve (where branches exit skull): Standing Room
Only
‘© Superior orbital fissures V1
‘© foramen Rotundum is V2
© foramen Ovale is V3
Foramen spinosum (location on base of skull):
‘+ Foramen spinosum is adjacent to the spine of
sphenoid,
Scalp mnemonics
‘Scalp layers: SCALP: (From superficial to deep)
= skin
Connective tissue
Aponeurosis
Loose areolar tissue
© Pericranium
Scalp nerve supply: GLASS,
Greater occipital Greater auricular
Lesser occipital
Auriculotemporal
Supratrochlear
Supraorbital
‘Muscle mnemonics.
Prerygoid muscles (function): Look at how your jaw ends up
when saying first syllable of ‘Lateral or ‘Media’
* "La: your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
"Me": your jaw is stil closed, so medial closes the
mandible.
Eye rotation by oblique muscles | 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,
Cricoarytenoids: abductor vs. adductor When aliens
abduct you, they Probe you
Posterior cricoarytenoids abduct. Lateral therefore is adduct,
by default.
Artery mnemonics
Carotid sheath contents: | See 10 CC's in the IV
+ 1ee (C= Internal Carotid artery
+ 10=CN 10 (Vagus nerve)
+ CC=Common Carotid artery
+ IV= Internal Juguiar Vein
External carotid artery branches Some Angry Lady Figured
Out pms
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
© Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior auricular
Maxillary
‘Superifical temporalAnatomy Mnemonics
Head and Neck Anatomy Mnemonics
Skull mnemonics
Cranial bones: Old Pygmies From Thailand Eat Skulls
Occipital
Parietal
Frontal
Temporal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Cranial bones (alternative): STEP OF 6
The 6 skull bones are:
= Sphenotd
‘+ Temporal
© Ethmoid
= Parietal
© Occipital
© Frontal
Alternatively: “STEP Off my skull”,
Cranial sutures: Learn Cranial Sutures
+ Lambdoid
= Coronal
© Sagittal
Facial bones: Zoro Likes Punching My Very Nose In
© Zygomatic
= Lacrimal
© Palatine
© Maxillary
© Vomer
© Nasal
© Inferior concha
Punching my nose reminds one of the facial bones.
Facial bones (alternative): Virgil Can Not Make My Pet
Zebra Laugh!
= Vomer
Conchae
Nasal
Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
© lacrimal
Mastoid bone (muscle insertion): Log Suddenly Struck my
Mastoid
+ Longissimus capitis
* Splenius capitis
+ Sternomastoid
Superior orbital fissure (structures passing through): Lazy
French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Sex
= Lacrimal nerve
© Frontalnerve
© Trochlear nerve
+ Lateral nerve
© Nasocliarynerve
# Internal nerve
© Abducens nerve
Ophthalmic veins
© Sympatheticnerves
‘Trigeminal nerve (where branches exit skull: Standing Room
only
Superior orbital fissure is V1
= foramen Rotundum is v2
* foramen Ovale is V3
Orbit (bones of medial wal
My Little Eye Sits in the orbit,
Maxila frontal process)
Lacrimal
Ethmoid
Ssphenoid (body)
Foramina of the base of the skull: 3 foramina of the anterior
part (teeth and palate)
Incisive fossa
© Greater palatine fossa
* Lesser palatine fossa
3 SMALL foramina of the middle part (Small Sized Opening)
= Stemomastoidforamen
* ForamenSpinosum
+ Foramenovale
3 LARGE foramina of the middle part (Laceration of artery
and vein)
* Foramenlacerum
© Carotie'canal
© Jugularforamen