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1. Innervation

Innervation of phrenic nerve

c3-4-5 keep the diaphragm alive

Innervation of serratus anterior

c5-6-7 raise your arms to heaven nerve roots of long thoracic nerve innervate serratus anterior

Innervation of penis

Parasympathetic Points it up  Sympathetic Shoots it out

Innervation of penis

S2, 3, 4 keep the penis off the floor refers to the innervation of the penis by branches of the pudendal nerve which are derived from spinal cord levels S2-4

Brachial plexus:

Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

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 olfactory (cranial nerve I).

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Landmark dermatomes:

T4 at the teat pour (nipple) T10 at the belly butTEN L1 at IL (Inguinal ligament) Down on L4s "i.e. down on all fours" (L4 at the knees)

Level of introduction of spinal needle.

To keep the cord alive, keep the (spinal) needle between L3 & L5.

Peroneal and Tibial nerve injury:

PED (Peroneal Everts and Dorsiflexes --> drop foot). TIP (Tibial Inverts and Planterflexes --> can't walk on TIPtoes).

Arterial supply

1. Arteries coming off the right subclavian artery. 
   TITS
   Thyrocervical trunk, Inferior thyroid artery, Tranverse cervical artery, and Suprascapular artery.
   
                               Submitted by Dr. G. Jones.

Muscle

1. Attachment of latissmus, pectoralis major & teres major
   A lady between two majors 
   (a "lati" is between two "majors.")
   Pectoralis major attaches to lateral lip of bicipital groove, the teres major attaches to medial lip of bicipital groove, and the latissimus dorsi attaches to the floor of bicipital groove. 
2. Rotator cuff muscles
   SITS (Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis).
3. Thenar and hypothenar muscles
   FAO (Flex, Oppose, Abduct)
   Thenar: Flexor pollicis brevis, Opponens pollicis, Abductor pollicis brevis.
   Hypothenar: Flexor digiti minimi, Abductor digiti minimi, Opponens digiti minimi.

Bone

1. Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle
   Scaphoid Lunate Triquetrum Pisiform Trapezium Trapezoid Capitate Hamate

                               Submitted by Mat Harris
    

Relationships

1. Order of things in thigh:
   NAVEL
   nerve, artery, vein, empty space, lymphatics (lateral to medial).
2. Scalp and meninges layers
   SCALP - skull - DAP
   Skin, Connective tissue, Aponeurosis, Loose connective tissue, Periostium.
   Skull.
   Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, Pia mater.

 

Article reviewed by:	Dr. Tamer Fouad, M.D.
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