Medicine

Two Zulu's Bruised My Cervix

This one is used to remember the branches of the facial nerve. (Sent to me by axe@iinet.net.au)

T emporal nerve
Z ygomatic nerve
B uccal nerve
M arginal mandibular nerve
C ervical nerve

To Zanzibar By Motorcar

Same thing, from sreiter@reiterassoc.com.

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle

For the order of the bones in the wrist : Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate. Thanks, sreiter@reiterassoc.com!

Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Breasts Matter Most

For the Cranial Nerves 1 through 12, in determining whether they are Sensory, Motor, or Both (starting with Cranial Nerve 1) (This one also from sreiter@reiterassoc.com.)

On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn And German Vending At Hops

The cranial nerves: Optic, Olfactory, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Auditory (also known as Vestibulocochlear), Glossopharyngel, Vagus, Accessory (also known as Spinal Accessory), Hypoglossal. Thanks, cshellyj@sbcglobal.net!

On Old Olympus Tiny Tops A Friendly Viking Grew Vines And Hops

The same 12 cranial nerves, using Vestibulocochlear. Thanks go to rh20k9@yahoo.com for this variant of one that I'm sure all medical students have to learn!

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