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
External carotid artery branches Some Anatomists like freaking out poor medical students
• Superior thyroid
• Ascending pharyngeal
• Lingual
• Facial
• Occipital
• Posterior auricular
• Maxillary
• Superificial temporal
Foramen ovale contents: OVALE
• Otic ganglion (just inferior)
• V3 cranial nerve
• Accessory meningeal artery
• Lesser petrosal nerve
• Emissary veins
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.
• 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
Superior thyroid artery branches: May I Slowly Sip Galaxy Coffee?
• Muscular
• Infrahyoid
• Superior laryngeal
• Sternomastoid
• Cricothyroid
• Glandular
Internal Jugular Vein tributaries: Medical Schools Let Confident People In
From inferior to superior:
• Middle thyroid
• Superior thyroid
• Lingual
• Common facial
• Pharyngeal
• Inferior petrosal sinus
External jugular vein: tributaries: PAST
Posterior external jugular vein
Anterior jugular vein
Suprascapular vein
Transverse cervical vein
Bell's palsy: BELL'S Palsy
• Blink reflex abnormal
• Earache
• Lacrimation [deficient, excess]
• Loss of taste
• Sudden onset
• Palsy of VII nerve muscles
All symptoms are unilateral.
Innervation of the Face:
Mandibular nerve: Mastication.
Facial nerve: Facial expression.
♦ 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
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Stalks
Composition of cranial nerves (Motor, Sensory, or Both): Some Say Marry Money, But My
Brother Says Big Brains Matter More
Sensory, sensory motor, motor, both, motor, both, sensory, both, both, motor, motor in the order
of cranial nerves starting from the optic (cranial nerve I).
Lacrimal nerve path: Lacrimal's story of 6 L's
Lacrimal nerve runs above Lateral rectus, then Lets zygomaticotemporal branch join in, then
supplies Lacrimal gland, then Leaves it and supplies skin of upper eye Lid!
Trigeminal nerve relations in the skull (foramina): Standing Room Only
• Superior orbital fissure is V1 (1st branch)
• foramen Rotundum is V2
• foramen Ovale is V3
Innervation of extra-ocular motor muscles: LR6 (SO4) 3
LR6 Lateral rectus--> VI abducens
SO4 Superior Oblique--> IV Trochlear
3 The remaining 4 eyeball movers = III
Ansa cervicalis nerves: GHost THought SOmeone STupid SHot Irene
• Geniohyoid
• Thyrohyoid
• Superior Omohyoid
• Sternothyroid
• Sternohyoid
• Inferior omohyoid
Cervical plexus: arrangement of the important nerves:
GLAST
?4 compass points: clockwise from north on the right side of neck:
• Great auricular
• Lesser occipital
• Accessory nerve pops out between L and S
• Supraclavicular
• Transverse cervical
Tonsils: The three types PPL (people) have tonsils
• Pharyngeal
• Palatine
• Lingual
Thyroid: isthmus location Rings 2,3,4 make the isthmus floor
• 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.
Pterygoid muscles (function): Look at how your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of
'Lateral' or 'Medial'
• "La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
• "Me": your jaw is still closed, so medial closes the mandible.
Extrinsic muscles of tongue: People should generate history
• Palatoglossus
• Styloglossus
• Genioglossus
• Hyoglossus
Cricoarytenoids: abductor vs. adductor When aliens abduct you, they Probe you
Posterior cricoarytenoids abduct. Lateral therefore is adduct by default.
Scalp layers: SCALP: (From superficial to deep)
• Skin
• Connective tissue
• Aponeurosis
• Loose areolar tissue
• Pericranium
Mastoid bone (muscle insertion): Log Suddenly Struck my Mastoid
• Longissimus capitis
• Splenius capitis
• Sternomastoid
Superior orbital fissure (structures passing through): Truly Lovely Friends Take Notes On
Absent Occasions
• Trigeminal nerve (V1)
• Lacrimal nerve
• Frontal nerve
• Trochlear nerve
• Nasociliary nerve
• Oculomotor (sup. & inf. Branches)
• Abducens nerve
• Sup. Ophthalmic vein
Orbit (bones of medial wall): My Little Eye Sits in the orbit
• Maxilla (frontal process)
• Lacrimal
• Ethmoid
• Sphenoid (body)
♦ 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
♦ 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
♦ 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
Vessels
Maxillary artery branches
"DAM I AM Painting Ducks But Stupid Daniel Is Painting Plants Anonymously
1st part:
Deep auricular
Anterior tympanic
Middle meningeal
Inferior alveolar
Accessory meningeal
2nd part:
Masseteric
Pterygoid
Deep temporal
Buccal
3rd part:
Sphenopalatine
Descending palatine
Infraorbital
Posterior superior alveolar
Pharyngeal
Artery of the pterygoid canal
♦ Subclavian artery branches
Very Tired Individuals Sip Strong Coffee Served Daily Morning
Vertebral artery
Thyrocervical trunk
---Inferior thyroid
---Superficial cervical
---Suprascapular
Costocervical
---Superior intercostal
---Deep cervical
Mammary (internal thoracic artery)
♦ Thoracic Duct Location
The duck is between two gooses (duck = thoracic duct)
2 gooses = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS
