Items tagged “anatomy”
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Carpal bones (mnemonic)
Mnemonics of the carpal bones are numerous and useful for memorizing the order and location of the bones.
Some mnemonics name the carpal bones in a circle, starting with the proximal row from the scaphoid towards the pinky (small finger) and then the distal row starting from the hamate towards ...
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Posterior knee anatomy (illustrations)
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05 Apr 2010
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Styloid apparatus (illustration)
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08 Apr 2010
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Tooth anatomy (diagram)
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27 Apr 2010
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Orbital anatomy (illustration)
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28 Apr 2010
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Salter-Harris type II fracture
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11 May 2010
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Anterior ankle tendons (mnemonic)
A mnemonic that refers to the order of the anterior ankle tendons around the ankle is:
Tom Hates Dick
The mnemonic can be used to remember the order of the tendons from medial to lateral as they pass under the extensor retinaculum of the ankle.
Mnemonic
T: tibialis anterior
H: extensor hal...
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Parotid gland (diagram)
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14 Aug 2010
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Gallbladder
The gallbladder is a pear-shaped musculomembranous sac located along the undersurface of the liver. It functions to accumulate and concentrate bile between meals.
Gross anatomy
The normal adult gallbladder measures from 7-10 cm in length and 3-4 cm in transverse diameter 6. The gallbladder com...
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Duodenojejunal flexure - normal position
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15 Dec 2010
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Trigeminal nerve branches (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering the names of the skull foramina that the division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) pass through is:
Standing Room Only
Mnemonic
S: superior orbital fissure (ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve)
R: foramen rotundum (maxillary division of trigeminal nerve)
O: fora...
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Sternalis muscle
The sternalis muscle (TA: musculus sternalis 8), also known as rectus sternalis or parasternalis 7, is an uncommon chest wall accessory muscle and is of uncertain etiology and function. Its importance lies in that it should not be mistaken for a pathological lesion.
Epidemiology
Cadaveric stu...
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Horizontal fissure
The horizontal fissure, also called the minor fissure or transverse fissure, is a unilateral structure in the right lung that separates the right middle lobe from the right upper lobe.
Gross anatomy
The horizontal fissure arises from the right oblique fissure and follows the 4th intercostal sp...
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Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
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23 Apr 2011
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DSA (angiography)
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Vein of Labbé
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01 May 2011
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DSA (angiography)
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Epiploic appendices
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07 May 2011
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CT
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Ankle tendons: topographic anatomy
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09 Jul 2011
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Wrist tendons - topographic anatomy
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09 Jul 2011
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Hepatic veins
Three large intrahepatic veins drain the liver parenchyma, into the inferior vena cava (IVC), and are named the right hepatic vein, middle hepatic vein and left hepatic vein. The veins are important landmarks, running in between and defining the segments of the liver. There are separate smaller ...
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Ulnomeniscal homologue (diagram)
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15 Jan 2012
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