Rhymes, acronyms, mnemonics; any technique for memorising all the stuff we've got to learn.

Plenty more here: http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/

1. Distal attachments of the sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus all at the pes anserinus:
   • remember Say Grace before Tea for Satorius, Gracilis, semiTendinosus.
   • "Pes anserinus" means goose's foot.
2. Structures in the femoral triangle:
   • NAVEL: Nerve, artery, vein, empty (lymphatics and adipose tissue), lacunar ligament.
   • Also, to remember which of the artery and vein is lateral and medial: "venous near the penis" :-)
3. Direction that sacrum moves:
   • "Counter Nutation" direction is Coccyx to Nuts. Ho ho ho...
   • "Nutare" is Latin for "nodding", and nutation is "nodding" of the sacrum (base anteriorly, apex moves posteriorly, rotating around the SI join, roughly at S2)
4. Structures lying posterior to the medial malleolus, from anterior to posterior:
   • Tom, Dick and very nervous Harry.
   • Tibialis posterior tendon; Flexor Digitorum longus tendon; Posterior tibial Artery; Posterior tibial Vein; Tibial Nerve; Flexor Hallucis longus tendon
5. Openings in the diaphragm:
   • Caval, oEsophageal, Aortal: Come Enter the Abdomen
6. Remembering vertebral levels of structures penetrating the diaphragm:
   • Aortic hiatus = 12 letters = T12
   • Oesophagus = 10 letters = T10
   • Vena cava = 8 letters = T8
7. Atrial valves of the heart:
   • LABRAT: Left atrium = bicuspid. Right atrium = tricuspid.
8. The diaPHRagm is innervated by the PHRenic nerves. A helpful rhyme from Sue Palfreyman:
   • C3, 4, 5 keeps your diaphragm alive
   • S2, 3, 4 stops you shitting on the floor (sphincter control!)
9. Remembering the dorsal and plantar interosseous muscles of the foot:
   • DAB (Dorsal interossei ABduct) and PAD (Plantar interossei ADduct), then logic can tell you where these muscles insert.
10. Sciatic nerve and compartments of the thigh:
    • MAP OF sciatic:

    • Medial	Obturator
      Anterior	Femoral
      Posterior	sciatic

11. Genu valgum: knees are gummed together = knock-kneed.
12. Lumbar plexus: Interested In Getting Laid On Fridays:
    • Iliohypogastric [L1]
    • Ilioinguinal [L1]
    • Genitofemoral [L1, L2]
    • Lateral femoral cutaneous [L2, L3]
    • Obturator [L2, L3, L4]
    • Femoral [L2, L3, L4]
13. Lungs: Left Lung has the Lingula.
14. Wikipedia has a nice mnemonic on the boundaries of the inguinal canal (see the article for details) - MALT:
    • Muscles (superiorly/roof)
    • Aponeuroses (Anteriorly)
    • Ligaments (inferiorly/floor)
    • Tendons (posteriorly)
15. Retroperitoneal structures:
    • SAD PUCKER
      • Suprarenal glands
      • Aorta & IVC
      • Duodenum (half)
      • Pancreas
      • Ureters
      • Colon (ascending & descending)
      • Kidneys
      • oEsophagus (anterior & left covered)
      • Rectum
16. Bones of the wrist (thanks Annie!):
    • Lateral to medial, distal row them proximal row:
      • Touching Tits Causes Happiness = trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate.
      • So Let's Touch Plenty = scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform.
17. Cranial nerves: How to remember their names:

    I. On	Olfactory (it's number 1 because you have one nose...)
    II. Old	Optic (...and this is number 2 because you have two eyes)
    III. Olympus'	Oculomotor
    IV. Towering	Trochlear
    V. top	Trigeminal
    VI. A	Abducens
    VII. Friendly	Facial
    VIII. Viking	Vestibulocochlear (acoustic)
    IX. Grew	Glossopharyngeal
    X. Vines	Vagus
    XI. And	Accessory
    XII. Hops	Hypoglossal

18. Cranial nerves: How to remember which are sensory, which are motor, and which are both:

    I	Some	Sensory
    II	Say	Sensory
    III	Marry	Motor
    IV	Money	Motor
    V	But	Both
    VI	My	Motor
    VII	Brother	Both
    VIII	Says	Sensory
    IX	Big	Both
    X	Boobs	Both
    XI	Matter	Motor
    XII	Most	Motor

19. Cranial nerves, how to remember their exit points from the skull: "Come On Said Sidney, Standing Room Only. Some Stayed In 3 Jugglers Hips". 

    • I	C	Cribriform plate
      II	O	Optic canal
      III	S	Sup orbital fissure
      IV	S	Sup orbital fissure
      V	SRO	Sup orbital fissure Foramen rotundum Foramen ovale
      VI	S	Sup orbital fissure
      VII	S	Stylomastoid foramen
      VIII	I	Internal acoustic meatus
      IX	J	Jugular foramen
      X	J	Jugular foramen
      XI	J	Jugular foramen
      XII	H	Hypoglossal canal

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20. Cranial nerve VII, facial nerve. How to remember its branches:

    To	Temporal branch
    Zanzibar	Zygomatic branch
    By	Buccal branch
    Motor	Marginal mandibular branch
    Car	Cervical branch

21. Contents of superior optic fissure: Lazy French tarts sit naked in anticipation of sex
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      Lazy	Lacrimal nerve
      French	Frontal nerve
      tarts	Trochlear nerve
      sit	Superior division of oculomotor nerve
      naked	Nasociliary nerve
      in	Inferior division of oculomotor nerve
      anticipation	Abducens nerve
      of	Ophthalmic vein
      sex	Sympathetic nerves

22. Humeral attachments of latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, and teres major:
    • The "lady" (lati) sits between two "majors"
    • Therefore, pec major attaches to the lateral lip of bicipital groove, lat dorsi attaches to the floor of bicipital groove, teres major attaches to the medial lip of bicipital groove.
23. Humeral attachments of the rotator cuff muscles: SIT
    • 3 attach on greater tuberosity of humerus, one attaches to lesser tuberosity.
    • The greater tuberosity has 3 facets: superior, middle, and inferior.
    • SIT = Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor.
    • So superior facet = Supraspinatus. Middle facet = Infraspinatus. Inferior facet = Teres minor.
    • Only one more rotator cuff muscle left: subscapularis. This attaches to the lesser tuberosity.
24. Nerve roots for innervation of rotator cuff muscles:
    • There are four rotator cuff muscles. Most of them are innervated from C4 to C6.
    • But subscapularis is innervated from lower roots (sub meaning below). So it is innervated by C5 to C7.
25. Innervation of serratus anterior: C5-6-7 raise your arms to heaven (nerve roots of long thoracic nerve)
26. ElBow: Three Bs Bend elBow: Biceps, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
27. Levator scapulae: Levator rhymes with four: nerve supply from C1-C4.
28. Tracy's method for drawing and remembering the brachial plexus.
29. Maps of the nerves of upper extremity and lower extremity -- thanks Margaret.
30. Courtesy of the 2005 intake Standard Pathway students, and Debra G, here's a student-built document with all the foot techniques we learned in 2nd year.
31. Kristin found an animation of the flow of CSF.
32. Spondylarthropathies:
    • "Spondyl" means vertebra or spine.

    • 	suffix	Definition	Explanation
      Spondyl	osis	Degenerative arthritis.	"-osis" means "functional disorder" (a bit vague!!)
      Spondyl	olysis	Defect in pars articularis, often resulting in fracture.	"-olysis" means "disintegration" or "destruction"
      Spondyl	olisthesis	Anterior displacement of vertebra in relation to vert below.	"-olisthesis" means "slip", as in "listing".
      Spondyl	itis	Inflammation of vertebra. (Can be caused by tuberculous disease. "Ankylosing spondylitis" is an autoimmune disease).	"-itis" means "inflammation", as in meningitis, arthritis, etc.

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33. Some lovely documents from Annie's husband James, kindly scanned by Yan:
    • Cranial and peripheral nerve exam
    • Upper extremity
    • Lower extremity
34. Lisa's wonderful Excel spreadsheet of the peripheral nerves of the UEx.
35. Any more..?