Mnemonic: EDWARDS
1. Eighteen trisomy, Elongated skull
2. Digit overlapping with clenched fist
3. Webbing of 2nd and 3rd toes
4. Absent radii, Arthrogryposis
5. Rocker-bottom feet
6. Dysplastic ears, Disability (intellectual), Diseased heart (VSD)
7. Small lower jaw
Vertebral Artery I use the analogy of hand to remember the vertebral artery and it’s branches: Origin:Â Branch of subclavian arteries Course: Ascends through transverse foramina on C6 through C1 and enters posterior fossa through foramen magnum Continue up the ventral surface of medulla Converge at the ponto-medullary junction to form…
Osteology Vertebra Body Spinous process Transverse process Typical (C3-6) Relatively small; oval; uncinate process superiorly Bifid Has foramen transversarium, Has anterior and posterior tubercle separated by groove for spinal nerve (large anterior tubercle in C6 called Carotid/Chassaignac tubercle) Atlas (C1) None; Ring (2 lateral masses connected by anterior & posterior…
Origin of Maxillary artery: Terminal branch of External Carotid Artery (ECA) Derived from: 1st Arch Divisions of Maxillary artery: 3 parts by lateral pterygoid Branches of Maxillary artery Remember: Branches from 1st part Branches from the 2nd part Mnemonic: They supply muscles of mastication which are also derivatives of the…
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