MNEMONICS FOR BRAIN NEUROANATOMY
Gyri and Sulci – which is the ridge, and which the trough? Asulcus sounds like sulk which is what you do when you’re feelinglow – sulci are the troughs.
Dorsal and ventral – which is lower? Ventral, because the V in ventral is an arrow pointing down.
Axial, Coronal and Sagittal sections – Sagittal is the only kind of cut that could cause Split-brain Syndrome by cutting the brain into two Symmetrical halves.
Axial is the section you’d get if you drew a line across your the face from left to right (and then extend that back), or in other words around your head.
If you have any other good ones, please share them in the comments.
Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one…
Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one..
“Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one…”
“Sagittal” is from the Latin for “arrow”, and the archer, Sagittarius. If you imagine someone shooting an arrow and pulling the drawstring past their head that's the sagittal plane. Also I learned coronal based on if you were watching someone place a crown on their head.
Rostral is near the nostril.
Afferent = approaching; efferent = exiting.
Telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon and myelencephalon: T is on the top and it's alphabetical from there.
Sh!t Sh!t Mate Mate Bollocks! My Brain Says Big Butts Matter More.
For those interested in a less sexually oriented one (but all together less fun to remember):
On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn and German Viewed Some Hops.
“Some Say Money Matter, But My Brother Says Big Books Matter More”
Mnemonic for 12 cranial nerves – S stands for sensory, M for motor and B for both.
