{"id":5353,"date":"2015-01-11T21:01:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T18:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2015-01-11T21:01:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T18:01:06","slug":"mnemonics-for-brain-neuroanatomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/mnemonics-for-brain-neuroanatomy\/","title":{"rendered":"MNEMONICS FOR BRAIN NEUROANATOMY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gyri and Sulci<\/b> \u2013 which is the ridge, and which the trough? A<i>sulcus<\/i> sounds like <i>sulk <\/i>which is what you do when you\u2019re feeling<i>low<\/i> \u2013 sulci are the troughs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dorsal and ventral <\/b>&#8211; which is lower? Ventral, because the V in ventral is an arrow pointing down.<\/p>\n<p><b>Axial, Coronal and Sagittal sections \u2013 <\/b><i><b>S<\/b>agittal<\/i> is the only kind of cut that could cause <i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split-brain\"><b>S<\/b>plit-brain Syndrome<\/a> <\/i>by cutting the brain into two <i><b>S<\/b>ymmetrical <\/i>halves.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>A<\/b>xial <\/i>is the section you\u2019d get if you drew a line <i><b>a<\/b>cross<\/i> your the face from left to right (and then extend that back), or in other words <i><b>a<\/b>round<\/i> your head.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other good ones, please share them in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one..<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Axial is the view from Above, Sagittal is the view from the Side, Coronal is the other one&#8230;&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sagittal&#8221; is from the Latin for &#8220;arrow&#8221;, and the archer, Sagittarius. If you imagine someone shooting an arrow and pulling the drawstring past their head that&amp;#039s the sagittal plane. Also I learned coronal based on if you were watching someone place a crown on their head.<\/p>\n<p>Rostral is near the nostril.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5354\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sagittal-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"sagittal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Afferent = approaching; efferent = exiting.<\/p>\n<p>Telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon and myelencephalon: T is on the top and it&amp;#039s alphabetical from there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sh!t Sh!t Mate Mate Bollocks! My Brain Says Big Butts Matter More.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For those interested in a less sexually oriented one (but all together less fun to remember):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn and German Viewed Some Hops.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some Say Money Matter, But My Brother Says Big Books Matter More&#8221;<br \/>\nMnemonic for 12 cranial nerves &#8211; S stands for sensory, M for motor and B for both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gyri and Sulci \u2013 which is the ridge, and which the trough? Asulcus sounds like sulk which is what you do when you\u2019re feelinglow \u2013 sulci are the troughs. Dorsal and ventral &#8211; which is lower? Ventral, because the V in ventral is an arrow pointing down. 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