Veterinary Mnemonics

How to remember cranial nerves:
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olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulococclear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal

How to remember which cranial nerves are sensory or motor:
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S = sensory
M = motor
B = both

How to remember the Krebs Cycle:
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Citrate, Isocitrate, alpha-Ketoglutarate, Succinate, Succinyl CoA, Fumarate, Murate, Oxaloacetate

To remember the three hormones of the adrenal cortex:
salty, sweet, sex
Salty = mineralcorticoids, Aldosterone causes reabsorption of Na+
Sweet = glucocorticoids, cortisol raises blood glucose levels
Sex = sex hormones, androgen secretion leads to male sex charactersitics, overproduction in women has masculinizing effects

for the kidney:
Be Greatly Prepared To Look Happy During Clinical Testing
Bowman's
Glomerulus
Proximal Tubule
Loop of Henle
Distal &
Collecting
Tubule

The different names for the left side of the heart
LAMB = Left atrioventricular, mitral-valve, or bi-valve

Try Right Be Left:
Tricuspid=right side
Bicuspid= left side

The pathway of sperm
SEVEN UP
Seminiferous tubules
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct
Nothing
Urethra
Penis