GRANDPA SHAGGING GRANDMA’S LOVE CHILD.

Have an addendum to the mnemonic post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. But first, here's a bit of a recap for those in the audience new to my blog, or have a dismal, "where did I put the TV remote?" memory like me. A mnemonic is a statement used to help you recall something. The way it works is that the first letter of each word is the first letter of the actual word you are trying to recall. If that’s still all blah, blah, blah to you, here’s an example.

Mnemonic: King Philip Couldn't Order Five Good Sandwiches

Words to recall: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

My addendum to my old post is this…BLAME IT ON THE STUPID MED STUDENTS. Probably needs a bit more explanation. What I mean is, it’s all the 1st yr. kids (without photographic memories) that come up with these nasty limerick-inspired mnemonics. They use ‘em to help pass their anatomy and physiology courses. Here are some of the more popular ones [uncensored]

Mnemonic: Scared Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle.
Words to recall (wrist bones): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, 
Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

Mnemonic: Ten Zebras Beat My Cock
Words to recall (facial nerves): Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular, Cervical

Mnemonic: Grandpa Shagging Grandma's Love Child.
Words to recall (layers of the epidermis): Germinativum or Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum

Mnemonic: Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked in Anticipation
Words to recall (nerves that pass through superior orbital fissure): Lacrimal, Frontal, Trochlear, Lateral, Nosociliary, Internal, 
Abducens