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Branchial arches: cranial nerve innervation

In Sensory/Motor/Both mnemonic 'Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Boobs Matter More', the B's also give Brancial arch nerves in order:
But (CN 5): 1st arch
Brother (CN7): 2nd arch
Big (CN9): 3rd arch
Boobs (CN 10): 4th arch
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Temporal lobe: location of high vs. low frequency recognition

The bass clef looks like an ear.
Therefore, the bass clef [low frequency] is closer to the ear, and the treble clef [high frequency] is more medial.
See diagram.

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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cranial nerves: olfactory and optic numbers

"You have two eyes and one nose":
Optic nerve is cranial nerve two.
Olfactory nerve is cranial nerve one.
· Alternatively, note alphabetical order: oLfactory, and oPtic.
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---Rajael Somaskanthan Medical student, Royal Free and UCL Medical School

Ventricle aperatures: converting the two nomenclature types

Magendie foramen is the Medial aperture.
Luschka foramen is the Lateral aperture.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Basal ganglia: indirect vs. direct pathway

The Indirect pathway Inhibits.
Direct pathway is hence the excitatory one.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

CSF circulation: function of choroid vs. arachnoid granules

Choroid Creates CSF.
Arachnoid granules Absorb CSF.
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---Jason Galarneau Flinders University, Australia

GABA vs. Glu: the excitatory vs. inhibitory transmitter in brain (eg in basal ganglia)

When you Glue two things together, you add (+) those things together, therefore Glu is the excitatory one (+).
GABA is therefore the negative one.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Pituitary: which half is the adenohypophysis

The Anterior pituitary is the Adenohypophysis.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Broca's vs. Wernick's area: effect of damage to speech center

"Broca": your speech machinery is Broken.
· Broca is wanting to speak, but articulation doesn't work, and very slow.
"Wer-nick": "were" and "nick" are both words of English language, but together they are nonsensical.
· Wernick is having good articulation, but saying words that don't make sense together.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Argyll-Robertson Pupil features

Look at the math signs around the two parts of the name: A-R.
The A has no sign in front, which in math means +A (+ Accommodate).
There is a subtract sign in front of the R (- React).
Therefore, pupil can accommodate, but can't react.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin