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Cranial bones

"PEST OF 6":
Parietal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal
· The 6 just reminds that there's 6 of them to remember.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Joints in the midline

"SC":
In medial line, below Second Cervical, joints are Secondary Cartilaginous and usually have a diSC.
· Notes: secondary cartilaginous is also known as symphysis. The one that doesn't have a disc is xiphi-sternal.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Menisci attachments in knee

"Each meniscus has something attached to it":
The medial meniscus has the medial collateral ligament.
The lateral meniscus is attached to the popliteal muscle.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Carpal bones

"Scottish Lads Take Prostitutes To The Caledonian Hotel":
· Proximal row, then distal row:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "Students Like Taking Prostitutes To The Carelton Hotel".
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---Fred Reid Undergrad at St-Andrews, UK

Carpal bones

"She Looks Too Pretty; Try To Catch Her":
· Proximal row then distal row, both lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "She Likes To Play; Try To Catch Her".
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---Anurag Gupta Dept of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

Carpal bones

"Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle":
· Proximal row then distal row, both lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrium
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "Scared Lovers..."
· Alternatively: "Senior Lecturers...".
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---Jason Mounts and Anonymous Contributor Medical College of Georgia and Cambridge

Carpal bones

"Happy Cat Tom Took Pie To Little Sister":
Hamate
Capitate
Trapezoid
Trapezium
Pisiform
Triquital
Lunate
Scaphoid
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---Nirab Kayastha Chuvash State University Medical Institute, Russia

Facial bones

"Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh!":
Vomer
Conchae
Nasal
Maxilla
Mandible
Palatine
Zygomatic
Lacrimal
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---Rita Warren State University of New York

Carpal bones

"Stop Letting Those People Touch The Cadaver's Hand":
· Proximal row, lateral-to-medial:
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
· Distal row, lateral-to-medial:
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
· Alternatively: "Stop Letting The Professor Touch The Cadaver's Hand"
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---Edward Tanner University of Alabama SOM

Carpum and tarsum

"SCIT":
(Artum) Superior Carpum
(Artum) Inferior Tarsum
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---Michelangelo Penzo Cardiology Dept, Vicenza Hospital - Italy