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Supine vs. prone body position

Know SUPination is your hand while carrying a bowl of SOUP. Your face follows where your palm is facing [i.e. up]. Put a handpuppet on your hand while hand is in supination and the puppet will be the supine position.
· See diagram.

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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cubital fossa contents

"N-MAN":
· From lateral to medial:
Nerve
Muscle
Artery
Nerve
· Specifics are radial Nerve, biceps Muscle tendon, brachial Artery, median Nerve.
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---Peter Stefanides University College Dublin

Diaphram aperatures: spinal levels

"Come Enter the Abdomen:
Vena Cava [8]
Esophagus [10]
Aorta [12]
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---Phillip Snider (originally by Sherry Roles) Med student: Arizona College of Osteopathic Med

Perineal vs. peroneal

Perineal is in between the legs.
Peroneal is on the leg.
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---Anonymous Contributor

L4 landmark: 2 items

"B4U" [before you]:
Bifurcation of aorta
L4
Umbilicus
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---Anonymous Contributor

Supine vs. prone body position

"Supine is on your spine.
Therefore, prone's the "other" one.
· Also, prone to suffocate in prone position.
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---Carol Kasper and Sandy Honeycutt MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL, USA and Nursing student

Retroperitoneal structures list

SAD PUCKER:
Suprarenal glands
Aorta & IVC
Duodenum (half)
Pancreas
Ureters
Colon (ascending & descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus (anterior & left covered)
Rectum
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---Ron Norman AECC

Cubital fossa contents

"My Bottoms Turned Red":
· From medial to lateral:
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Tendon of biceps
Radial nerve
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---Dell Piero University Malaya Medical School, Malaysia

Obturator canal: relations of structures

"Who's flying in the top of Obturator canal? Obviously Not A Vein!":
Obturator
Nerve
Artery
Vein
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---Usman Ahmad KMC

Superior mediastinum contents

"BATS & TENT":
Brachiocephalic veins
Arch of aorta
Thymus
Superior vena cava
Trachea
Esophagus
Nerves (vagus & phrenic)
Thoracic duct
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---Sumeet Verma East Carolina University SOM