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Angelina

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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 05:41 am

Diaphragm apertures: spinal levels
Aortic hiatus = 12 letters = T12
Oesophagus = 10 letters = T10
Vena cava = 8 letters = T8

Meckel's diverticulum details
2 inches long.
2 feet from end of ileum.
2 times more common in men.
2% occurrence in population.
2 types of tissues may be present.
· Note: "di-" means "two", so diverticulum is the thing with all the twos

Diaphragm apertures
"3 holes, each with 3 things going through it":
Aortic hiatus: aorta, thoracic duct, azygous vein.
Esophageal hiatus: esophagus, vagal trunks, left gastric vessels.
Caval foramen: inferior vena cava, right phrenic nerve, lymph nodes



Liver inferior markings showing right/left lobe vs. vascular divisions
There's a Hepatic "H" on inferior of liver. One vertical stick of the H is the dividing line for anatomical right/left lobe and the other vertical stick is the divider for vascular halves. Stick that divides the liver into vascular halves is the one with vena cava impression (since vena cava carries blood, it's fortunate that it's the divider for blood halves).



Bowel components
"Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report":
· From proximal to distal:
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Appendix
Colon
Sigmoid
Rectum
· Alternatively: to include the cecum, "Dow Jones Industrial Climbing Average Closing Stock Report".



Duodenum: lengths of parts
"Counting 1 to 4 but staggered":
1st part: 2 inches
2nd part: 3 inches
3rd part: 4 inches
4th part: 1 inch



Bowel components
"Dublin Sisters Ceramic Red Colored Jewelry Apparently Illegal":
· 2-4 letters of each component:
Duodenum
Sigmoid
Cecum
Rectum
Colon
Jejunum
Appendix
Ileum

Carpal bones of hand
She Looks Too Pretty Try To Catch Her

Schaphoid
Lunate
Triqetral
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate


Insertions on Grater Tuberosity
Lady Between Two Major-
Pectoralis major ,Latismus Dorsi,Teres Major
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