TIPS FOR STUDYING MUSCLES
1. Look at the pictures. Each muscle has a name. Treat each muscle like a new friend. \ue000 You may not recall a new friend\u2019s name after the first time, but after many times of meeting up with them and saying \u201cHello!\u201d to them, you will soo remember their names. So make it an effort to \u201cmeet\u201d these new friends as of as possible. \ue000 2. Use mnemonics, color, talk to yourself while you study, try to correlate the origins and insertion together. It\u2019s just like making an effort to find out where your \u201cnew friends\u201d live, and where they come from. \ue000
3. There is no easy way out, you have to spend time looking at them, otherwise, you will forget about them! \ue000 Don\u2019t be discouraged if you forget them as quickly as you remember them\u2026 even as I type this, I am revising forgotten knowledge. Life is a process of recalling and learning. So, all the best, and have fun. Don\u2019t let these new friends discourage you\u2026 once you get to know them better, you will feel more comfortable being around them and everything will be much easier. \ue000
MNEMONICS I USED TO HELP ME REMEMBER. Recommended pic: Netter Plate 174 (Muscles of Back: Superficial Layers)
P.S. I\u2019ll give you some examples, but it\u2019s up to you to learn how to develop a method will help you understand and remember Anatomy. \ue000
1. Trapezius - basically starts from head and ends at T12, before my butt! - This muscle is triangular shaped! - Descending part is from my head. - Transverse part is from C7 to T3: at seven (C7) o\u2019clock, I\u2019ll climb a tree (T3). - Ascending part is just continuing on from the transverse part: T3 \u2013 T12. - Insertion is into my shoulder\u2026 C.A.S (clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula) - Nerve: Trapezius is triangular in shape, and it\u2019s the most superficial muscle of the back. Trapezius remind me of earrings. Earrings are accessories. .: Innervation is by accessory nerve. Also, since it covers the neck area, it is also innervated by cervical plexus. - Function: Trapezius acts on the s capula because it inserts into it! Stand in anatomical position. When you lift up your hand, Trapezius contracts, scapula will be elevated . If you put down your lifted up hand, trapezius can relax, so scapula will be d ep ress ed . If you had stretched your hands in front, trapezius can contract to retract your scapula so that your hands come back to anatomical position. Since Trapezius inserts into all along
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the spine of scapula, only the top fibers can contract so that only the lateral part of the scapula is lifted up, that means scapula is rotated. 2. Latissimus dorsi - Origin: V.I .C .S. (vertebral part, iliac part, costal part, scapular part)
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Insertion: Humerus (Don’t you find this humorous ? How there are always
pectoralis MAJOR (insertion: crest of greater tubercle) and teres MAJOR (insertion: crest of lesser tubercle) Nerve: Thoracodorsal nerve (imagine the 6-12 ladies running with their thorax puffed out into the front and their dorsum puffed out behind)
OTHER MNEMONICS WORTH SHARING: 3. Serratus Posterior Superior Origin: you see six (C6) but take four (T4) 4. Levator costae Is the 7-11 muscle i.e. origin is from C7 to T11 5. Splenius Capitis Capitis sounds like captain. So you have to march three by three (Origin: C3 to T3) and follow sternocleidomastoid to its insertion at mastoid process. 6. Splenius Cervicis Is basically the continuation of splenius capitis except that it forgot something, so for the insertion it had to “gostan balik” all the way to C1 to C3.
