Wednesday, September 22, 2010

External carotid artery mnenomic

SALFOPSM

* SALFOPSM represents the branches the external carotid artery. What does SALFOPSM mean? Who knows? But be thankful that it is easy to remember.


  • S: Superior thyroid artery
  • A: Ascending pharyngeal artery
  • L: Lingual artery
  • F: Facial artery
  • O: Occipital artery
  • P: Posterior auricular artery
  • S: Superficial temporal artery
  • M: Maxillary artery

SALFOPMS

* Some Angry Ladies Fighting Over PMS
* Some Anatomists Like Freaking Out Poor Medical Students
* Superman and Lois fornicate on Planet Mars Sometimes

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