Memory Palace for Anatomy Practicals

[Dhooy7]

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I was wondering if anyone had ideas how to use memory palace and more visospatial techniques for anatomy. Last time I couldn't remember a few of the names of muscles and nerves because I got very nervous. Any ideas on how I could create a memory palace for human cadaver practicals for anatomy? I just want something to make sure I understand the muscles, and nerves if I would happen to forget because my visuo-spatial memory is much better.

 

[WhereMyLiberalsAt]

I tried making a memory palace.... It devolved into a run down trap house very quickly. Then there were weekly raids by the DEA (Department of Extreme Anxiety.)

Said screw it and made an Anki deck with only cadaver pictures... About 5 different cadavers and just slammed it into memory.

Leave that memory palace crap to the hippies and learning specialist. You don’t have time to become a general contractor building crap, you’re in med school!

 

[libertyyne]

anatomy by itself is very visual. No need in leaving each muscle attachment into a contrived palace. Grind anki image occlusion. I would make cards straight from netters .

 

[Dhooy7]

Any advice on any of these decks? Test Friday and need to do well.

 

[Medic741]

Find skeleton outlines on google/images and pick a body region and draw the muscles in from memory. Then vasculature and nerves.

Draw a handful of structures on each outline so it doesn’t get too messy and repeat until you can do it rote, will make practicals easier when you can reconstruct the body from memory

 

[BorntobeDO?]

My memory palace turned into a bomb site pretty quickly in anatomy. It never recovered from that first exam.

 

[Dhooy7]

I'm struggling with the brachial plexus. Been drawing it out and using this website.

Brachial Plexus Anatomy | Roots, Trunks, Cords & Branches

Clear guide to the anatomy of the brachial plexus, covering roots, trunks, divisions, cords, major branches, and key clinical correlations.

teachmeanatomy.info

 

[BobbyKoch]

Draw it out with labels for the nerve roots of the terminal branches and the muscles that each nerve supplies. Do it until you can do it from memory, then on the test draw it quickly before even looking at the questions. That's what I did, anyway. Looking at it in lab helps, too.

 

[Hopeful101]

Thats more for second year sketchy 🙂

 

[scoopdaboop]

1 - go to cadaver lab and spend time looking at structures on different bodies, and think about what landmarks they are at.
2- if you cannot do 1, then image occluzion will help. A book I would suggest is what my school uses- it is the Human Gross Anatomy by olinger. Has great schematic diagrams, and great cadaver images.

 

[Dhooy7]

Been spending most of my days in the cadaver lab. Hope it pays off

 

[68wdogdad]

Not sure if it was mentioned above, but have you tried the UMICH blue link stuff? That and Anki should help out a lot!