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Here are some of mine, including some of the better-known Kaplan ones in no particular order. Some are just sounds, where others may have similar roots. whatever it takes to remember right...

FLAT PiG - Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary
An-Ox/RedCat - Oxidation at the Anode/Reduction at Cathode
LEO the Lion/GER - Lose Electrons in Oxidation/Gain e's in Reduction
Diplo-Sporo - Sporophyte is Diploid
1L for forebrain, 2L's for Hindbrain - (i.e. - cerebeLLum, and meduLLa)
Stigma is Sticky
Anther - Antlers (male)
transforMation-plasMid
transdUction-virUs
cell-mediaTed-T-cells
antiBodies-B-cells
CaltiTONIN-TONES down Ca2+
aN-Nelids-Segmented
SevenUp-Seminiferous/Epididymis/VasDeferens/EjaculatoryDuct/Nothing/Urethra/Penis
Spermatogenesis-Seminiferous
Goose Hunters Take Shotguns G=H-TS


That's all I can remember off the top of my head for now. I guess all these deal with BIO, I'd be interested if anyone has some for the Chem's and/or QR.
 
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hi, guys, maybe you know lots of these Mnemonics, they are good.
Anterior Pituitary Hormones
"FLAGTOP"

F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
L: Luteinizing Hormone
A: ACTH
G: Growth Hormone
T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
O: MSH - melanOcyte stimulating hormone
P: Prolactin

FSH in males
directly stimulates spermatogenesis - sperm look like "FiSH." In females, FSH obviously stimulates ovarian follicles (which secrete estrogens, which stimulate endometrial proliferation).
LH in males
stimulates androgen secretion so males become "Like Hairy Apes" (LH--> A). Androgens also stimulate spermatogenesis, so LH also indirectly stimulates spermatogenesis. In females, LH stimulates the corpus luteum (which secretes estrogens and progesterone, which stimulate the endometrium).


Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic: fight or flight
Parasympathetic: rest and digest
Causes of Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

"Maggie May Does Not Smoke"

Mutations, Migration, genetic Drift, Non-random mating, Selection.
Cell Cycle

"Go Sally Go! Make Children!"

G1, S, G2, M, C
Growth phase 1, DNA Synthesis (replication), Growth phase 2, Mitosis, Cytokinesis.

Mitosis
"People Meet And Talk", or
"PMAT"

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.
Meiosis

"PMAT x2"

Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I,
Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, Telophase II,
(Note: 4 haploid daughter cells instead of 2 diploid daughter cells)


Chordate Features

"Do Not Pinch People"

Dorsal, hollow nerve cord
Notochord
Pharyngeal slits
Postanal tail
Developmental Stages

"Must Be Good"

Morula, Blastula, Gastrula

Fat-soluble Vitamins

"ADEK"

Vitamins A,D,E, and K


Hormones that Increase Blood Glucose

"STENGG"

Somatotropin (growth hormone)
Thyroid hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine)
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Glucagon
Glucocorticosteroids
Immunoglobulins

"MADGE"

IgM, IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE
Kingdoms

"My Poor Friend Picks Apples"

Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Male Reproductive Tract (path of sperm)

"SEVEN UP"

Seminiferous tubules
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory duct
(Nothing)
Urethra
Penis
Menstrual Cycle

"FOL(d) M(a)PS"

Ovarian cycle: Follicular phase, Ovulatory phase, Luteal phase
Menstrual cycle: Menstrual flow, Proliferative phase, Secretory phase
The ovarian cycle controls the menstrual cycle. The cycles begin (day 0) when menstrual flow starts. At day 14, the luteal and secretory phases begin and last until day 28, after which the cycles begin again.
Molecular Genetics

"EXons EXpressed, INtrons IN the trash"

DNA expression into mature mRNA
"CUT the PY"


Cytosine, Uracil, and Thiamine are PYrimidines (one-ring structures)
"GAPur"


Guanine and Adenine are PURines (two-ring structures)
"All Tigers Can Growl"


Adenine bonds to Thymine; Cytosine bonds to Guanine
Or, "Pure Silver Taxi"

Purines, A and G, bond to pyrimidines, T and C, respectively


Proteases in the Duodenum

"Eat Tender Chicken Chunks Elegantly"

Enterokinase
Trypsin
Chymotrypsin
Carboxypeptidase
Elastase

Note: The first enzyme is produced by intestinal mucosal cells, while the others are produced in inactive precursor forms by the pancreas.
Enterokinase converts trypsinogen into trypsin
Trypsin converts other trypsinogen molecules into trypsin
Trypsin converts chymotrypsinogen into chymotrypsin
Trypsin converts procarboxypeptidase into carboxypeptidase
Trypsin converts proelastase into elastase

Vertebrate Features

"CEVASACK"

Cephalization
Endoskeleton
Vertebrae
Axial skeleton
Skull
Appendicular skeleton
Closed circulatory system
Kidneys
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=545646
 
Thanks Danny! Great, and next time when I decide to post something I'll be sure to do a good search on the subject...sorry about that, but thanks again.

Here's two for QR:

FOIL - When multiplying two binomials, multiply the First, Outside, Inside, and Last terms and add those together.

LARS- When moving decimal points in the mantissa for scientific notation, you change the exponent in the following manner: when moving decimal point-
Left, Add
Right, Subtract.

81 x 10^5 = 8.1 x 10^6
 
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Thanks Danny! Great, and next time when I decide to post something I'll be sure to do a good search on the subject...sorry about that, but thanks again.

Here's two for QR:

FOIL - When multiplying two binomials, multiply the First, Outside, Inside, and Last terms and add those together.

LARS- When moving decimal points in the mantissa for scientific notation, you change the exponent in the following manner: when moving decimal point-
Left, Add
Right, Subtract.

81 x 10^5 = 8.1 x 10^6

no problem, there is a question from achiever for G chemistry, in two years I have seen that for at least 20 times. :laugh:
 
For taxonomy

Dumb King Phillip Came Over For Good S[insert a word here ie. soup]
domain, kingdom, phylum, etc

For cranial nerves

Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel Very Good Velvet AH
Olfactory, optic, etc

Some Say Money Matters But My Brother Says Big Brain (or Boob =)) Matters More
S for sensory, M for motor, B for mixed or both
 
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