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Mnemonic for cranial nerves

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I am a freshman nursing student and in my A and P class we have to learn the 12 cranial nerves. I know that there are a couple little sayings out there to help remember them but I do not remember all of the one I heard before. I know the one was a little sick, but I don't care if it helps me to remember them. I would be very appreciative if someone would reply in the forum or in email if anyone knows what I am talking about or where I could find the sayings.

Thank you very much.

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On Old Olympus Terracing Top A Finn and German Vault And Hop

helllo I need some help, If im not mistaken is there a way to remember the 12 cranial nerves..

all I remeber is

OH

OH

OH

does anyone know the other 9 ?

Oh, Oh, Oh To Touch And Feel A Girl's lady parts, Ahhhh, Heaven

I have to remember them too and did a search a few days ago because I have seen this posted here before.

Good Luck!

Colleen, LOL! I haven't heard that one before. Too much. We just learned On Old Olympus Towering Top A Finn and German Viewed Some Hop. We learned another one in A&P but I forget it already. There's a lot of them out there, whichever one sticks is the one you should use.

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Originally posted by colleen10

Oh, Oh, Oh To Touch And Feel A Girl's lady parts, Ahhhh, Heaven

I have to remember them too and did a search a few days ago because I have seen this posted here before.

Good Luck!

OMG! I think if I actually used that I get into trouble :chuckle

We were taught the Oh, Oh, Oh, to touch and feel a girls lady parts, ahhh, heaven also. And let me tell you I took A&P two years ago and I can still remember that. It works!

I told some of the people in my class, they all looked at me like I was crazy. But, I have heard this from more experienced Student Nurses who had to memorize them years ago, and to this day, they still remember them!

Our A & P professor taught us a clean version in class and then after class, taught us "Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch and Feel A Virgin Girl's Hips And lady parts" ....it worked GREAT!!! Someone even got a 98% on our Neurology exam.

Here's what my A&P Professor taught us years ago:

On = Olfactory

Old = Optic

Olympus = Oculomotor

Tiny = Trochlear

Tops = Trigeminal

A = Abducens

Finn = Facial

Van = Vestibulocochlear

German = Glossopharyneal

Viewed = Vagus

Some = Spinal/Accessory

Hops = Hypoglossal

Hope this helps!:)

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Originally posted by CseMgr1

Here's what my A&P Professor taught us years ago:

On = Olfactory

Old = Optic

Olympus = Oculomotor

Tiny = Trochlear

Tops = Trigeminal

A = Abducens

Finn = Facial

Van = Vestibulocochlear

German = Glossopharyneal

Viewed = Vagus

Some = Spinal/Accessory

Hops = Hypoglossal

Hope this helps!:)

Yep that is how I learned them as well!

There is also another one to remember if they are sensory, motor or both. I will have to try and find that for her as well.

Marilyn

I leaned it the same way...On old olympus...worked for me

This might sound stupid but it worked for me when I was taking boards many years ago. Write them all down and then find a song you can sing them to, or make one up. I have used this method many times to help me remember certain things and you know what, once you make a song out of it, you'll never forget it. To this day I still remember the little songs we made up to remember certain things.....just a thought.

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