Neuroanatomy limericks, by Christopher A. Moyer
All the memory-assisting limericks in this series are copyright of Christopher A. Moyer, who has generously allowed me to publish them here to support MT stakeholders in their learning about the brain...
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Limbic system
Limbic system"A set of brain structures that play important roles in regulating emotion and memory" (p. 76, Bernstein, D. A., Penner, L. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., & Roy, E. J. (2006). Psychology (7...
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Amygdala (limbic system structure)
Amygdala PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; the activity of the amygdala may be altered in persons with this anxiety disorder."A structure in the forebrain that, among other things,...
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Medulla
Medulla"An area in the hindbrain that controls blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and other vital functions" (p. 73, Bernstein, D. A., Penner, L. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., & Roy, E. J. (2006)....
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Cerebellum
Cerebellum"The part of the hindbrain whose function is to control finely coordinated movements and to store learned associations that involve movement""The human cerebellum has grown more than any...
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Hypothalamus (limbic system structure)
Hypothalamus A structure in the forebrain that regulates hunger, thirst, and sex drives" (p. 76, Bernstein, D. A., Penner, L. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., & Roy, E. J. (2006). Psychology (7 ed.)....
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Thalamus
Thalamus A structure "that relays signals from most sense organs to higher levels in the brain and plays an important role in processing and making sense out of your this information" (p. 76,...
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Hippocampus (limbic system structure)
Hippocampus H.M. is an actual person whose hippocampus was surgically removed to prevent seizures. Tragically, since its removal, he is unable to form new conscious memories."A structure in the...
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Suprachiasmatic nuclei
Suprachiasmatic nuclei"Nuclei in the hypothalamus that generate biological rhythms" (p. 76, Bernstein, D. A., Penner, L. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., & Roy, E. J. (2006). Psychology (7 ed.). Boston:...
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Locus coeruleus
Locus coeruleus A small nucleus in the reticular formation involved in attention, sleep, and mood" (p. 74, Bernstein, D. A., Penner, L. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., & Roy, E. J. (2006). Psychology (7...
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Substantia nigra and striatum
Substantia nigra and striatum [Note that, technically, this particular mnemonic (memory aid) poem is not a limerick. --RST] Substantia nigra: "An area of the midbrain involved in the smooth...
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Foundational concepts: Tissue types: Transitional epithelium, and how it...
When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras. --Theodore Woodward, Wikipedia: "Zebra (medicine)" accessed 15 December 2012 We had a huge health scare with our beloved cat Marvin this last...
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Foundational concepts: The cerebellum, introduced by Loca, the pug who...
When we look at it from the outside, the brain appears to be composed of two major regions: the larger cerebrum and the smaller cerebellum. In this brain photograph--which, if it were still connected...
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History and historiography of massage through research journal articles: Knox...
I'd like to thank PubMed Central (PMC) for their policy of providing their articles open access and freely available online.Knox LC. THE RELATIONSHIP OF MASSAGE TO METASTASIS IN MALIGNANT TUMORS. Ann...
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Comparative anatomy: Eye of the cat
Structurally, what do you notice about the eyes of the cat pictured here? Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Cat_eyes_2007-2.jpg accessed 19 April 2013 Can you answer these...
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