Mortuary Mnemonics

After death the body goes through many chemical and physical changes. One of these is termed the postmortem pH shift. In the early postmortem phase the body becomes acidic. This is because of continued metabolism and the lack of elimination of waste. As time progresses the body becomes more alkaline (or basic) due to proteins breaking down and the liberation of nitrogen from amino acids. So the postmortem pH shift is from Acidic to Basic or (and here’s the mnemonic) from A to B I can’t stress

Here’s a mnemonic for your history class. Ancient Egyptian embalming/mummification included canopic jars. These are containers that were used to store viscera that had been dried in natron that was not returned to the body. There were four canopic jars and describes the tops of the jars as representative of the children of Horus. These are described as a jackal head, a human head, a hawk head and an ape head. Each jar contained specific viscera. Here is where our mnemonic lies!! The jar with the ape

The various strains are either Oral fecal or Blood borne but which is which? Is A blood borne? Is C blood borne? Here’s a simple mnemonic that will help you differentiate  these forever. A and E are vowels, Oral/fecal  begins  with O, which is also a vowel. (Pro-tip -  the vowels are bowels) B, C, and D are consonants, and Blood borne begins with a consonant. Just remember Vowels and Consonants and you’ll never forget the modes of transmission of the various hepatitis viruses

An easy way to remember the three parts of the small intestines in the anatomical order they are found. Duodenum, Jejunum, Ilium. If you take the first letters of Duodenum and Jejunum you get DJ, then add Ilium for D.J. Ilium!