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Quiz about Medical Mnemonics
Quiz about Medical Mnemonics

Medical Mnemonics Trivia Quiz


Medical students have to learn a lot. These mnemonics are helpful for them, and fun for you.

A multiple-choice quiz by catamount. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
catamount
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
181,238
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
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4411
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report" stands for? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What does this stand for: LAB RAT? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What do these numbers stand for? 1,3,5,7,9,11. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Don't Exercise In Quicksand. Good advice, and a mnemonic for which part of human anatomy? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Mailing Includes Stamps - what does this mnemonic stand for? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What does this stand for: AC/DC Rocker Kids Party Down? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. "Happy Tom Cat Took Pie To Little Sister" stands for? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What does this stand for: PEST OF 6? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. PULSE stands for? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. How is the APGAR used? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What condition does BOYLE stand for? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. ABCDE stands for? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What would you treat with RICE? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What does this stand for: SOAP? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final A Good Vacation Seems Heavenly. This heartfelt sentiment stands for which anatomical structures? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report" stands for?

Answer: Components of the intestine

It stands for the major parts of the intestine: duodenum, jejunum, ileum, appendix, colon, sigmoid, rectum.
2. What does this stand for: LAB RAT?

Answer: Heart valves

To be more exact, the mnemonic stands for the valves between the atria and the ventricles: left atrium: bicuspid; right atrium: tricuspid. There are also the pulmonary and aortic valves.
3. What do these numbers stand for? 1,3,5,7,9,11.

Answer: Numbers related to the spleen

The spleen is 1 inch thick, 3 inches high and 5 inches wide. It weighs 7 oz and lies below ribs 9-11.
4. Don't Exercise In Quicksand. Good advice, and a mnemonic for which part of human anatomy?

Answer: Respiratory muscles

It stands for diaphraghm, external intercostals, internal intercostals, quadratus. The diaphraghm is the main respiratory muscle. The intercostals are between the ribs. The quadratus lumborum anchors the diaphraghm.
5. Mailing Includes Stamps - what does this mnemonic stand for?

Answer: Bones within the ear

From the outside to the inside they are the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrups).
6. What does this stand for: AC/DC Rocker Kids Party Down?

Answer: Major retroperitoneal organs

In no particular order they are the ascending colon, descending colon, rectum, kidneys, pancreas and duodenum.
7. "Happy Tom Cat Took Pie To Little Sister" stands for?

Answer: Carpal bones

They all refer to bones of the wrist: hamate, trapezoid, capitate, trapezium, pisiform, triquital, lunate, scaphoid.
8. What does this stand for: PEST OF 6?

Answer: Cranial bones

They are the parietal, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal, occipital and frontal bones. The 6 is supposed to remind students that there are six bones.
9. PULSE stands for?

Answer: Symptoms of a heart attack

If you experience "persistent chest pain, upset stomach, lightheadedness, shortness of breath and excessive sweating" get to your nearest ER or call EMS.
10. How is the APGAR used?

Answer: Assessment of the newborn

The letters stand for activity, pulse, grimace, appearance, respiration. A healthy newborn should be moving about, crying, have good skin colour and a heart rate above 100 bpm.
11. What condition does BOYLE stand for?

Answer: Decompression sickness

Breathe Or Your Lung Explodes; it is a reminder of Boyle's law: volume of gas is inversely proportionate to its pressure. Robert Boyle was a scientist in the 17th century.
12. ABCDE stands for?

Answer: Resuscitation steps

The letters stand for "airway, breathing, circulation, drugs, environment", an extension of the older "ABC".
13. What would you treat with RICE?

Answer: Sports injuries

Rest, ice, compression and elevation work well for sprains, bruises etc.
14. What does this stand for: SOAP?

Answer: Examination organisation

This is a specific way of charting: subjective (what the patient says); objective (what the examiner sees); assessment (diagnosis); plan (treatment).
15. Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final A Good Vacation Seems Heavenly. This heartfelt sentiment stands for which anatomical structures?

Answer: Cranial nerves

There are twelve cranial nerves: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal root of the accessory and hypoglossal.
Source: Author catamount

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