Mnemonics Flashcards
Give the mnemonic for the 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
Give the mnemonic for remembering the causes of deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Maggie May Does Not Smoke
Mutations, migration, genetic drift, non-random mutation, selection
Give the mnemonic to remember chordate features
Do Not Pinch People
- Dorsal, hollow nerve cord
- Notochord
- Pharyngeal slits
- Postanal tail
Give the mnemonic for development stages:
Must Be Good
- Morula
- Blastula
- Gastrula
Give the mnemonic for fat-soluble vitamins
ADEK
Give the mnemonic for hormones that originate from the GI tract (gastrointestinal hormones)
Garlic Cloves Smell Exquisite
- Gastrin
- Cholecystokinin (CCK)
- Secretin
- Enterogastrone (gastric inhibitory peptide)
Give the mnemonic for hormones that increase blood glucose
STENGG
- Somatropin
- Thyroid hormones (thyroxine (t4) and triiodothyronine (t3))
- Epinephrine
- Norepinephrine
- Glucagon
- Glucocorticosteroids
Give the mnemonic to remember the biological kingdoms
My Poor Friend Picks Apples
- Monera
- Protista
- Fungi
- Plants
- Animals
Give the mnemonic for remember the path of the male reproductive tract (path of sperm):
SEVEN UP
- Seminiferous tubules
- Epididymis tubules
- Vas deferens
- Ejaculatory duct
nothing. . - Urethra
- Penis
Give the mnemonic for remembering the menstrual cycle:
FOLd MaPS
Ovarian cycle
- Follicular
- Ovulation
- Luteal
Menstrual cycle
- Menstrual flow
- Proliferative phase
- Secretory phase
Give the mnemonic for remembering the components of striated muscle (in terms of lines, bands and zones)
ZIAH
- Z-line
- I-band
- A-band
- H-zone
Give the mnemonic for remembering vertebrate features
CAVE SACK
- cephalization
- Axial skeleton
- Vertebrate
- Endoskeleton
- Skull
- Appendicular skeleton
- Closed circulatory system
- Kidneys
Give the mnemonic to remember white blood cells in order of decreasing numbers.
Nobody Likes Monocytes Evolving Brains
Give the mnemonic to help you remember the number of moles deposited at an electrode in electrolysis
MIT enough
mol = It/nF
What does the mnemonic “Delicious Grapefruit - Not For Everyone” stand for?
ΔG’ = -nFE’
The way to find the standard change in Gibbs free energy for a reaction!
Give the mnemonic for the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
Hong Kong + American Hospital Association
pH = pKa + log(A-/HA)
Specifically remember American Hospital Association for (A-/HA), conjugate base goes OVER acid (product over reactant..!)
What is a mnemonic for remembering the state functions?
VG PHEST
Volume Gibb's Free Energy Pressure Enthalpy Internal Energy Entropy Temperature
Tertiary and quaternary amines do not react with carbonyl groups.
Give the mnemonic for remembering the products of the addition of primary and secondary amines to carbonyl groups.
SE PI
Secondary - Enamine
Primary - Imine
Give the mnemonic for meta-directing groups on a benzene ring.
Queen Elizabeth Never Spills Coffee or Crepes or Croissants
Quaternary Amino Ester Nitro (NO2) Sulfonic acid (SO3H) Carbonyl Carboxyl Cyano (CN)
Give the mnemonic for ortho and para directing groups on a benzene ring
AHA AHA P
Alkyl
Halogen
Alkoxyl
Amino (except quaternary)
Hydroxyl
Amide
Phenyl
What is the mnemonic for remembering capacitor equations?
Queens Cannot Vacation
Q = CV
England Hails Queen Victoria
E = 1/2(QV)
Give the mnemonic for the force on a charge moving in a MAGNETIC Field
Fear and Quackery Vitalizes Businesses
F = QvB
- where v is velocity
- The directino of travel is perpendicular to the magnetic field!
Give the brilliant mnemonic for memorizing the equation for determining the amount of heat needed to heat a material by X amount.
MCAT
q = mcΔT
Where q is heat energy, m is mass, c is specific heat capacity.
Give the mnemonic for remembering the qualities of an image produced from a diverging mirror or lens.
D DUV
Diverging image: Diminished, Upright, Virtual
Give a mnemonic for spinal cord nerve origins.
SAME DAVE
sensory - afferent
motor - efferent
dorsal - afferent
ventral - efferent
Give a mnemonic for remembering how to quickly calculate the molar mass of a gas
MM of a gas (g/mol) is what a dog does outdoors. “Dirt over pee,”
MM = ρRT/P
Give a mnemonic for remembering which preganglionic neurons are long
Para long pre
Parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are long
Give a mnemonic for the basic amino acids.
Just call them HAL
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
Give a mnemonic for polar amino acids
GCATS (like MCATs, but with G!)
Glutamine Cysteine Asparagine Threonine Serine
Give a mnemonic for the non polar amino acids.
God ALways VAnts Little Insects
Glycine Alanine Valine Leucine Isoleucine
