Mnemonics for All

Mnemonics:  Mnemonics Neatly Eliminate Man's Only Nemesis - Insufficient Cerebral Storage.

The word mnemonics is derived from Greek. Mnemosyne is Greek goddess of memory.
Mnemonics is simply a method or system for improving the memory.When there is a need to remember something, you can put mnemonics to use!

Most often,you find medical students using Mnemonics to remember most difficult medical lists like twelve cranial nerves and their order etc.

Every student of Chemistry is confused with Litmus test – is it Blue to Red or Red to Blue ?
The most simplest Mnemonic no student will forget is “BRA”
Blue litmus to Red Litmus is Acid

Now , will you ever forget Litmus test?
The secret is..Sexy and dirty mnemonics are easy to remember!

Let's try few more:

Every corporate citizen knows to "KISS" but rarely does "KISS".
Keep It Simple and Short.

In maths,to remember the order of operations the Mnemonic  is :
My Dear Aunt Sally :  Multiply and Divide before you Add and Subtract.

Order of Taxonomy in biology is
Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach
Kingdom >> Phylum>> Class>> Order>> Family>> Genus>>Species

Remember the order of Planets: 

My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Mnemonics are not just Acronyms. It can be any thing that can remind you.
Here are some examples:

This is another Mnemonic from history that may baffle you!

Concealed Neuroanatomy in Michelangelo’s Separation of Light From Darkness in the Sistine Chapel - Published in Neuro Surgery

Here is one more for You....
Converting Miles to Kilometers is easy by using fibonacci numbers.

Fibonacci numbers are a infinite series of numbers starting with 1,2 and  rest generated adding last two numbers in the series.

So to say,A small series of  Fibonacci numbers is

1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233………

Now,the trick is to look at two consecutive numbers in a Fibonacci series!

8 miles equals approx 13 Kms.

55 Miles equals roughly 89 Kms. and you find every two consecutive numbers can be used for conversion of miles to Kms. Bingo! 

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Mnemonics- A Guide

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