It is indeed an uphill battle trying to memorize various terms and definitions sprinkled so generously throughout the NEET 2019 syllabus. However, with the help of nimble-witted acronyms and mnemonics, you can simplify the otherwise impossible task and can easily remember the equations and formulas.
Use of mnemonics can also make your study sessions more fun and less of a drag.
We present fun and easy-to-remember mnemonics that are sure to give your NEET 2019 study sessions that much needed a boost:
1. Essential Amino acids:
“Any Help In Learning These Little Molecules Proves Truly Valuable”
[A]rginine
[H]istidine
[I]soleucine
[L]eucine
[T]heanine
[L]ysine
[M]ethionine
[P]henylalanine
[T]roptophan
[V]alin
2. Vitamin table:
“Tanya and Riya Now are Professors Because Father Cheered”
[T]hiamine (vit. b1)
[R]iboflavin (vit. b2)
[N]iacin (vit. b3)
[P]yridoxine (vit. b5)
[B]iotin (vit. b7)
[F]oli acid (vit. b10)
[C]yanocobalmin (vit. b12)
3. Order of things
Dear King Phillip Come Over For Good Soup
[D]omain
[K]ingdom
[P]hylum
[C]lass
[O]rder
[F]amily
[G]enus
[S]pecies
4. Nerve-related to Nucleus Tractus Solitarius: N.T.S
[N] ine
[T] en
[S] even
5. Branches of the posterior cord of brachial plexus: U.L.N.A.R
[U] pper subscapular nerve
[L] ower subscapular [N] erve
To
Latissimus Dorsi [A] xillary nerve
[R] adial nerve
6. Ball and Socket joints: S.H.I.T
[S]houlder
[H]ip
[I]ncudostapedial
[T]alonavicular
7. The direction of bone growth
“Towards the elbow, I flow, away from the knee I flee” –
This is the direction of the nutrient artery and so bone growth direction will be opposite.
Thus, the upper end of humerous, lower end of radio-ulna, lower end of the femur , upper end of the femur, and lower end of femur and upper end of tibio-fibula will be the growing ends.
8. Ant Branches of Internal Iliac Artery
“O I miss u”
[o]rbutary artery
[i]nferior gluteal
[m]iddle rectal artery
[i]nternal pudendal artery
[i]nferior and [s]uperior vesical
[u]terine artery
9. Clavipectoral Fascia: C.L.A.P
[C]ephalic vein
[L]ymphatic vessels
[A]cromiothoracic artery
[P]ectoral nerve
10. Phases of Mitosis
“I Prefer Milk and Tea”
[I]nterphase
[P]rophase
[M]etaphase
[T]elophase
11. Types of WBC (White Blood Cells)
“Never Let Momma Eat Beans”
[N]eutrophils (60%)
[L]ymphocytes (30%)
[M]onocytes (6%)
[E]osinophils (3%)
[B]asophils (1%)
12. Classes and sub-classes of Phylum Mollusca:
“Some Grownups Can’t See Magic Ponies But Children CAN”
S = Scaphopoda
G = Gastropoda
C = Caudofoveata
S = Solenogastres
M = Monoplacophora
P = Polyplacophora
B = Bivalvia
C = Cephalopoda
CAN = (sub-classes of Cephalopodia) Coleoids, Ammonoids, and Nautiloids
This list is just a small example of how little creativity can transform even the toughest concepts into the most interesting one-liners or acronyms. These can help improve your retention capacity while making biology fun to learn the subject!
So, go on, have fun with your books and make your own list of mnemonics. Also, remember – sharing is caring! So, don’t forget to pass on your individual list of mnemonics with NEET aspirants through comments here.
