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Discussing the transpyloric plane or Addison's plane of the abdomen.

Transthoracic plane, (thoracic plane, plane of Ludwig)

Introduction to the structure of the heart and its valves: tricuspid,

pulmonary, mitral and aortic.

Learn about the cardiac cycle.

The cranial nerves carry motor and sensory signals from the brainstem to

and from the body. In this episode we go through the names and a simplified

view of each cranial nerve's function.

This episode is part two of our introduction to the cranial nerves. We go

through a mneumonic to remember the function categories: "Some say marry

money but my brother says big brains matter more."

The brainstem rule of fours helps understand the effect of lesions in

different parts of the brainstem.

The internal auditory canal (internal acoustic canal) has cranial nerve 7

(facial nerve) and cranial nerve 8 (vestibulocochlear nerve) passing

through it. This episode discusses their relationships within the canal.

The contents of the foramen ovale can be learned using the mnemonic ovale

(O V A L E).

Branches of the axillary artery of the upper limb.