Talk:External carotid artery

My 'carotid artery' was blocked (by an internal disection)in a one-off accident, and it plainly puzzled the specialists - apparently so few people survive such incidents without a stroke or death that there is not enough empirical evidence to establish a reliable prognosis. The symptom that betrayed the damage, two weeks after it happened, was a pronounced, classic 'Horner's Syndrome' - the nerve to the eye is contiguous with the carotid, and and so evidence of damage to one signals damage to the other: my eyelid drooped, and my iris was distended. Anyway, the specialists concluded that my surviving the incident unscathed at the age of 54 was evidence that my vascular system was in excellent condition, and I shouldn't worry about it! But some more information on here would be nice, especially for people (or their families) who are not so lucky as I was. John Wigham, 19:10, 27 August 2006 (UTC)80.227.38.223Dubai.

Mnemonics
There is no particular reason to extend the list of mnemonics. “Sister Mary’s Powdered Face Often Attracts Medical Students” appears to be incorrect in three places. “As She Laid [sic] Flat Oliver’s Penis Madly Squirted!” is not taught in medical schools or used in practice. Far from being clever, it is merely vulgar. It has no place in this article.Btarski 20:13, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You would be surprised how many vulgar mnemonics are taught in medical schools. They aren't exactly taught, but the anatomy demonstrators mention them. I heard: "As she lay fearfully, Oscar's penis slowly mounted". Murdochious (talk) 22:18, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

THANK YOU! I first read Samuel Shem's The House of God prior to medical school, and memorized that mnemonic (As she lay...) because I just KNEW it would come in useful. Much to my dismay, I discovered no matching arteries for "extended" or "in." Finally, after finishing medical school and General Surgery residency, I find the answer! Brilliant! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmulticida (talk • contribs) 23:22, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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