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Because everyone wants their Anatomy Fact of the Day! Tips & tricks for beginner anatomy students

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Congratulations to all UIC Graduates today!! 🎓🎉

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Pathway of Sperm:'SEVEn UP' Seminiferous Tubules,Epididymus,Vas deferens,Ejaculatory duct,[nothing] urethra,penis #headsupsevenup #malerepro

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When the urinary bladder is stretched, parasympathetic nerves signal the detrusor m. to contract & urine is expelled through the urethra

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@EwaSolowiej Exam 3, this Friday (5/1) Final Exam, Wednesday, May 6th @ 8 am. #timetorockit good luck!!

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Thank you to SPHINX for honoring me into the 109th class! Go Bucks!

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Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More #anatomypneumonics #cranialnerves @UICAnatomy

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It's exam week! Remember CN: "Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final, Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly" #canyounamethemall #weneedavaca 📚☀️⛵️

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The left and right optic nerves join to form the optic chiasm. Some visual information is transferred here to move down the optic tract 👀

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Trigeminal nerve (CN V) has 3 major branches: Ophthalamic (sensory), Maxillary (sensory), & Mandibular (motor & sensory). #threebestfriends

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70% of taste is due to sense of smell. I mean, think about Thanksgiving dinner & donuts. Smell it & it's ALMOST like you can taste it.

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Growth Hormone (GH) secreted by the anterior pituitary & targets bone, liver & muscle cells #physiophacts

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CN VIII (vestibulocochlear n.) enters the skull via the internal acoustic meatus. & tells the brain all the nonsense you're hearing #what

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FSH & LH activate the gonads to secrete testosterone & estrogen into the blood which target various organs #puberty #awkward #physiophacts

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Oxytocin stimulates cells in the mammillary gland to contract causing milk to be released into the mammillary duct & ejected #hungrybaby 🍼

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CN I (olfactory n.) fibers pass through many pinpoint openings in the cribriform plate to synapse with the olfactory bulb. #smellsgood 👃

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Trigeminal n.(CN V) has 3 divisions: V1: opthalamic n., V2: maxillary n., V3: mandibular n. Do you know where they pass through the skull?

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As GH levels ride, Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) is stimulated and inhibits GH on two levels #negativefeedback #physiophacts

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FSH LH ACH & TSH are tropic hormones: secreted by ant. pituitary they act on another endocrine gland to stimulate release of another hormone

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The sense of taste is transmitted to the brain via the facial n. (CN VII), glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX) & vagus n. (CN X) 👅😋 #yummy

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CN III, VII, IX & X have parasympathetic control. #fastfacts