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From: eva@cblpf.ATT.COM (Eva Martin)
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Subject: Re: Mnemonics
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Date: Thu, 13-Aug-87 18:56:48 EDT
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In article <369fdc75.b8ab@apollo.uucp> rees@apollo.uucp (Jim Rees) writes:
>This is getting pretty far afield, but at one time I knew a mnemonic for
>remembering the 12 cranial nerves.  It went something like "On Old Olympus,
>a Fin and a ..." where the 'O' nerves are Olfactory, Optic, and something else.
>'F' is facial.  The rest I forget.  Does anyone know it?

I've heard it several different ways, but the way I first learned it was:

On Old Olympus' Towering Tops, a French And German Viewed Some Hops.

That was many years ago, in a 10th grade biology class.  I don't remember
what any of the nerves are excepted V is Vagus, the wanderer.