Hey there Funeral Service People, here’s a quick mnemonic for your vascular guides. As you know the vascular guides are important for locating and identifying the arteries that can be accessed for the purpose of embalming.

The guides are built off known anatomical structures. To successfully use the guides, you will need to know a lot of anatomy. This means there can be a lot to memorize. So, let’s add a mnemonic that will help make this a little easier.

The guide for the posterior tibial artery includes a structure called the Medial Malleolus. This is the boney protrusion that is found at the interior region of the ankle. Visualizing and, therefore, recalling where this structure can be difficult. Luckily for us the Star on Converse Chuck Taylor’s is sits right over the medial malleolus. I like to think that Mr. Taylor was fan of anatomy and struggled with the Medial Malleolus, otherwise the logo would be on the outside of the shoe where people could see it easily. So when you’re studying for an exam, quiz or the boards, take a look at your favorite pair of high-top sneakers with the, oddly place on the inside, logo. Personally, I prefer the black-on-black Chucks.