In this video, we're going to talk about how to remember the order of the phases of mitosis. And so this is a strategy that I think about that is really effective for me. And so if it's effective for me, I believe that it can also be effective for you as well. And so when you're thinking about the order of the phases of mitosis, personally I think about the M in metaphase. And that's because I think that the m in metaphase is the m in the word middle.
And so I know that metaphase is going to be the phase that's right in the middle, and so if I know that there are 5 phases total, metaphase is going to be the one in the middle, and that means that there are going to be 2 phases that come before and there are going to be 2 phases that come after. And so, I start here with, metaphase being the middle phase. And then what you need to know is that the root pro is a root that means before. And so prometaphase and prophase both have this root that means before. Prometaphase is going to be the phase that comes just before metaphase, so it comes right before metaphase, prometaphase.
And then prophase is just going to come before everything else, and so prophase the root pro again means before so it just comes before everything. So now you've got these first three in the correct order. Then you think about the A in anaphase and I think hey. The a in anaphase is for the a in after. And so anaphase is going to come just after the middle phase, metaphase, and so anaphase comes right here at this position.
And then you think about the t in telophase, and you think, hey. The t in telophase is for the t in tail end, because telophase is coming at the tail end of mitosis. And so if you're able to remember those details there, then you'll be able to remember the order of the phases of mitosis no problem every time. And so this here concludes our lesson on how to remember the order of the phases of mitosis, and we'll be able to get some practice applying these concepts as we move forward in our course. So I'll see you all in our next video.