*** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

[kayel]

well, it's about time to start this thread, i think!! let's get our bearings and see who all is in the same boat in january!

i finish up the first half of a&p with a comprehensive exam on december 13th and then it's right into the physiology portion of the course. we actually are starting special senses this week and next but will only get the first chapter done.

so .... who else is in? when did you take a&p i and how is your course set up? do you have the prof you want and are you looking forward to it?

i will include the sites from the a&p i thread that might be helpful! i will add/subtract as i get a chance to look through them a bit more or if anyone else suggests some good sites.

~ karen ;-)

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useful study information/sites:

mnemonics:

• http://studynow.com/mnemonics/
  
• http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/
  
• http://www.psychejam.com/mnemonics.htm

texts/universities:

• lumen gross anatomy site http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/learnem/learnit.htm
  
• virtual anatomy lab http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/val/valindex.html
  
• hole's essentials of anatomy and physiology:
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/holeessentials/
  
• seeley fifth edition anatomy and physiology
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/seeleyap/
  
• human anatomy and physiology online course companion: http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/mariebhap/chapter16/deluxe.html
  
• anatomy of the human body (gray):
  http://www.bartleby.com/107/
  
• essential study primer
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_...sp/default.htm
  
• university of minnesota web anatomy site *****
  http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy/
  
• tenth edition hole's human anatomy & physiology http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072919329/student_view0/index.html
  
• neuroscience for kids - cranial nerves http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cranial.html
  
• nervous system from uw-lacrosse
  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/aplab/table_of_contents/lab_07/lab_07.html

sites by students or teachers for students:

• journey through nursing school (fun2care):
  www.nursingjourney.com
  
• the student nurse forum, coursework lifelines, human physiology:
  http://kcsun3.tripod.com/id202.htm
  
• mr. johnson's biology home page
  http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/index.html
  
• images in anatomy
  http://science.tjc.edu/images/images_in_anatomy.htm
  
• city college of san francisco instructor site *****
  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jgrass/aphome.html
  
• a&p student help pages from santa monica college *****
  http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy1/
  
• anatomy links
  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jgrass/links/links.html
  
• laura decker, biology, a&p, etc.
  http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/2005site/teacher_sites/laura_decker/index.html
  
• human anatomy online
  http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
  
• biology 101
  http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/biology/bio110/labs.htm

quizzes:

• medical terminology: an anatomy and physiology systems approach, 2/e (quizzes):
  http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/fremgen4/
  
• anatomy and physiology tests (msn groups)
  http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiologytests

plastic models:

• http://daphne.palomar.edu/ccarpenter/models/model%20index.htm

animations:

• get body smart
  http://www.getbodysmart.com/
  
• http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm (biology animations, interactions, tutorials)
  
• neurobiology
  http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/m...s/animate.html
  
• http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html
  
• physiology animations http://www.uh.edu/sibs/tutorial/ap2.htm#urinary

histology:

• http://biology.unm.edu/anatomy/ppt.htm
  
• histoweb
  http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/
  
• zoomified histology
  http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/meded/histo/frames/histo_frames.html

dissection help:

• zoology 225: dissection guide (videos)
  http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zoo.225/exam/test.htm
  
• cadaver dissections, histology
  http://www.anatomy.wisc.edu/teaching.html

drug calculations:

• http://www.testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp

endocrine system:

• http://iws.ccccd.edu/mweis/a&p%20basics/lab/basics%20lab%20exercises/lab_exercise_11_endocrine.htm
  
• endocrine diseases
  http://www.endocrineweb.com/
  
• the endocrine system
  http://www.nku.edu/~dempseyd/the_endocrine.htm
  
• hot topics
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocrinesystemhormones.html

blood/heart:

• http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/webpath/hemehtml/heme100.html
  
• http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/rburkett/a&p2_blood_typing.htm
  
• powerpoint: http://www.geocities.com/faeryobsessive/blood.ppt
  
• blood cell histology http://www.unomaha.edu/hpa/blood.html
  
• cardiac cycle - mechanical activity and blood flow http://www.thinkquest.org/library/we...a.html?c003758
  
• hyperheart 2 - from the university of utah medical school library http://medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyperheart2.htm
  
• blood types tutorial
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/intro.html
  
• are you my blood type? game http://www.givelife2.org/games/matchgame.asp

health topics/body systems/links

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
  
• http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkbodysystems.html
  
• http://www.cdli.ca/cite/body.htm
  
• medical library (ama)
  http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_id=zzzw5tz46jc&sub_cat=514

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

here's a new site i ran across this morning while surfing the web. i think it's a great find.

http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/index.html it is the home page of the biology teacher at frederick high school in frederick, oklahoma. this instructor teaches a high school class of a&p. although you want to link into the biology ii homepage, i notice that there is information in the biology i homepage that also pertains to some a&p subject areas. there are plenty of notes, quizzes and practice exercises scattered throughout this extensive site, but i could not find any answers. presented in a little easier than college level, i thought this was an awesome introduction to a&p!

[kayel]

HI!!! This is my 1st post although I have been a lurker for a couple of months. But I wanted to add my name to the A&P 2 roll call in Jan. I think I have an A in A&P 1 (I wont know until tomorrow when grades are released). I'm also takin Chem, Dev. Pyschology, and Soc. So I'm be studying my BE-hind off thats if I have any left from A&P 1

Great to have you!!! Everyone is very helpful here I have found!! Did you get your A? I hope so!!!

Welcome!

[kayel]

well, lol, time on my hands this morning and just read through this whole thread. 34 people [updated jan 7] have posted to say they are taking this so far! i know, inquiring minds really wanted to know that. looks like many people are starting back on january 9th! we start on the 4th but i will be happy to be back.

my course is a two semester deal so i don't have a mark for a&p i but that section of the course is behind me now and, in the end, my final grade will be two whatever-my-mark-is. anyone else here taking it like this? i did enjoy last semester but have heard conflicting reports as to what this next part will be like. some people say it is easier because after having learned all the parts, we now start to figure out more what they do, etc. then some say it's more difficult because you have to understand the functioning, etc. what have you heard about it?

anyway, just hanging out here today! we've finally finished christmas with both sides of the family and today i will do some reading for my nutrition course. dh's birthday is tomorrow but that is usually a more relaxed affair, even though we will be having ten people over for supper (all family plus my dd's boyfriend).

how is everyone doing? here is my list from this a.m. (my apologies if i accidentally missed anyone!) come join us if you haven't already and/or feel free to jump in at anytime. so far i have found everyone in this forum to be very kind, helpful and understanding!!

1. amysuenu (amy) -- start jan 17
   
2. brandy123 -- start jan 9
   
3. butterfly82 (juanita)
   
4. carebear77 (carrie) -- start jan 9
   
5. casi
   
6. dlhall -- start jan 17
   
7. dorselm -- start jan 9
   
8. hillflower
   
9. jasminetea -- start jan 9
   
10. jen51699 (jen) -- start jan 9
    
11. julie64 (julie) -- start jan 3
    
12. kayel (karen) -- start jan 4
    
13. kukukajoo -- start jan 17
    
14. laura77598 (laura)
    
15. lcbradley
    
16. liteskin_qtee
    
17. mobello
    
18. momx4 (gwen)
    
19. monalisa2 -- start jan 11
    
20. mtorado27
    
21. noelchristine -- jan 3
    
22. nursecadet -- start jan 9
    
23. nurse-to-be-joy
    
24. nursetracy -- start jan 6
    
25. onehusbandsevenkids
    
26. pinayfl -- start jan 7
    
27. prinsessa
    
28. rdh-nrsgstudent (angel) -- start jan 9 last pre-req
    
29. selulion -- start jan 3 (2 week class)
    
30. shampagne007 -- start jan 17
    
31. soso -- start jan 12
    
32. sumthnspecial (amber) -- start jan 17
    
33. terrep (terre) -- start jan 17
    
34. veryplainjane -- start jan 9

[kayel]

I was trying to clean up the first post of this thread re links. If anyone has any comments on which sites were the most helpful to them or additional ones, please post and let us know! (or if any don't work or are not good, etc.)

There sure are a lot of sites out there .. I didn't get a chance to explore them very much. I basically tried to categorize them a little more and get rid of ones that seemed to be more pertaining to A&P I or that didn't work.

During the school year, I tend to use these sites only when I'm working on a specific topic or else I get bogged down. What about you guys?

What text are you using? We are continuing with "Principles of Anatomy and Physiology" by Tortora and Derrickson.

[ChristineN, BSN, RN]

I'll be going back Jan 3rd. My school uses Elaine Marieb's "Anatomy and Physiology" text and her "Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual: Cat Version." I use the lab manual more than the text.

[Carebear77]

kayel- good luck when school starts. That is really wierd they don't give you a grade for A&P 1 and combine it with 2. Neer heard of it. For my A&P2 we will be using the same book nad lab manual however. So that will be nice not having to buy more books for that. (unless they decided to go to a different version of the same book...that always seems to happen to me )

I'm really enjoying this time off though. Needed a re-charge. I have heard A&P 2 is easier. I hope so :)

I did very good last semester. my GPA was 3.95 not bad...would hae loved a 4.0 again ,but I got a A- in my doses class. Ohwell.

Hopefully this semester will e a 4.0

TTYL

[sumthnspecial]

Hi, count me in. My school does things a little different though. I dont take A&P I and II, we have a semester of Anatomy and then a semester of Physiology...different classes, different teachers. I took Anatomy last semester(got an A), and I am taking Physio this semester along with Micro:eek: . This is my last semester before applying to the nursing program.

Amber

p.s. My classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I start Jan. 17

[TRINI_RN]

I start on the 9th as well. Like Carebear77 we'll be using the same textbook and Lab manual. Thank goodness for that, books are expensive. My hubby left on December 20th to go to Bahrain (middle east) for one year so all I'll be doing is studying next semester. I'm spending the holidays with my family and just trying to let my brain relax!

[TerreP]

I was trying to clean up the first post of this thread re links. If anyone has any comments on which sites were the most helpful to them or additional ones, please post and let us know! (or if any don't work or are not good, etc.)

There sure are a lot of sites out there .. I didn't get a chance to explore them very much. I basically tried to categorize them a little more and get rid of ones that seemed to be more pertaining to A&P I or that didn't work.

During the school year, I tend to use these sites only when I'm working on a specific topic or else I get bogged down. What about you guys?

What text are you using? We are continuing with "Principles of Anatomy and Physiology" by Tortora and Derrickson.

Using the Tortora one too, but it's the 11th edition. For A&P1, we used the 10th, so I had to buy the new book. Found it on eBay for about $30 less than at the school bookstore though, which was good!

Terre

[Jen51699]

We are using the Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology 10th ed.

Jen

[kayel]

Using the Tortora one too, but it's the 11th edition. For A&P1, we used the 10th, so I had to buy the new book. Found it on eBay for about $30 less than at the school bookstore though, which was good!

Terre

Too bad they are making you get the next edition! That sucks!! We are using the 11th .. from the looks of things, the last book they used wasn't very different (not sure if it was the 10th but it looked quite a bit the same). WTG on your eBay purchase!!!

[Julie64]

We are using Tortora 11th edition too. We also used for API last qrt, but several of the students who were repeating the class just kept their 10th edition from last time. I found mine online for $100 new and was totally stoked . We start classes on Tuesday. I have REALLY enjoyed this break!