~~~A&P 1 (winter/spring) Club~~~

[Princess74]

i borrowed the information below from the a&p 1 fall club.(hope no one minds) i thought that it would be helpful to those of us taking a&p 1 this winter/spring semester.

hopefully there will be enough of us interested in this thread so that we can get a sticky.

those of you who have already taken a&p, please feel free to stop by at any time . we would love to have your imput also. thanks :)

useful study information/sites:

• anatomy modules:
  http://www.rad.washington.edu/anatomy/
  
• examinations in pathology: http://medstat.med.utah.edu/webpath/exam/examidx.html
  
• hole's essentials of anatomy and physiology: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/holeessentials/
  
• human anatomy and physiology online course companion: http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bo...oks/mariebhap/
  
• anatomy and physiology: http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/2005.../biology2.html
  
• journey through nursing school (fun2care): www.nursingjourney.com
  
• fun2care's quizzes: http://www.nursingjourney.com/aandp_1_quizzes.html
  
• anatomy of the human body (gray): http://www.bartleby.com/107/
  
• master muscle list (loyola university medical education network): http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/med.../mml/index.htm
  
• medical terminology: an anatomy and physiology systems approach, 2/e: http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/fremgen4/
  
• the hosford muscle tables: skeletal muscles of the human body: http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/
  
• skeletal system: http://www.bio.psu.edu/people/facult...l/skeletal.htm
  
• u of minnesota webanatomy: http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy/default.htm
  
• biodidac:
  http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/
  
• the student nurse forum, coursework lifelines, human anatomy: http://kcsun3.tripod.com/id192.htm
  
• anatomy and physiology tests
  http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiologytests
  
• histology
  http://www.cretin-derhamhall.org/de...e/histology.htm
  
• basic chemistry for biology students
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/bioch...stry/main.html
  
• intro to the human body
  http://training.seer.cancer.gov/modu...structure.html
  
• zoology 200 models
  http://daphne.palomar.edu/ccarpenter...el%20index.htm
  
• biology 129
  http://www.bio.psu.edu/people/facult.../biology29.htm
  
• deep muscles
  http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/muscular_s...ep_muscles.htm
  
• zoology 225: dissection guide (videos)
  http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/cours.../exam/test.htm
  
• atlas of human anatomy
  http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/ana...omy/index.html
  
• essential study primer
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_...sp/default.htm
  
• hole's anatomy
  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/site..._center_view0/
  
• anatomy and physiology tests
  http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiol...wtopassap.msnw
  
• animations for biology and chemistry portions of a&p
  http://www.lewport.wnyric.org/jwanamaker/animations.htm (lewport's biology place)
  http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/animprot.htm (rna translation -- protein synthesis)
  http://www.biostudio.com/demo_freema..._synthesis.htm (protein synthesis)
  http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm (biology animations, interactions, tutorials)
  
• neurobiology -- great action potential animations!
  http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/m...s/animate.html
  
• another anatomy site
  http://www.tarleton.edu/~anatomy/fall.html
  
• human biodyssey
  http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pag...nbiodyssey.htm
  
• interactivephysiology.com
  http://daphne.palomar.edu/ccarpente...del%20index.htm
  http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sit.../student_view0/
  http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/med...eb/histoweb.htm
  http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html
  http://www.getbodysmart.com/
  http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/ap1.html
  http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~minckley/anatomy/index.html
  http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/
  http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm
  
• histology sites
  http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/meded...to_frames.html
  http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/meded...ames/histo.htm
  http://biology.unm.edu/anatomy/ppt.htm
  
• get body smart
  http://www.getbodysmart.com/
  
• msn study group:
  http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiologytests
  
• bones box
  http://www.dccc.edu/departments/biol...ox/vbones.html
  
• another bones box -- good!
  http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/med.../main_bone.htm
  
• muscle contraction tutorial:
  http://www.brookscole.com/chemistry_...s/muscles.html
  
• actin myosin crossbridge 3d animation -- kind of mesmerizing ...
  http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/movies/actin_myosin.html
  
• "real muscle" contraction:
  http://www.bio.davidson.edu/misc/movies/musclcp.mov
  
• mechanism of filament sliding during contraction -- 3 frames, then you can "add calcium" and "decrease calcim":
  http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/matthews/myosin.html
  
• great for studying muscles!
  http://anatomy-kit.com/practices.htm
  http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursep...deo_index.html
  
• cadaver dissections, histology
  http://www.anatomy.wisc.edu/teaching.html
  
• b&w printable muscle pics to label
  http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/musclesblank.html
  http://edgewood.k12.wi.us/depart/sci...usclelabel.gif
  http://edgewood.k12.wi.us/depart/sci...usclelabel.gifvirtual anatomy lab http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/val/valindex.html
  from niagara community college. searchable, user friendly site. includes some cat dissection views. great resources, links for each body system addressed.
  
  lumen gross anatomy site http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/med...em/learnit.htm
  
  histoweb http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medi...tomy/histoweb/
  from the university of kansas. outstanding for learning tissue types and subtypes.
  
  lumen histology site http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/med...to_frames.html
  fantasic resource for learning tissue types, subtypes, and locations.
  
  neuroscience for kids - cranial nerves http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cranial.html
  from washington university of st. louis. great diagrams and study guide for learning the 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
  
  physiology animations http://www.uh.edu/sibs/tutorial/ap2.htm#urinary
  some are interactive; from many body systems and processes covered in this class; sponsored by university of texas at houston
  
  blood cell histology http://www.unomaha.edu/hpa/blood.html
  from the university of omaha, nebraska - identification, information about formed elements of blood. be sure to use numbers presented in the text as the "authority" for cbc & differential counts.
  
  
  cardiac cycle - mechanical activity and blood flow http://www.thinkquest.org/library/we...a.html?c003758
  outstanding resource for anatomy and physiology related to the cardiac cycle. i do not recommend viewing this with a dial-up connection, there are many large files and animations to run.
  
  hyperheart 2 - from the university of utah medical school library http://medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyperheart2.htm
  requires shockwave software download. be sure to stop the animation and go frame by frame for a more detailed explanation of events. this is a wonderful tool for "putting it all together" as it pertains to the cardiac cycle.
  
  nervous system from uw-lacrosse http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/aplab/table_...07/lab_07.html
  offers diagrams of brain and other nervous system models. excellent tutorial and pictures of sheep brains
  
  blood types tutorial http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human...pes/intro.html
  fromt the university of arizona. great tutorial, review of blood typing and genetics.
  
  are you my blood type? game http://www.givelife2.org/games/matchgame.asp
  from the american red cross. very catchy game to review blood donation rules. be sure to read the directions before you begin!
  

other ideas (posted in other threads):

• make your own flashcards!
  
• if you are not familiar with (or have forgotten) chem, check out an into to chemistry book
  
• utilize your school's study lab, or open lab times, if offered.
  
• take pictures during labs!

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fun with mnemonics ...........

11 organ systems: send mr. uric -- l

s-skeletal / e-endocrine / n-nervous / d-digestive / m-muscular / r-respitory / u-urinary / r-reproductive / i-integumentary / c-circulatory (or cardovascular) / l-lymphatic

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skeletal system:

carples:

"scared lovers try positions -- that they cannot handle"

or "stop letting those people -- touch the cadaver's hand"

(proximal row lateral to medial -- distal row lateral to medial)

s-scaphoid / l-lunate / t-triquetrum / p-pisiform / t-trapezuim / t-trapezoid / c-capitate / h-hamate

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7 bones of the eye socket: "every zoo finds stinky little monkey poop"

e-ethmoid / z-zygomatic / f-frontal / s-sphenoid / l-lacrimal / m-maxilla / p-palatine

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number of vertebrae in each section of vertebral column:

7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae

"breakfast at 7, lunch at 12, dinner at 5"

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wbc differentials:

"never let monkeys eat bananas"

n-neutrophils / l-leukocytes / m-monocytes / e-eosinophils / b-basophils

to differentiate btwn granulocytes and agranulocytes its:

"never eat bananas like monkeys"

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p.u.:

"pinky on the ulna side"

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which side is the radius on?

thumbs up for "rad!!"

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fibula is lateral

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tarsal bones:

"tall centers never take shots from corners"

t-talus / c-calcaneus / n-navicular / t-third cuneiform / s-second cuneform / f-first cuneiform / c-cuboid

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cranial nerves

"oh oh oh, to touch and feel very green vegetables ah!" ... or ... "old opal’s ocular tracts tricksters abducting

four vested giants vaguely acting hypoactive"

i olfactory / ii optic / iii oculomotor / iv trochlear / v trigeminal / vi abducens / vii facial / viii vestibulocochlear / ix glossopharyngeal / x vagus / xi accessory / xii hypoglossal

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cranial nerves: sensory, motor or both?

"some say marry money, but my brothers say big breasts matter more" .... or ..... "stop saying my mom bug me because she believes bugging makes me"

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epidermis (deep to superficial):

"basil spices granny luci's corn"

stratum: basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum

[2bnurseforce1]

Thanks for all the support, right now I am going over some parts of the spinal cord until I feel comfortable with it. I will study for another hour and then off to bed. Thanks again

You can do it!!! If you study hard, you will make the A. I know if I can do it, anyone can do it. Good Luck!!!

[spb1]

I hope those who responded to my plea for help will check back and read this note of sincere gratitude. I took my A&P I exam over bones and muscles last week. 700 questions and lasting over three days. I was so worried, I almost "froze up" with fear. Well, grades were posted yesterday AND....AND......AND............. I made a B! I am SOOOO Happy Dancing. Thank you all for responding, offering encouragement and providing additional study references in the form of website addresses. Now - on to the Nervous system. Thank you again - hope to see you on the other side of the exam table someday.

[lisabeth]

I hope those who responded to my plea for help will check back and read this note of sincere gratitude. I took my A&P I exam over bones and muscles last week. 700 questions and lasting over three days. I was so worried, I almost "froze up" with fear. Well, grades were posted yesterday AND....AND......AND............. I made a B! I am SOOOO Happy Dancing. Thank you all for responding, offering encouragement and providing additional study references in the form of website addresses. Now - on to the Nervous system. Thank you again - hope to see you on the other side of the exam table someday.

That is great!!! Congrats.:balloons:

[Fun2, BSN, RN]

Congrats, spb1! :balloons:

See, TexasAngel, it's not dead.

I hope those who responded to my plea for help will check back and read this note of sincere gratitude. I took my A&P I exam over bones and muscles last week. 700 questions and lasting over three days. I was so worried, I almost "froze up" with fear. Well, grades were posted yesterday AND....AND......AND............. I made a B! I am SOOOO Happy Dancing. Thank you all for responding, offering encouragement and providing additional study references in the form of website addresses. Now - on to the Nervous system. Thank you again - hope to see you on the other side of the exam table someday.

[lisabeth]

Congrats, spb1! :balloons:

See, TexasAngel, it's not dead.

Thanks Fun2Care;)

[kgkarma]

Thanks Fun2Care;)

I just got my grade back and I received an 82. This is my lowest grade so far. I don't feel to bad about it because I knew I wasn't ready. We're allowed to drop my grade, but must take the final exam if we do. Without dropping I still have a 'B' so it will depend on how I do on the next lab and lecture exam whether I'll drop this grade or not. If I'm close to an 'A', I'll take the final, if not, I'll take a 'B' and not worry about the final.

Now for the good news. :smiley_aa :smiley_aa

I've been ACCEPTED into the LPN program and will start either in August or September. If I waited to get into the RN program where I'm attending, it would be late 2007, or 2008, before I would be accepted. This way, after I finish the LPN program, I have to work six months, then I can bridge to the RN program.

Of course, I'm very nervous. I have to travel to another city, gas prices are sky rocketing, and I need another car since mine is a gas guzzler. Am not working so I can't afford a car payment. Obstacles, Obstacles, Obstacles. I

[nursecher]

Is anyone else getting tired? I always seem to get this burned out feeling towards the end of a semester. I have one month left. I'm hanging on as tight as I can.

[kgkarma]

Is anyone else getting tired? I always seem to get this burned out feeling towards the end of a semester. I have one month left. I'm hanging on as tight as I can.

Absolutely burned out. That's why I didn't do as well as I usually do in my exam yesterday. I couldn't sleep the night before. Went to bed around 12am and work up at 3:00 am. I usually can't sleep the night before but I haven't been sleeping all week. Thank goodness I'm on spring break next week even though I'll have to study for my lab exam.

[lisabeth]

I just got my grade back and I received an 82. This is my lowest grade so far. I don't feel to bad about it because I knew I wasn't ready. We're allowed to drop my grade, but must take the final exam if we do. Without dropping I still have a 'B' so it will depend on how I do on the next lab and lecture exam whether I'll drop this grade or not. If I'm close to an 'A', I'll take the final, if not, I'll take a 'B' and not worry about the final.

Now for the good news. :smiley_aa :smiley_aa

I've been ACCEPTED into the LPN program and will start either in August or September. If I waited to get into the RN program where I'm attending, it would be late 2007, or 2008, before I would be accepted. This way, after I finish the LPN program, I have to work six months, then I can bridge to the RN program.

Of course, I'm very nervous. I have to travel to another city, gas prices are sky rocketing, and I need another car since mine is a gas guzzler. Am not working so I can't afford a car payment. Obstacles, Obstacles, Obstacles. I

Woohoo!!!:balloons: You need to start a thread so everyone will see your post. Congrats :balloons:

[kgkarma]

Woohoo!!!:balloons: You need to start a thread so everyone will see your post. Congrats :balloons:

I can't figure out how to start one from here. But thanks for the accolades.

[JaxiaKiley]

I'm also taking A&P I right now. Lemme tell you, after studying so hard for my lab midterm, it was really hard to get motivated to study for my first lecture test after Spring Break!

At my school, your lab grade counts as 30% of your overall A&P I grade and there are only two tests - the midterm and the final! I was so worried about my midterm and I studied really hard. I found out that there were only two As on the test, and I got one of them! /happy dance!

Now we have to memorize all the muscles in lab, and we are covering how muscles work in lecture. All these different chemical changes are crazy!

Right now I have a low A overall, and I'm really hoping I can keep it up so I can be competitive for my program. We have two lecture tests, lecture final and lab final to go.

Good luck everyone!

~Jaxia

[lisabeth]

I can't figure out how to start one from here. But thanks for the accolades.

Look at the top of each page and you will see anouncements. There is a video to watch to explain how to do most anything you might want to do. It is very helpful.