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useful study information/sites:
other ideas (posted in other threads):
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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
You and me will be working our way trough micro together next semester!! Cool that we have most of the same coruses at the same time. So what is the distinction of A&P I and II? Would that be the same as what we are doing (6 credit hours) or ...?Oh boy, I am just getting ready to start Histology.My A&PI class ends in December and then I will be starting A&P II right away. I will also be taking Micro next semester, so, as if I'm not enough of a basket-case now, I will be when I'm done. :rotfl:
You and me will be working our way trough micro together next semester!! Cool that we have most of the same coruses at the same time. So what is the distinction of A&P I and II? Would that be the same as what we are doing (6 credit hours) or ...?
Awesome! At least we won't be alone. In my A&P classes, A&P I covers what we have already done (up to histology now) and into muscular, integumentary, bone, skeletal, and nervous systems as well as a couple other things that are inter-related (I know sensory organs is one of those things, not sure what else yet). A&P II will be different systems like circulatory, lymphatic & immune, urinary, digestive, reproductive, etc. A&P II is kind-of like just continuing on from what we have already done. We probably won't be re-covering anything, just moving forward to different systems of the body. My A&P classes are only 4 credits, so they might be a bit different than yours, but probably not too drastically different. Glad we will be able to continue to "muddle" through together. :)
That's exactly how mine is, too. But I only get four credits, as well. As much work as it is, I almost expect it to be 6, though!
Awesome! At least we won't be alone. In my A&P classes, A&P I covers what we have already done (up to histology now) and into muscular, integumentary, bone, skeletal, and nervous systems as well as a couple other things that are inter-related (I know sensory organs is one of those things, not sure what else yet). A&P II will be different systems like circulatory, lymphatic & immune, urinary, digestive, reproductive, etc. A&P II is kind-of like just continuing on from what we have already done. We probably won't be re-covering anything, just moving forward to different systems of the body. My A&P classes are only 4 credits, so they might be a bit different than yours, but probably not too drastically different. Glad we will be able to continue to "muddle" through together. :)
I passed my first A&P lab exam with an 102%. I am really relieved, I like to get off to a strong start in case the class gets more difficult later on.We are on to learning the muscles now. I think that is going to be very challenging.
Congrats on your awesome score. We will deal with muscles in Lecture test 3 / lab test 3 and it will eat us for lunch, according to my professor.....{{{{{quivvvver}}}}
Any suggestions for learning muscles?
Do you mean for lab? If so, PICTURES!!! If you can't actually use the models, etc to learn, use pictures!!!
My site, NuringJourney.com has a bunch of muscle powerpoint quizzes, as well as other sites.
If you're talking about lecture, it's mostly just studying your notes, etc. (Action potentials....yuck! lol) I wrote the sequence down and studied that. Everything seemed to come together that way with the all the different "portals" that you will learn about.
Good luck!!
Do you mean for lab? If so, PICTURES!!! If you can't actually use the models, etc to learn, use pictures!!!My site, NuringJourney.com has a bunch of muscle powerpoint quizzes, as well as other sites.
If you're talking about lecture, it's mostly just studying your notes, etc. (Action potentials....yuck! lol) I wrote the sequence down and studied that. Everything seemed to come together that way with the all the different "portals" that you will learn about.
Good luck!!
I don't have lab tests. Our lab/lectures are smushed into one test. He's used slides and stuff on tests, but thats about it. I'm really picky about the pictures because it seems that if it's not real (ie models) he wont use it. We barely even looked at models/pictures in class. He uses a lot of autopsy videos/cadaver videos and a few disected cats.
Oh on that note, I have been meaning to let you know, I love your site! It's a wonderful resource.
Well, I'm not sure how you would study. Possibly go to your school's library & see if they have books with pics of autopsy photos, etc.
Is your exam on paper, or computer? Obviously, if it is on paper, he will have to have drawings or something for you to label in order to identify certain muscles, or give you a location in words, and you have to identify from that. Maybe you could search for "Anatomy, muscles, worksheet, label" or something like that.
This page may help:
http://www.nursingjourney.com/muscle_locations_help.htm. I'm not sure.....Maybe try this one:
http://biology.unm.edu/anatomy/ppt.htm
One thing that also helped me was to point at where a muscle was on myself & name it. (My then 7 yr old also helped me with that...lol)
Ask your instructor what he recommends as a study method. It never hurts to ask.
Thanks for the compliment, btw. I hope my site helps you some other time. :)
I don't have lab tests. Our lab/lectures are smushed into one test. He's used slides and stuff on tests, but thats about it. I'm really picky about the pictures because it seems that if it's not real (ie models) he wont use it. We barely even looked at models/pictures in class. He uses a lot of autopsy videos/cadaver videos and a few disected cats.Oh on that note, I have been meaning to let you know, I love your site! It's a wonderful resource.
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