~~~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

[Wondergirl0905]

Thanks for the tip kgkarma!!

[nursecher]

Well I started A&P this week and I am more afraid now than before. The teacher I was supposed to have is no longer teaching, therefore, we have a new teacher whom has never taught A&P and has never taught at my college. She seems unsure of the material and doesn't really know what is going on. She is very soft spoken (good thing I sat in the front).

We already have to know 2 list of parts and she didn't even show us on the dissectible torso. We have a quiz on them next lab. This is going to be horrible. I need to look around on the web for some good pics. I'll try some of these links.

The book I have is Anatomy & Phisiology Form and Function by Saladin. The lab is set up for fetal pig dissection.

Oh the other scary thing is that half of my HUGE class is there for the 2nd or 3rd time for failing this class!!!!!! HELP!!!

Well I'm off to read 2 chapters and to make flash cards.

OK so I'm back. Just got done studing for 3 hours. I got through chapter one and got most of the end of the chapter questions right! :)

Ya know, this stuff is actually very interesting. I am going to try to be more positive. If others can do this so can I.

Is everyone else starting on the Body Cavities and Membranes and Organ Systems? This is the stuff we have to memorize first. Oh and we have to know the Anantomical positions and planes and some surface anatomy.

[kgkarma]

OK so I'm back. Just got done studing for 3 hours. I got through chapter one and got most of the end of the chapter questions right! :)

Ya know, this stuff is actually very interesting. I am going to try to be more positive. If others can do this so can I.

Is everyone else starting on the Body Cavities and Membranes and Organ Systems? This is the stuff we have to memorize first. Oh and we have to know the Anantomical positions and planes and some surface anatomy.

I'm in the same place as you are in class. My first exam is this coming Friday on Chpt. 1-4. We only have 2 hours left to complete chpt. 3 and finish chpt. 4 (tissue), before the test on Friday. I know my instructor will be flying. The bookstore was out of the study guide and I just got it yesterday.

To make things worse, I have a 3 hour lab b4 the exam. A week from Friday is my lab exam. Don't know when I'm going to have time to study for that since I'll be out of town next weekend.

This certainly is challenging.

[Student_Nurse_WV]

OK so I'm back. Just got done studing for 3 hours. I got through chapter one and got most of the end of the chapter questions right! :)

Ya know, this stuff is actually very interesting. I am going to try to be more positive. If others can do this so can I.

Is everyone else starting on the Body Cavities and Membranes and Organ Systems? This is the stuff we have to memorize first. Oh and we have to know the Anantomical positions and planes and some surface anatomy.

That's where we are at too. We just finished the introduction to A&P and we are starting on the planes, body cavatities, and organ systems. Lots of memorization coming up!! I also agree that you just have to remain positive and take it one day at a time.

[Paula7]

i'm scared!! had my first week. we started with the tissues etc. so hard!! i'm scared!!!

[Student_Nurse_WV]

i'm scared!! had my first week. we started with the tissues etc. so hard!! i'm scared!!!

you'll get it!! just let us know if we can help you with anything!!! good luck-- i think we all need it!! :)

[WeAreTheSTL]

Wow...I just got home from my first night of class and all I can say is holy s&%$ !!! I consider myself a decent student and I'm scared out of my mind. I'm glad we're all here to support each other...

Lauren

[lisabeth]

Wow...I just got home from my first night of class and all I can say is holy s&%$ !!! I consider myself a decent student and I'm scared out of my mind. I'm glad we're all here to support each other...

Lauren

I know what you mean. I had my first lab class today and we covered all of Chapter one. Wednesday, we will cover all of Chapter 2. We will have an exam over 1-5 and the bones on Feb. 13. I kind of feel like this. :chair: I have never felt so overwhelmed. I had to take a break from it. I have totally neglected Psychology, so I kind of worked on that some tonight. We just have to keep a positive attitude and believe in ourselves. I am just as scared as you are.

[Student_Nurse_WV]

I'm nervous about our first test. We would have only 5 classes before the test on the first 5 chapters. My professor kinda fools around too and takes away alot of class time. I guess a lot of this going to be self taught. I'm getting kinda nervous now....:uhoh21:

[miranda819, BSN]

Anyone having any luck with A&P I online? I'm taking my class online, as I live 40 miles from the school. I'm doing ok so far, but I can't seem to get in touch with the professor. The labs are written for the classroom students, so there is some question as to what exactly I have to do. I'm not sure if I need to go to the Science Learning Center and do the labs, attend an actual lab class, or do nothing. I've emaild this professor several times regarding this. I don't mind attending lab class at all, I just need to figure out where I can work it in my schedule as I am a mother of 3 and a full time college student.

Miranda

[nursecher]

Last night was my 2nd class and we covered all of chapter 2. We cover a chapter a night. Chapter 2 was on chemistry and it seriously covered all of what I learned in Chem last semester in one chapter. If there are any people in my class who haven't had Chem before I do not know how they will make it. This class is crazy!! I want to cry.

[nursemelani]

Wow...I just got home from my first night of class and all I can say is holy s&%$ !!! I consider myself a decent student and I'm scared out of my mind. I'm glad we're all here to support each other...

Lauren

Right there with ya ! I am book smart, and in other classes I haven't had to study as much as my classmates, but Holy Cow. I feel like my brain doesn't have room for all the memorization that Anatomy requires !