~~~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

[Galore]

Hi guys! I just found this site and A&P I is the first pre-req I'm taking as I return back to school. My class is using Saladin's Unity of Form & Function and I just had my first exam today actually. So far the lecture course seems manageable but I have a separate teacher for lab and I really don't like the format of her class. I know I'll just have to put in lots of studying and do a lot of independent learning. It's nice to find a support group here :)

[nursecher]

Hi guys! I just found this site and A&P I is the first pre-req I'm taking as I return back to school. My class is using Saladin's Unity of Form & Function and I just had my first exam today actually. So far the lecture course seems manageable but I have a separate teacher for lab and I really don't like the format of her class. I know I'll just have to put in lots of studying and do a lot of independent learning. It's nice to find a support group here :)

Welcome!

Hey we have the same book! What chapters did you have your first exam on?

[Princess74]

Hi guys! I just found this site and A&P I is the first pre-req I'm taking as I return back to school. My class is using Saladin's Unity of Form & Function and I just had my first exam today actually. So far the lecture course seems manageable but I have a separate teacher for lab and I really don't like the format of her class. I know I'll just have to put in lots of studying and do a lot of independent learning. It's nice to find a support group here :)

Welcome. I am using the same text book as you. We are on chapter 2 but have not had a test yet. Its going to be on the first three chapters. Lecture is great for me too but I have the feeling that lab is going to kick my butt, and I have the same teacher for both. What are you doing in lab right now?

[Princess74]

Welcome!

Hey we have the same book! What chapters did you have your first exam on?

I am really glad that some of us are using the same book. That will make it a little eaisier to help each other out.

What are you guys doing in class right now? We are doing Chem in lecture and microscope slides in lab.

[nursemelani]

My textbook is by Martini. So far we have done chapter one, which was fairly easy, anatomical landmarks, directional terms, etc. THEN we did chapters one and two, cells and tissues. There is SO much information to memorize. Why am I on this message board? I should be memorizing!

[nursecher]

I am really glad that some of us are using the same book. That will make it a little eaisier to help each other out.

What are you guys doing in class right now? We are doing Chem in lecture and microscope slides in lab.

We finished chapter two yesterday and will do chapter 3 tomorrow. I have lab tomorrow and it looks like we are doing lab 3 (care and use of the microscope) and lab 7 (epithelial tissues). So it seems we are moving at the same pace. Our first exam is scheduled for 2/6 on chapters 1-4 and we have weekly quizzes on the lab and lecture to be sure we are keeping up with the material.

Back to studying!

[Galore]

My lecture and lab classes are on different tracks. Our exam was on Chapter 1 & 2 (mainly Ch. 2 info) and we have another one in 3 weeks on Ch. 3 & 4.

I've only had 2 lab classes so far - I work fulltime days so all I could get was a once a week 3 hour class. The first class we went over the course outline, anatomical terms, & cell structure and practiced using the microscope. This week we went over mitosis, the cell cycle, different types of tissues and looked at slides. I am really dreading trying to distinguish the different tissues -- looking in the book is one thing, but on the slides it's so different plus she sounds like she's going to be tricky. The first day she told us she has a 50% failure rate and after seeing her teaching style I am starting to see why.

[helenjp]

hey you guys, nice to hear that some are to a good start, and for the others my sympathies are with you. well my first two days of classes have gone by fairly good. my professor is great, very cool and not scary. we are using Hole's edition for a&p. is anyone else? our first exam is nxt weds. but just on ch. 1, definitions, positions, and other relatively easy subjects. the one i'm iffy about is the lab practical, the labs lists are just long- so many words to know and remember. lets wait and see if my mind can hold itself together.

hope everybody does well on their upcoming first exam or has done well if already taken one. :)

[cmp06]

well tomorrow is my first real test...we've had 2 quizzes and i've done great on those. I'm not to worried, but there's always that little bit of fear. Our test is over Ch 1 & 2 and our profs notes that he makes for us....off to the bookstore to go study...I just seem to tempted to do other things if i stay at home.....usually it's not a problem...but I guess it's b/c I'm not feeling very good

[stpauligirl]

well tomorrow is my first real test...we've had 2 quizzes and i've done great on those. I'm not to worried, but there's always that little bit of fear. Our test is over Ch 1 & 2 and our profs notes that he makes for us....off to the bookstore to go study...I just seem to tempted to do other things if i stay at home.....usually it's not a problem...but I guess it's b/c I'm not feeling very good

Well, I am so glad to see that you are doing good in Torres' class. I like my micro teacher and I am also off to a very good start :)

Good luck on your test and maybe we will see each other at the bio study center sometimes.

[Galore]

Woohoo, I just logged in to WebCT and I got an A on my first exam! Now if I can get anywhere near an A on my upcoming lab quiz I'll be happy. Good luck to the rest of you all :)

[nursecher]

Woohoo, I just logged in to WebCT and I got an A on my first exam! Now if I can get anywhere near an A on my upcoming lab quiz I'll be happy. Good luck to the rest of you all :)

Great job!!!!