~~~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]

No its wasn't the lab average it was the lecture average, I believe that our lab class is doing pretty well. The 50 average was on the first lecture test and the professor said that the first lecture test is always really low.

If the class average was 50, there is something wrong. For my first lab quiz, (identify 25 different tissues under a microscope), the class average was 82. The instructor did say that 82 was higher than usual for a first lab test, but 50 seems outrageous. We have had a lecture quiz every week. Only 10 questions, and I usually get 9/10. Our first lecture EXAM is on Friday. I am NOT looking forward to it. Anatomy seems like a ridiculously huge amount of info, most of which we will never use again. Still, when I am making the big bucks as an RN, I will know that I earned every cent of it !!

[Hind12]

I just joined today, I got an 89% on my first exam and a 90% on my first Lab Exam. so far so good, need to get them in the A range to be safe for further tests. I have my Lab bone test thursday. there are alot of online free quizzes hosted by other schools that I've used to quiz me and to see them differently. search google for "bone quiz" and look around, If anybody wants the good sites let me know and I will post the links.

[jeanettecentaur]

I just joined today, I got an 89% on my first exam and a 90% on my first Lab Exam. so far so good, need to get them in the A range to be safe for further tests. I have my Lab bone test thursday. there are alot of online free quizzes hosted by other schools that I've used to quiz me and to see them differently. search google for "bone quiz" and look around, If anybody wants the good sites let me know and I will post the links.

Please post any exceptional websites that you know of for bones! I'm using what I have found from these forums so far...but I'm so nervous about my Lab Practical on Monday! It's over Tissues, Integumentary System, and Bones. I'm good with Tissues and I.S., but all those bones are making me crazy! Help!

Thanks in advance!

Jeanettecentaur

[Golden_Clover]

Please post any exceptional websites that you know of for bones! I'm using what I have found from these forums so far...but I'm so nervous about my Lab Practical on Monday! It's over Tissues, Integumentary System, and Bones. I'm good with Tissues and I.S., but all those bones are making me crazy! Help!

Thanks in advance!

Jeanettecentaur

I didn't use any particular website, but I did use the anatomy coloring book. I know it sounds silly but by coloring and reading about the bones-- it kind of stuck in my memory!! You can find it at any bookstore--

Good luck!

Clover

[kgkarma]

Please post any exceptional websites that you know of for bones! I'm using what I have found from these forums so far...but I'm so nervous about my Lab Practical on Monday! It's over Tissues, Integumentary System, and Bones. I'm good with Tissues and I.S., but all those bones are making me crazy! Help!

Thanks in advance!

Jeanettecentaur

This one is pretty good but be careful, I think I found a mistake on the skull. Either it's wrong or my book is wrong.

http://www.getbodysmart.com/

[Golden_Clover]

Hey everyone

I am really kind of worrying about my lab tomorrow. We will be dissecting our cats for the first time tomorrow. I am interested in this, just to see everything I am learning in an actual context. I have never dissected anything before. I am worried that I won't be able to stand it because I am a HUGE animal lover. I worked in a hospital for a while so I have seen many gross things and I was fine. I am just worried about my first dissection experience. Any advice? Thanks!

[Hind12]

Hey everyone

I am really kind of worrying about my lab tomorrow. We will be dissecting our cats for the first time tomorrow. I am interested in this, just to see everything I am learning in an actual context. I have never dissected anything before. I am worried that I won't be able to stand it because I am a HUGE animal lover. I worked in a hospital for a while so I have seen many gross things and I was fine. I am just worried about my first dissection experience. Any advice? Thanks!

Eat BEFORE you go.

[Golden_Clover]

Eat BEFORE you go.

Thanks for the advice!

It went great! I was just nervous since it was my first time

[nursecher]

I just spend two entire days making my own flashcards for the bones. I don't feel like this amount of information is retainable. I am extremely overwhelmed. Does anyone have any advise? We have to know epithelial tissues, connective tissues, anatomical teminology, the skull, bony thorax, and upper and lower extremity (pretty much every bone in body) Just the skull alone is freaking me out! Any advise...please?

Oh and out of all this information the lab test is only 40 questions. Could be anything though. There are only 2 lab test for the entire semester. I wish they would break it up more. AHHHH

[WannaBRN4]

My instructor, who is great by the way, didn't even advise us to make flashcards for bones, just get lots of lab time in for the actual bones. For muscles and histology he advised flashcards would help greatly.

[Princess74]

I think I failed my midterm! Which means that I fail A&P, I don't know what to do I m freaking out and I wont get my grade back until wed. I knew the material on the diagrams buy trying to name everything on real bone sucked and i think i failed.

[stpauligirl]

I think I failed my midterm! Which means that I fail A&P, I don't know what to do I m freaking out and I wont get my grade back until wed. I knew the material on the diagrams buy trying to name everything on real bone sucked and i think i failed.

Hang tight, you might have done better than you think.