~~~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]

Hello all, this is a long vent. I attend school at TCC in Virginia. I only have A&P II, And Intro to microbology left as pre-reqs. I don't know why but I can seem to pass A&P I this is my second time taking this course and from the way its looking it may be my third. I can't afford to take any classes during the summer school. I was wondering if anyone knew someone who has taken A&P I more than twice. I mean is this really normal. I have to finish the last two pre-reqs before i can apply for the nursing program. I work a full-time schedule at the hospitial and they won't allow me to cut hours. Do you think its easier to take the course online and go to the lab at school. Do you think A&P II is easier online. Can someone please help me. My final for A&P I is tomorrow. I am so nervous. I feel discouraged.

[lisabeth]

Hello all, this is a long vent. I attend school at TCC in Virginia. I only have A&P II, And Intro to microbology left as pre-reqs. I don't know why but I can seem to pass A&P I this is my second time taking this course and from the way its looking it may be my third. I can't afford to take any classes during the summer school. I was wondering if anyone knew someone who has taken A&P I more than twice. I mean is this really normal. I have to finish the last two pre-reqs before i can apply for the nursing program. I work a full-time schedule at the hospitial and they won't allow me to cut hours. Do you think its easier to take the course online and go to the lab at school. Do you think A&P II is easier online. Can someone please help me. My final for A&P I is tomorrow. I am so nervous. I feel discouraged.

All I can say is, if I were working full time, there is no way, and I mean NO way I could make an A in any of these pre-requisites, or maybe just the Psychology. I know of three people who work part time at a hospital, and they are taking this class for the second time and bordering the A/B line. I wish I did know what to say, but all I can say is dont feel bad. Hang in there and keep kicking back, even if it is laying down and screaming. I do have an A, and I told a friend A&P is kicking my butt, but I am kicking back. She said, kick and dont stop, even if it is laying down and screaming while you are kicking, but dont lay down and quit. I wish you all the best. I still have the final, and I am studying hard for it.

[nursecher]

Hello all, this is a long vent. I attend school at TCC in Virginia. I only have A&P II, And Intro to microbology left as pre-reqs. I don't know why but I can seem to pass A&P I this is my second time taking this course and from the way its looking it may be my third. I can't afford to take any classes during the summer school. I was wondering if anyone knew someone who has taken A&P I more than twice. I mean is this really normal. I have to finish the last two pre-reqs before i can apply for the nursing program. I work a full-time schedule at the hospitial and they won't allow me to cut hours. Do you think its easier to take the course online and go to the lab at school. Do you think A&P II is easier online. Can someone please help me. My final for A&P I is tomorrow. I am so nervous. I feel discouraged.

Yes there are a few in my class that are there for the 2nd time and will be there a 3rd. It is a hard class hands down. The bad thing is we use the same book for A&P 1 and A&P 2 and if you don't pass A&P 1 this semester they are changing the book for next semester. These books are $250.00!

Hang in there and I'm sure you won't be the first person or the last person to take this class more than twice. Good Luck!

[JaxiaKiley]

A&P books are crazy expensive! That is why I'm taking A&P II this summer -- because they are changing the book in the fall and I don't want to have to buy it again!

[NaomieRN]

I usually purchased all my books on eBay or Amazon. I paid $8 for my lifespan book, while everyone else paid $140. My Anatomy book was borrowed from a friend. I had the later edition, same information. The later edition did not affect my grades. I got an A- for anatomy 1 and probably an A for anatomy 2.

[JaxiaKiley]

Yeah, I am an edition behind in my books but they are switching to a new author, not just a new edition.

[nursecher]

I got a "B" on my muscle test in lab :balloons: I am so happy!!!!!

[JaxiaKiley]

WOW. I just found out that I made a 97 on my lab final and can make a 60 on the lecture final and still make an A in the class. This is such a weight off my shoulders because the programs in my area are so competitve that if I don't make an A, I would have to retake A&P. I still have the final to go, and I can't slack off. But, I've been SO stressed that I just feel so much better knowing.

Whew!

[VanessaB]

HELP!! lol

A question that im not quite getting ..lol.. i understand cellular transport and the 5 mechanisms..

however help

Cellular transport influence nearly all the the processes in the body. WHat situation in the body might occur to influence each of the 5 transport mechanisms. How might the body respond to each situation.?

Does this mean to say something that might affect each .. seperately

or something affecting all 5 at once..?

[shighsmith]

this was my first semester in college and i had a great ap teacher! i just took my final yesterday and i know i got an A in the class because i had a 99.6 before i even took the final. i dont know how many people use or have heard of it, but www.ratemyprofessors.com is a great way to pick your professor! a good professor can make all the difference in how good you do in class!!!

good luck everyone

[Galore]

I'm finished with A&P 1 and I got an A *whew* Now it's on to A&P 2 next week. Luckily we are using the same book and lab manual.

[JaxiaKiley]

Congrats on your A! I have my lecture final tomorrow. I'm taking A&P II during Summer II. Honestly, I'm a little nervous about how fast it will go. Good to see that other people are taking it, too Good luck!