~~~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

[laurawho7]

WOO HOO! I finished! I ended up with a 95 in lecture and 94 in lab! Now off to summer school.

[chudder]

We had our 100-question anatomy lab practical on neural structures and the sheep brain this morning. People seemed much more freaked out during this test than the bone and muscle tests.

Physio final next Wednesday and then it's on to O-chem during the summer (tried for Micro but it filled up on the first day of registration).

We started with 80 and have about 50 left. It'll be nice taking A&P II with some familiar faces in the fall.

[Multicollinearity, BSN, RN]

I'm starting A&P I in two weeks. We are using Martini's 7th edition. I purchased the flashcards, and a coloring book. Now I'm wondering if the study guide ($44) would be helpful. I just don't want to spend and waste if it's not useful. Has anyone here used the study guide for Martini's, and if so was it helpful?

[lisabeth]

I'm starting A&P I in two weeks. We are using Martini's 7th edition. I purchased the flashcards, and a coloring book. Now I'm wondering if the study guide ($44) would be helpful. I just don't want to spend and waste if it's not useful. Has anyone here used the study guide for Martini's, and if so was it helpful?

It wouldnt hurt to wait. I didnt purchase any of those things, and I finished out with a 93. Honestly, A&P 1 is mostly memorizing. I am not trying to say any part of it is easy, and the things you did purchase will probably be helpful. I'm sure they wont hurt, but if you dont have to spend any more, I would wait. I am sure there is free tutoring as far as the chemistry part goes. I used a tutor at my school for that.

Good luck. I am sure you will do fine.

[cyb]

i'm starting a&p i in two weeks. we are using martini's 7th edition. i purchased the flashcards, and a coloring book. now i'm wondering if the study guide ($44) would be helpful. i just don't want to spend and waste if it's not useful. has anyone here used the study guide for martini's, and if so was it helpful?

yeaph! agree with texasangel, a&p is mosly memorizing. what helped me was to practice the questions at the end of each chapter. some students bought a voice recorder, according to them it was helpful. read every chapter way before you go to class, and listen to what the professor lectures while taking notes. and very importantly don't forget to pamper yourself whenever you can!

[NaomieRN]

I'm starting A&P I in two weeks. We are using Martini's 7th edition. I purchased the flashcards, and a coloring book. Now I'm wondering if the study guide ($44) would be helpful. I just don't want to spend and waste if it's not useful. Has anyone here used the study guide for Martini's, and if so was it helpful?

I would not bother purchase the study guide. To me, it is a waste of money. You have enough information in the book. I used to make my own flashcards. I recorded the class, typed my notes and study. Good luck to you. I did not even buy the book, someone lended a older edition. I used internet sources in certain areas.

[lisabeth]

I did tape lectures too. This was probably my biggest help.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I would not bother purchase the study guide. To me, it is a waste of money. You have enough information in the book. I used to make my own flashcards. I recorded the class, typed my notes and study. Good luck to you. I did not even buy the book, someone lended a older edition. I used internet sources in certain areas.

I agree that the study guide is a waste of money. The interactive quizzes and tutorials online in conjunction with the text were more than sufficient.

Well, our final grades were just posted. 97 on the lecture final and 89 on the lab final. Gives me a 94 average for the semester. A&P II starts on Monday. Very psyched.

[Multicollinearity, BSN, RN]

I should have mentioned that I'm taking the course via Internet. No instructor besides an email link and no lectures. Does that change what you all think?

p.s. you all have done so well with A&P, congrats!

[lisabeth]

I should have mentioned that I'm taking the course via Internet. No instructor besides an email link and no lectures. Does that change what you all think?

p.s. you all have done so well with A&P, congrats!

I dont know how to advise on internet classes. I have never taken one, and I am not sure I want to do that. I really feel so much better about a classroom setting. Also, I like being around people. Good luck with it though. It might be the perfect situation for you.

I must admit, internet classes somewhat intimidate me. I might be more likely to buy a study guide. That is if I got brave enough. I have thought about it, but I chicken out every time.

My A&P 1 instructor talked to me about A&P 2 online this summer, and in some ways, I think I might, but I will probably do the same as I always have and take the semester off if the Psychology instructor wont be able to teach the night class. She has had some health problems, but she would like to teach it at night. I guess we will see.

[sheba123]

Oh my! you'll are soooo blessed.

I will be taking A&P 1 spring 07.All the information you provided will be avaluable asset to many of us.

It makes me feel so good to know that there are good people out there.

Sheba123 Pre-Nursing

[sheba123]

Hi there,

I have taken online classes at my previous University, and I loved it alot. They're the same amount of time that you would normally spend in a semester. Depending in the class you have to summit lessons every week.

you'll have to be a very organized person, and you have to set a few hours a week to submit work via asyncronous. Also, though I loved the online experience, I would never take a Mathematics course of any sort online, nor would I take any Biological sciences. They are rigorous courses, and would prefer to take them in the classroom.

Ex of classes I take online:

Sociology

psychology

anthropology

or any other classes where lots of reading need to be done.

Any way I just had to post this thread for you to realize that a course like A&P is very rigorous.

Thanks!