~~~A&P 1 (winter/spring) Club~~~

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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:

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

I'm from SA, are you going to SAC by any chance? Good luck :)

Yeppers sure am...I'm doing a Tuesday/ Thursday schedule. My schedule is kind of crazy, but not to bad....6:35-7:50am is English, 8:00-9:15 is Psyc 2314, break from 915 until 1050 and then at 10:50-1:30 is my A&P class. And for the first 1/2 of the semester I have to take a Strategies to/of success b/c I've been out of school for a little while...what a waste of time and money but oh well, it's only until March so I won't complain....if you were at SAC who was your AP prof?

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Yeppers sure am...I'm doing a Tuesday/ Thursday schedule. My schedule is kind of crazy, but not to bad....6:35-7:50am is English, 8:00-9:15 is Psyc 2314, break from 915 until 1050 and then at 10:50-1:30 is my A&P class. And for the first 1/2 of the semester I have to take a Strategies to/of success b/c I've been out of school for a little while...what a waste of time and money but oh well, it's only until March so I won't complain....if you were at SAC who was your AP prof?

Dr. Garcia :o don't take him!!!!!

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Add me to the list too! I'll be taking A & P I this Spring online through Palo Alto College in San Antonio, TX! I don't know if the lab will be online or on campus, the schedule says, "to be determined". I've looked over the other online A & P schedules, and most of their labs are in the evening. Either online or eveing would work great for me.

Anyone taken A & P online? I'm anxious about this class.

Miranda

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Well I have the next 3 days off...nice since I haven't had 2 days off in a row since around September....but anyways...I decided I'd go and buy my A&P book. I walked into the bookstore found it and stared...."what in the world are you thinking you can be a nurse for?" is what the evil little me said...Grabbed the book, grabbed the study guide....left the lab manual for another day...was choking on just speding the 150 that i did. Didn't need to add insult to injury with another $40+ something. I figured I'd browse through it...see what it's all about. Get all my crying done BEFORE school starts, so that I won't have any tears left for when school DOES start.

I can do this...I know I can...I can do this... I know I can...

Isn't there something about repetition...if you do something long enough it become habit. So my thought process is that if I say it enough times, my mind/body knows it has to be true and then there won't be any problems... Gee I love my type of logic :)

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!!

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Ah!! What did the books look like?? My school won't let you buy books for spring semester until Jan 11th.

What did the lab book look like? Does it say what the first couple labs will be about?

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I'll be taking it this upcoming semester. Thanks for the info!

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Thanks so much for posting this!!! YOu are an angel! Be blessed!

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Now that school starts back up in just a couple of weeks how many of you have bought your books? Which one is your school using?

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i pre-registered right after i finished chemistry, but can't get my books until next week. class starts january 16th. and i'll also be tackling pharmacology at the same time. i'm so excited though, i can hardly wait! once i passed chemistry, i felt like nothing could stop me! thanks for the encouragementfrom everybody! happy new year!

:heartbeat ladyetain

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Hello all fellow A&P people!:specs:

I will be starting my class on 1/17 (I think that is the date). I am going to a community college here in Northern California. Anyone else from California? If so what school do you go to?:yeah:

I can't WAIT to take this class. I just finished Medical Terminology and LOVED it so I am excited to see what A&P is going to be like. My husband took this class a few years ago and told me that if you just read your material and do my homework that everything will be just fine.:clown:

Melody

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i have no idea what my book is yet. the bookstore won't let me see it until next week! classes start 01/17/06 and if i could buy the book cheaper on-line in time for class i would like too. i wonder if that's why they wait so long to tell you?! scammers! :chuckle

happy new year everyone! :smiley_aa

let's enjoy the time off while we can!! :p

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The community college i attend has it's own website where you can register and find all of you information on it, it also has a link to the book store so you can order or see what books you are going to need, so if your school has it's own site maybe you can check to find your book.

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