Anatomy & Physiology Fall 2008

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Several had mentioned starting a study thread early so we could get prepared for our fall A&P class, so here goes. I have gathered several websites from both here and on my own, so wanted to post them early on so that we wouldn't have to search for them. Please feel free to add to them and also any advice or study tactics that seem to work for you.

Thankyou to Eveyone here at AllNurses who have provided so much information in one spot.

Lectures

http://www.clickcaster.com/kerry-henrickson

http://aaim.k12.ar.us/Podcasting%20Lectures%20in%20MP3%20Format%20publisher.pdf

http://www.podcasters.tv/podcast/27225/biology_2110_2120_anatomy_and_physiology_with_doc_c.html

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/Science/Biology/Biology-2120-Lectures-on-Anatomy-and-Physiology-Podcast/18745#plink

http://content.hccfl.edu/facultyinfo/nehringer/bsc1085videolectures.html

Anatomical Terms for the Body

http://www.highlands.edu/subwebs/shenderson/API/lab_manual/introlab.htm

http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/index.cgi

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/Section/Anatomy-Physiology-Glossary.id-305499,articleId-30161.html

http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit1_3_terminology2_planes.html

Resources

http://www.anatomy.org/resources/resource_links.asp

http://www.primalpictures.com/Home.aspx

Dissections

Cadaver

http://www.primalpictures.com/Home.aspx

Cat

http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/

http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm

Tissues

http://groups.msn.com/AnatomyPhysiologyTests/tissues.msnw

Nervous System

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/WEBANATOMY/self/default.htm

Study Guides

http://www.studystack.com/menu-46279

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/Anatomy-Physiology.topicArticleId-22032.html

http://groups.msn.com/AnatomyPhysiologyTests/tissues.msnw

http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/dropdrag/index.htm

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-46102

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/skeletal/default.html

http://www.doctaj.com/

http://daphne.palomar.edu/ccarpenter/Models/model%20index.htm

http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/gross_atlas.html

http://www.visiblebody.com/

Flashcards

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/

Quizes and Games

http://www.doctaj.com/

http://www.instantanatomy.net/questions.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/569630.html

http://rosetime.netfirms.com/week1.htm

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/WEBANATOMY/self/default.htm

http://www.fortlewis.edu/academics/school_arts_sciences/biology/anatphys/mainmenu.htm

Body Cavities

http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit1_3_terminology3_cavities.html

Ok, that's it for tonight....I have several others but hopefully this will keep everyone busy for a day or 2 :chuckle:yeah:I'm sure we all have diferent study habits and will need to find our own way there but I am hoping we can work together as a study team.

Maybe each day or two, someone could provide a study tip or an mneumonics for memorization for tissues or nerves, anything that is helping you learn. Or if you come accross somethin that you can't use, maybe someone else can.

:yawn: OFF to Bed for me

The directional terms are also confusing the crap out of me. :(

They sound like english analogies to me so I always put them in a sentence to see if they are right and that is probably wrong. :(

Can you guys help me with these ??

The question is "choose the structure or organ that matches the given directional term."

a) distal: the elbow/the wrist

b) lateral: the hip bone/the umbilicus

c) superior: the nose/the chin

d) anterior: the toes/the heel

e) superficial: the scalp/the skull

:confused:

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Can you guys help me with these ??

The question is "choose the structure or organ that matches the given directional term."

a) distal: the elbow/the wrist

b) lateral: the hip bone/the umbilicus

c) superior: the nose/the chin

d) anterior: the toes/the heel

e) superficial: the scalp/the skull

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okay. a) is asking which one is distal the elbow or the wrist. distal is farther from the attacment of a limb to the trunk. tje wrist is farther away from the trunk than your elbow, so wrist would be your answer.

Once you learn dirctional terms it'll be easy.

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The directional terms are also confusing the crap out of me. :(

They sound like english analogies to me so I always put them in a sentence to see if they are right and that is probably wrong. :(

Can you guys help me with these ??

The question is "choose the structure or organ that matches the given directional term."

a) distal: the elbow/the wrist

b) lateral: the hip bone/the umbilicus

c) superior: the nose/the chin

d) anterior: the toes/the heel

e) superficial: the scalp/the skull

:confused:

Hello! I am taking A&P I also and although I did take anatomy in high school, the directional terms always confused the crap out of me! Luckily I have an excellent professor that explained it very well, so now I completely understand. I will try my best to help you out.

I find that it's easiest to memorize the directional term in groups or pairs.

For example:

anterior/posterior: front/back (They are opposites, so if you remember that anterior goes with posterior and you know that posterior is back, you will know that anterior must be front... at least that's the way I think about it lol)

proximal/distal: closer to origin of body part/ further away from from the origin of the body part (The origin of the body part is where it connects to another body part or where it connects to the trunk of the body, whichever applies. I remember it like this: proximal is in close proximity to the origin, distal is distant from the origin.)

superior/inferior:closer to the head/farther away from the head (for example, the neck is superior to the hips because it is closer to the head)

superficial/deep:can be seen with the naked eye/can not be seen with the naked eye(superficial veins are seen through the skin, deep veins are not visible)

medial/lateral/intermediate: towards the midiline/away from the midline/in the between medial and lateral structures(I have to say, these are the hardest for me. I remember it like this, medial is towards the middle, so I remember that medians go down the middle of the road. Kind of silly but it works. Lateral is the opposite, so away from the middle of the body, and intermediate is in between.)

If they are grouped like this, it is much easier for me, personally, to memorize them. They are grouped on their relation to each other, so they should help.

Now for the questions:

The question is "choose the structure or organ that matches the given directional term."

a) distal: the elbow/the wrist- The elbow is proximal to the wrist because it is close to where the arm originates.

b) lateral: the hip bone/the umbilicus- The hip bone is lateral because it is away from the middle of the body; it is on the sides. The umbilicus (belly button) would be medial because it is on the midiline of the body.

c) superior: the nose/the chin- the nose is superior to the chin because it is above the chin. Any facial structure that is above another is superior, all other structures are measured by closeness to the head.

d) anterior: the toes/the heel- The toes are anterior because they are on the front of the foot, the heel is on the back.

e) superficial: the scalp/the skull- The scalp is superficial because it can be seen with the naked eye.

I hope this helped! If you need any clarification feel free to ask!

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Arg!! I can't believe how far behind I am. Our first lab exam is Tuesday. I missed one lab because of the A/C fiasco. Yesterday I missed half a lecture because I got stuck behind an accident on the freeway for an hour. My lab partners are annoying the heck out of me. We have to be able to ID all tissue types and skin structures and they want to spend the entire class period just looking at all the various slides of one type of tissue to "compare." Hey, that might be fine during a regular course but this is fast track and we don't have time for that.

And, I keep mixing up the pseudostratified and transitional slides.

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Well I made it through my first week! It's a Tuesday/Thursday class for me so I had today off (I have all of my classes Mon-Thurs) and spent most of the day studying for our quiz which is this Tuesday. I already memorized everything that I need to know for that, but I'm going to keep studying it just to drill it into my brain and because I know that all this stuff will be on the first test which is next Tuesday. I LOVE my instructor! He is amazing! He drops our lowest test grade AND our lowest quiz grade! I wish he did it on lab practicals, but we only have three of those lol. However, I was very bummed when I found out that we do not dissect anything until A&P 2. Oh well. Oh and my book (the bookstore only had it stocked in new) was $200! Geez! I'm taking the same instructor for A&P 2 next semester so I will be able to use it again but geez! It came with some excellent books, a book of tips on A&P success and an atlas of the human body, as well as some interactive software. So far it has been worth the money I guess. I think it will serve me well in A&P 2 as well. I'm so glad I have such a great instructor! He is crystal clear about what he wants us to know for tests/quizzes/practicals and he is excellent at coming up with ways for us to remember everything. Also he puts all of our powerpoints online so if people don't like to take notes or lose them or whatever, they are all online. He's really great. I think having a good teacher makes the whole A&P experience better. How is everyone else doing so far?

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Hello! I am taking A&P I also and although I did take anatomy in high school, the directional terms always confused the crap out of me! Luckily I have an excellent professor that explained it very well, so now I completely understand. I will try my best to help you out.

I find that it's easiest to memorize the directional term in groups or pairs.

For example:

anterior/posterior: front/back (They are opposites, so if you remember that anterior goes with posterior and you know that posterior is back, you will know that anterior must be front... at least that's the way I think about it lol)

proximal/distal: closer to origin of body part/ further away from from the origin of the body part (The origin of the body part is where it connects to another body part or where it connects to the trunk of the body, whichever applies. I remember it like this: proximal is in close proximity to the origin, distal is distant from the origin.)

superior/inferior:closer to the head/farther away from the head (for example, the neck is superior to the hips because it is closer to the head)

superficial/deep:can be seen with the naked eye/can not be seen with the naked eye(superficial veins are seen through the skin, deep veins are not visible)

medial/lateral/intermediate: towards the midiline/away from the midline/in the between medial and lateral structures(I have to say, these are the hardest for me. I remember it like this, medial is towards the middle, so I remember that medians go down the middle of the road. Kind of silly but it works. Lateral is the opposite, so away from the middle of the body, and intermediate is in between.)

If they are grouped like this, it is much easier for me, personally, to memorize them. They are grouped on their relation to each other, so they should help.

Now for the questions:

The question is "choose the structure or organ that matches the given directional term."

a) distal: the elbow/the wrist- The elbow is proximal to the wrist because it is close to where the arm originates.

b) lateral: the hip bone/the umbilicus- The hip bone is lateral because it is away from the middle of the body; it is on the sides. The umbilicus (belly button) would be medial because it is on the midiline of the body.

c) superior: the nose/the chin- the nose is superior to the chin because it is above the chin. Any facial structure that is above another is superior, all other structures are measured by closeness to the head.

d) anterior: the toes/the heel- The toes are anterior because they are on the front of the foot, the heel is on the back.

e) superficial: the scalp/the skull- The scalp is superficial because it can be seen with the naked eye.

I hope this helped! If you need any clarification feel free to ask!

thank you! that helped me so much! i didnt want to have to bug the teacher about it when it should be simple. you are awesome!!:bow:

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thank you! that helped me so much! i didnt want to have to bug the teacher about it when it should be simple. you are awesome!!:bow:

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. Like I said I took it in high school and although I understand it now, I definitely know how confusing and overwhelming everything can be at first.

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Count me in for this club....I start the 3rd week of Sept. Had A & P in scrub school and didn't think it was that hard, but have a feeling that this is going to be a lot more in-depth. Fortunately, it's always interesting to learn about the body! Good luck to all this quarter......

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Like Posh. we are doing tissues right now....looked at everything under the scope on Thurs...need to be able to identify these for our first exam. I'm pretty good w/it so far.

Posh, pseudostratified has cilia....look for that when looking at the slide...we are doing 6 epithileium first, plus all the directional and regional terms.

Looks like everyone is doing well so far.

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Thanks for this list.

I am posting to ask people who read this what they think of buying a deck of Flash cards and/or using the Anatomy and Physiological coloring books?

I am looking at this Netters Anatomy flash cards but I dont think it has both A and P on the cards.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks.

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Like Posh. we are doing tissues right now....looked at everything under the scope on Thurs...need to be able to identify these for our first exam. I'm pretty good w/it so far.

Posh, pseudostratified has cilia....look for that when looking at the slide...we are doing 6 epithileium first, plus all the directional and regional terms.

Looks like everyone is doing well so far.

I think I'm getting it. We have to have all the tissues plus terms and directions by Tuesday. The website for the book had a link to this page. It has been really helpful.

Oh yeah, we have to know skin as well and be able to id features on the modle, slides, and diagrams. Fun times!

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Posh, we must be following the same syllabus....lol....Thanks for the tissue site!

Alphadog...I have the coloring book and have used it some....I started reviewing before school started...I think I will use it more down the road when I need to know bones and muscles....I have flashcards as well....same thing....down the road.

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