Coloring books for A&P

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I have seen some coloring books that are labeled for Anatomy and some that are labeled for Anatomy and Physiology. Is there a big difference? Or is it just personal preference? I would assume that as long as you get a decent one that covers all of the systems then you'd be ok right? Or is it good to just ask an instructor on his/her recommendation?

-Mike

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Kapit and Elson seems to be the gold standard (it was the original anatomy coloring book). There is a separate physiology book by Kapit and someone else. I took anatomy and physiology separately and used the anatomy one a lot, but only flipped through the physiology one a couple of times. That was partly because I was taking the class in summer school and didn't have time, and partly because I found the coloring book format a lot more helpful for anatomy.

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Thanks for the info! My classes are Anatomy and Physiology 1 and then Anatomy and Physiology 2... The two topics are not split up.

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Sorry for this post. I've deleted its previous contents as I didn't know that the message before this one had actually gotten posted. My computer futzed up.

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Hi MikeInCO,

I'm using the Kaplan medical Anatomy coloring book and it's working well for me. The pictures are very clear. I'm currently in Anatomy & Physiology. I don't know about the A&P coloring books, I wonder how much a coloring book/drawing can cover about Physiology... :stone

It's nice to be able to just go in and fill in the blanks even if you don't feel like coloring. Sometimes I use colored pencils just to reinforce the area and to have something different to do with my studying. It's a refreshing and welcomed change. :twocents:

Mine was $19.95 at Borders.

Good luck with A&P! It's a challenging but fun class.:yeah:

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Specializes in progressive care telemetry.

I have the one by Elaine Marieb and it's really good. It's more than a coloring book though, there are worksheets and all the answers are int he back so I've found it to be a great study tool.

I found mine on half.com for about $10, it had just a couple things colored in which didn't bother me in the least.

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Specializes in HCA, Physch, WC, Management.

The Anatomy AND Physiology ones have diagrams and pictures of the pathological parts of A & P. I found mine to be pretty helpful.

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Tele/Acute Rehab.

I like the anatomy and physiology ones. They can be time consuming, especially if you have ocd and feel the need to complete every section. :rolleyes:But, if you can discipline yourself to use only the stuff you need to, these really are a great resource for those of us who learn/remember in pictures. The cost is minimal, so go ahead and get one. :D

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Specializes in Wannabe NICU Nurse.
I have the one by Elaine Marieb and it's really good. It's more than a coloring book though, there are worksheets and all the answers are int he back so I've found it to be a great study tool.

I found mine on half.com for about $10, it had just a couple things colored in which didn't bother me in the least.

I also use that one. I love the fact that it has problems/worksheets that you can do, they are very useful. The diagrams are clear and they easy to color. My A&P lab quizzes are on the computer and a lot of diagrams they have are pulled from the book and used for labeling questions. Not to mention the worksheets help me in lecture also.

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Wow! Well thanks everyone who has contributed! I didn't expect as many results as I've gotten so far. And I'll keep these authors/titles in mind when I start my A&P class in the Fall. The books seem like they would help me. So I can't wait to pick one up.

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Specializes in ER/Ortho.

I bought a coloring book for A&P, but found I really didn't use it much. My professor would make us responsible for knowing certain things, but all the other stuff in the pictures just made it confusing.

What I found that was so valuable for A&P was cheap small dry erase board from Walmart. I would use the pictures from my notes, and from the text that we went over. I would draw them on the dry erase board, and label them...I did this over and over again. It works so much better than just coloring.

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I bought a coloring book for A&P, but found I really didn't use it much. My professor would make us responsible for knowing certain things, but all the other stuff in the pictures just made it confusing.

What I found that was so valuable for A&P was cheap small dry erase board from Walmart. I would use the pictures from my notes, and from the text that we went over. I would draw them on the dry erase board, and label them...I did this over and over again. It works so much better than just coloring.

Thats an interesting idea. I have never thought of that. Hmmm thoughts to ponder. LOL Did you ever use flash cards in A&P 1 or 2?

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