*** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

[kayel]

well, it's about time to start this thread, i think!! let's get our bearings and see who all is in the same boat in january!

i finish up the first half of a&p with a comprehensive exam on december 13th and then it's right into the physiology portion of the course. we actually are starting special senses this week and next but will only get the first chapter done.

so .... who else is in? when did you take a&p i and how is your course set up? do you have the prof you want and are you looking forward to it?

i will include the sites from the a&p i thread that might be helpful! i will add/subtract as i get a chance to look through them a bit more or if anyone else suggests some good sites.

~ karen ;-)

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useful study information/sites:

mnemonics:

• http://studynow.com/mnemonics/
  
• http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/
  
• http://www.psychejam.com/mnemonics.htm

texts/universities:

• lumen gross anatomy site http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/learnem/learnit.htm
  
• virtual anatomy lab http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/val/valindex.html
  
• hole's essentials of anatomy and physiology:
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/holeessentials/
  
• seeley fifth edition anatomy and physiology
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/seeleyap/
  
• human anatomy and physiology online course companion: http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/mariebhap/chapter16/deluxe.html
  
• anatomy of the human body (gray):
  http://www.bartleby.com/107/
  
• essential study primer
  http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_...sp/default.htm
  
• university of minnesota web anatomy site *****
  http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy/
  
• tenth edition hole's human anatomy & physiology http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072919329/student_view0/index.html
  
• neuroscience for kids - cranial nerves http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cranial.html
  
• nervous system from uw-lacrosse
  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/aplab/table_of_contents/lab_07/lab_07.html

sites by students or teachers for students:

• journey through nursing school (fun2care):
  www.nursingjourney.com
  
• the student nurse forum, coursework lifelines, human physiology:
  http://kcsun3.tripod.com/id202.htm
  
• mr. johnson's biology home page
  http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/index.html
  
• images in anatomy
  http://science.tjc.edu/images/images_in_anatomy.htm
  
• city college of san francisco instructor site *****
  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jgrass/aphome.html
  
• a&p student help pages from santa monica college *****
  http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy1/
  
• anatomy links
  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jgrass/links/links.html
  
• laura decker, biology, a&p, etc.
  http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/2005site/teacher_sites/laura_decker/index.html
  
• human anatomy online
  http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
  
• biology 101
  http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/biology/bio110/labs.htm

quizzes:

• medical terminology: an anatomy and physiology systems approach, 2/e (quizzes):
  http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/fremgen4/
  
• anatomy and physiology tests (msn groups)
  http://groups.msn.com/anatomyphysiologytests

plastic models:

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

animations:

• get body smart
  http://www.getbodysmart.com/
  
• http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm (biology animations, interactions, tutorials)
  
• neurobiology
  http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/m...s/animate.html
  
• http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html
  
• physiology animations http://www.uh.edu/sibs/tutorial/ap2.htm#urinary

histology:

• http://biology.unm.edu/anatomy/ppt.htm
  
• histoweb
  http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/
  
• zoomified histology
  http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/meded/histo/frames/histo_frames.html

dissection help:

• zoology 225: dissection guide (videos)
  http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zoo.225/exam/test.htm
  
• cadaver dissections, histology
  http://www.anatomy.wisc.edu/teaching.html

drug calculations:

• http://www.testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp

endocrine system:

• http://iws.ccccd.edu/mweis/a&p%20basics/lab/basics%20lab%20exercises/lab_exercise_11_endocrine.htm
  
• endocrine diseases
  http://www.endocrineweb.com/
  
• the endocrine system
  http://www.nku.edu/~dempseyd/the_endocrine.htm
  
• hot topics
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocrinesystemhormones.html

blood/heart:

• http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/webpath/hemehtml/heme100.html
  
• http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/rburkett/a&p2_blood_typing.htm
  
• powerpoint: http://www.geocities.com/faeryobsessive/blood.ppt
  
• blood cell histology http://www.unomaha.edu/hpa/blood.html
  
• cardiac cycle - mechanical activity and blood flow http://www.thinkquest.org/library/we...a.html?c003758
  
• hyperheart 2 - from the university of utah medical school library http://medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyperheart2.htm
  
• blood types tutorial
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/intro.html
  
• are you my blood type? game http://www.givelife2.org/games/matchgame.asp

health topics/body systems/links

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
  
• http://www.canteach.ca/links/linkbodysystems.html
  
• http://www.cdli.ca/cite/body.htm
  
• medical library (ama)
  http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_id=zzzw5tz46jc&sub_cat=514

[mspretti1]

It's plenty but you'll do just fine. GOOOOD LUUUUUCK!

[Carebear77]

well had my first week in class. It seems good so far. I don't think the blood will be to hard. We will have our first test on tuesday for lecture and next thursday for lab. We are also going to be drawing our blood to look at through slides which seems pretty cool. I'm kinda glad to be back in school, I missed it and I like learning more about A&P.

Now my nursing advisor told me to take Micro after this semster(for spring), but everyone tells me I should take patho next cuz it goes hand in hand. What are you all taking?

Hope everyone is doing well so far

[Julie64]

Casi,

Love your powerpoint on blood! I'm using it to study for Tuesday's lecture test. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[kayel]

Up in the middle of the night here and tried to add all the sites that have been posted since I last checked. Sorry if I missed any .. I'm fading fast. Thank you, guys, for all the great study helps. It's great to see so many people ... I will get back and post again soon .. when I am a little more awake hopefully! Good studying, all!!

[Julie64]

Up in the middle of the night here and tried to add all the sites that have been posted since I last checked. Sorry if I missed any .. I'm fading fast. Thank you, guys, for all the great study helps. It's great to see so many people ... I will get back and post again soon .. when I am a little more awake hopefully! Good studying, all!!

Thanks for all your hard work, Karen, you rock! How's the studying going for you?

[Nurse-To-Be-Joy]

Thanks, Karen! You're the best!

[casi, ASN, RN]

Casi,

Love your powerpoint on blood! I'm using it to study for Tuesday's lecture test. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I'm glad it helpped! The power point quizzes like that are how I survived A&P1.

Another fun one for blood typing is the American Red Cross's blood matching game. It's on the first page of links here. It acctually kept me amused for awhile. It just sharpens your what blood types match what blood types skills.

[dorselm]

Hello all, I finally started A&P II on Saturday the 9th. A week before starting this I asked a friend of mine who had just taken the course with the same instruction that I have now, if she could give me any tips for this class. She told me to drop out and select another class. She said this course is very very difficult. She normally makes A's but this time she barely passed with a C. I was so nervous and I still am but the instructor seems very enthusiastic about the subject so it should be okay. In A&P1 I can't lie, our class was spoiled. I never bought the book and passed with a B and that was with minor effort. We copied the notes the instructor wrote, studied them and took the tests, that's it! Our class was 5 hours long including a lab, it started at 5:30 and ended at 10:30 pm. We barely stayed past 8:30 ever!

Now this instructor is no nonsense. He doesn't write anything down which means you have to know the book like the back of your hand. He gives us 3 midterm tests and one cumulative final. No word banks like we had in A&P1, and we have to complete our lab manual unlike A&P1 where we only had to complete a few pages of each chapter just to show that we did something in lab. I was mad as hell at first but I know that I am going to learn alot in this class so I'm okay now. We are starting on the male reproduction section. Going from accounting to nursing is a big step for me especially when it comes to looking at these graphic pic!!!! Pray for me and I will definitely pray for you all as well!

[Nurse-To-Be-Joy]

Good luck to you, dorselm. Nursing is tough, and so are these classes. I hope your instructor gets better as this class goes on!

[dorselm]

Good luck to you, dorselm. Nursing is tough, and so are these classes. I hope your instructor gets better as this class goes on!

Thanks Nurse To Be Joy!

[Mona Mona, BSN, RN]

Hmmm. I am confused reading all of these posts. Maybe it's because I am getting my ADN at a Community College? But, I am taking just plain ole' Anatomy and Physiology, period. No "I" and "II". Here is my course description:

Course Description:

This course provides students with an intensive, in-depth introduction to the structure and function of all human body systems, with examples of both normal and disease conditions relevant to health professionals. The emphasis on basic physiological principles also provides students with a good base for more advanced courses. The laboratory provides dissections and experiments.

The only pre-requisites were a C or better in high school Biology and Chemistry.

I will be checking back here for help though! I am sure! And also the very helpful websites everyone has posted. :)

[Julie64]

Well, I got my first lab practical back today. I got a 98% and felt pretty happy with that. We also took our first lecture test today, covering blood and the endocrine system. In spite of my pledge to remain sane this quarter I probably studied at least 24 hours over the long weekend and another 2 this morning. I even got to that really bad overstudying place last night.

So today's test was pretty tough. You really have to understand a lot of the nitty gritty physiology to do well. Can't wait to get my grade tomorrow and see how I did. There were several questions I was not 100% sure on.

One strange thing happened though. A couple of girls I was in AP1 with sit next to me in lab. They do ok, but not great. Well of them, the one who doesn't study very much, had a 94% on her lab, but her friend had an 80-something. I was surprised, but congratulated her.

Well, when the teacher went over our answers from the front of the class, there were 6 answers that were incorrect on the 94% paper that weren't marked wrong! The other girl had 3 marked wrong that were actually right and my study partner (who studies very hard) had a few marked wrong that were right as well...

Of course the two who saw the mistakes that hurt their grades took it to the teacher to be corrected and got a little bit more credit, but not all that they thought they were due and the other student (94) didn't.

After all of that we had another new lab on the heart. Has anyone else done this yet and how do you think it compares to endo?

Julie

BTW-MonaMona, I also go to a community college but our A&P is divided into 1 and 2.