A&P 1: The Spring '05 Anatomy & Physiology Club

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 8, 2005

where are you getting the coloring books from and which one is best? My class is online and the syllabus and welcome letter mention nothing about coloring books.
Montessori Mommy-- I took two classes online last semester, biology and psych. Basically the way my classes work is we have quizzes every week and it's on the honor system. You really shouldn't use your books/notes. I mean you can, but it's only going to get you in the end when you have to take the midterm or final. We take our midterm and finals at testing centers that are set up in specific locations, so you just go to whichever one is closest to you.

The Anatomy Coloring Book (2nd Edition)

by Wynn Kapit, Lawrence M. Elson

or

Human Anatomy Coloring Book

by Margaret Matt

I'm not sure which is better, if either. A coloring book really seems to help some people, from what I've read on Allnurses.com. You can purchase one of these at online bookstores, at times Ebay or Half.com has one, or go to a bookstore around where you live. Good luck! :)

PhoenixGirl · Jan 8, 2005

Thanks Fun2Care! I'll buy one online.

This forum is great. How does this thread work, do we just keep it going all semester long and keep creating new ones? Has anyone ever thought about creating a yahoogroup for it?

Rebecca

PhoenixGirl · Jan 8, 2005

Fun2Care, what's the difference between the two if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking at them from amazon.com and see about a $10 price difference. I also see the option to buy them both. Should I? Or is that a waste? If they really aren't that different I'd rather get the Matt book, because that's only $3, but I wonder which one is better.

They look really helpful!

Rebecca

MryRose · Jan 8, 2005

Fun2Care, what's the difference between the two if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking at them from amazon.com and see about a $10 price difference. I also see the option to buy them both. Should I? Or is that a waste? If they really aren't that different I'd rather get the Matt book, because that's only $3, but I wonder which one is better.
They look really helpful!
Rebecca

Hi Rebecca,

I looked at both in the nursing section at the college bookstore and can't remember why I chose Kapit & Elson. But, knowing me, there had to be a reason regarding detail..... I do know that I absolutely love it and also bought the one for physiology. :)

The book for microbiology was written by Alcamo & Elson.... and it's really good too.

The coloring book was required for Anatomy, but not the other classes. I thought it was such a great aid (I'm a visual learner) that I bought the others too.

Check Ebay... that's where I bought the Phys one..... cheap! :chuckle

Best Wishes! :) :) :)

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 8, 2005

Fun2Care, what's the difference between the two if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking at them from amazon.com and see about a $10 price difference. I also see the option to buy them both. Should I? Or is that a waste? If they really aren't that different I'd rather get the Matt book, because that's only $3, but I wonder which one is better.
They look really helpful!
Rebecca

PhoenixGirl, I prefer the one by Kapit also (in agreement with mryrose), but I can't remember the differences either.

As for this thread, we will keep it going all semester. If you have specific question, then you can post it here, and one of us will try to answer it.

okie2 · Jan 8, 2005

I got my coloring book from Barnes&Noble. It was $19.95. they didn't have any at the school bookstore

I compared various books- this one is "ANATOMY coloring workbook" by I. Edward Alcamo 2nd edition Princeton Review

I liked the format better than the others.

It's been a good help in reviewing cell structure and histology.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 9, 2005

I just finished my last English paper. Tuesday I will do my final paper (an in class essay).

So, I am starting to study A&P again! :) My husband thinks I'm strange for studying so much. :chuckle

PhoenixGirl · Jan 9, 2005

My family thinks I'm strange too for studying so much, and also for starting early. But I think it is just the way to insure success! I do not want to get behind at all.

So far I'm doing lesson 1 and it's all about homestasis, feedback, structural complexity, basically a review of the bio class I just got out of. The cell physiology is what I'm not looking forward to though! I'm definitely going to need help when we get to that, I think ch. 3 in the marieb book.

Becky

PhoenixGirl · Jan 9, 2005

BTW, I asked my instructor which coloring book she recommended and she said the best one (for my class, which uses Marieb 6th edition) would be the Princeton Review book called Anatomy Coloring Workbook by Alcamo.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jan 9, 2005

BTW, I asked my instructor which coloring book she recommended and she said the best one (for my class, which uses Marieb 6th edition) would be the Princeton Review book called Anatomy Coloring Workbook by Alcamo.

I plan on trading in my English book Monday, so I will see if the bookstore has a coloring book there. :)

nurse2be2007 · Jan 10, 2005

Holy cow I just started A & P on Monday and it is a whollotta info in a short time. ANy one have good study tecniques with the bone processes?

Here is a wonderful website called "the bone box" It is interactive, and very cool. Check it out...http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/learnem/bones/main_bone.htm

Good luck!

Tracy

okie2 · Jan 11, 2005

thanks! anything to help with bones and all their many parts:)