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I see what you mean. And then there's those cases where two muscles are contributing to one action, like adduction of the arm is both the pectoralis major and the lattisimus dorsi. But it does help some. And yeah, you're right. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks as long as I get to know the stuff. Thanks for the encouragement :) .

For the lab exam we only need to know the 30. But I think that for the lecture exam we'll need to know more. I'm not sure yet because we haven't started on the Muscular System in lecture, we're still looking at the physiology of the skeletal muscles. I have to say this is really interesting stuff. If I have to learn all of them.... I don't even know what I'll do. But hey, I know all 206 bones of the body and their landmarks so anything is possible :) .

:) Good to have a human model... lol. I use myself as a model. So when I read that a particular muscle has a particular action, I do the action and try to see if I can feel the muscle. Most times it works. I have a feeling that not only will i look funny during but I'll also be exhausted at the end of my muscle lab exam :chuckle . We need to know 30 muscles, their origins, insertions and actions.

OMG, these stories are hilarious. Makes me see a whole other side to Nursing. I am still a pre-nursing student wondering how I'll cope, so it's really done my heart good to see that there are light moments to it all. Thanks all.

Thanks for the links Fun2Care and BoonersMom! They are awesome and will be really helpful in mastering all the info we need to know. Last I was singing bones, landmarks and joints. Now I'm singing muscles, origins, insertions, and functions. Oy! Good luck all and have a great weekend!!:)

CONGRATULATIONS! :Melody: :)

We're following Marieb. Our breakdown is A & P I: Chapter 01: The Human Body: An Orientation (DONE) Chapter 02: Chemistry Comes Alive (SELF STUDY - DONE) Chapter 03: Cells: The Living Units (DONE) Chapter 04: Tissue: The Living Fabric (DONE) Chapter 05: The Integumentary System (DONE) Chapter 06: Bones and Skeletal Tissues (DONE) Chapter 07: The Skeleton (DONE) Chapter 08: Joints (DONE) Chapter 09: Muscles and Muscle Tissue (DOING NOW) Chapter 10: The Muscular System Chapter 11: Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue Chapter 12: The Central Nervous System Chapter 13: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity Chapter 14: The Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 15: The Special Senses Chapter 16: The Endocrine System A & P II: Chapter 17: Blood Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels Chapter 20: The Lymphatic System Chapter 21: The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Body Defenses Chapter 22: The Respiratory System Chapter 23: The Digestive System Chapter 24: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation Chapter 25: The Urinary System Chapter 26: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Chapter 27: The Reproductive System Chapter 28: Pregnancy and Human Development Chapter 29: Heredity If we are smart now can you imagine what we'll be like at the end of A & P II?

Hey CAG12345, Get well soon. I got a bad viral infection and it knocked me down for the entire week before my lab exam, so I can sympathise. I hope you're well enough to enjoy your scuba diving. Have fun! . I will think of you and all the muscles you'll be using as I study.

Good luck with that! We started on muscles this week in lab and we have to know origins, insertions and functions for our lab exam which is about three weeks away (one of those weeks is Spring Break therefore not so useful :rotfl: ).

Yes, we did start at a really fast pace. We are now on chapter 9. We will go up to chapter 16 for A&P1 and then do the rest in A&P 2. I hadn't thought about people dropping the class ... I guess I'll find out this week since we got our test results last week. Good luck to all!!

Good start LKG! Congratulations. I scored 59.5 out of 60 in my skeleton lab exam and 99% in my first lecture exam (which covered Marieb chapters 1 to 8). Needless to say I am thrilled. Incidentally, the 0.5 I lost in the lab exam was because I wrote "Middle Phalange" as opposed to writing "Middle Phalange #2". Details details, how important they are. We've got to watch out for those details.

This was driving me crazy till i figured out a method for myself. I agree with Fun2Care. It's easier when you start by understanding some basics about the bone. What I also did was decide to master one particular view of each bone and all the landmarks that I can see in that view. I chose the anterior view for most of them. So when I saw a bone during the lab exam and i had to figure out what side of the body it belonged to, I would look for those landmarks. For example for the humerus I used the greater and lesser tubercles and the head. If I can see the tubercles then I have the anterior view. Then I look at what side the head is facing and it's easy from there. For the femur I used the patellar surface as my main landmark so that if I can see the patellar surface then i have the anterior view and so I look at what direction the head is facing. And so on for the rest. Hope this helps. I'm still waiting to find out how I did in my lab exam. Good luck to you!:)

Popping in to say thanks to all who've posted links to various useful sites, even if I did find some of them too late . Fun2Care, I don't know my grade yet for the lab exam but I think I did okay. I have a written exam on Tuesday, 100 multiple choice questions, covering everything from Cells to Joints. We're using Marieb and I think it's a fantastic text. Good luck to all who are having exams this next few days and weeks. Hang in there people, we'll make it!!

This is a great link. I just came out of my first A&P lab exam and it covered all the bones in the body, both the axial and appendicular skeleton. I wish I had seen this website yesterday *sigh*, but Marieb is pretty good. I found it easiest to remember all the bones when I read the chapter and understood what each bone does, what it articulates with and why it's called what it's called. If anyone had told me i would ever know the names of all these bones, foramina and all that i would have laughed them out of the room, but here i am! Good luck to all

I would like to know what nursing students are required to wear during clinicals, specifically students from Our Lady of Lourdes in Camden, NJ. I would also like to know the same info about Helene Fuld School in Blackwood NJ. Can you wear scrubs or do you have to wear the white uniform (dresses for ladies... etc)? Is there a specific color of uniform? And what about shoes? Anyone else want to share what they wear to clinicals? Thanks