Studying for anatomy finals? How about an online study group?

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Hi Everyone,

As I sit here studying away with all my flashcards and study materials, I can't help but wonder what I may be forgetting. You know, those challenging and tricky terms or concepts which were only touched lightly on or maybe the one unit I crammed for which didn't quite solidify the information. :confused: This is keeping me a bit distracted so I thought it might be fun and helpful to start a new thread where we each go through and pick something we think might be tricky to remember on an anatomy lab final. In other words, try to find something you think might be hard to remember and assume someone else would too, and tell us about it.

Any number of topics will do such as the different types and characteristics of Leukocytes (white blood cells), or different origins and insertions of muscles, etc...

I'll start off by talking about peduncles on the brain stem.

Don't forget that on the brain stem there are two types of peduncles:

Cerebral Peduncles are located on the midbrain and the middle cerebellar peduncles are locate on the pons.

Oh, and if you have trouble with spelling, write your spelling words here or ask for suggestions on how to remember the spelling of different words.

Thanks everyone! Look forward to seeing some posts and having my memory jogged! Happy studying! :clown:

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Anyone remember going over special senses? How about the macula lutea and the fovea centralis?

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Organ of Corti

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ScottE, thank you so much! I almost forgot about the Organ of Corti so I just looked it up and refreshed on the membranes too. Tectorial membrane, vestibular membrane, and basilar membrane. Also the scala vestibuli, scala tympani, and scala media (cochlear duct).

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.

What are the organs of static equilibrium and those of dynamic equilibrium?

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Medic2RN, you have me stumped on those...hopefully covering the equilibrium in physiology. :) I'll take a stab though since I do have a book with an index. Are they the maculae and the crista ampullaris?

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.

Yes. The macula are the hair cells in the vestibule which is composed of the utricle and the saccule and detects static equilibrium. The crista ampullaris is in the semi circular canals and detect dynamic equilibrium.

How about this one: what are the differences between the pre and post ganglionic fibers in the sympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic NS?

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I have not taken this class yet. But this study group is a good idea.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

On Old Olympus Towering Top A Fin And German Viewed Some Hops

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ScottE

What does this stand for? Sorry I am new to this.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.
ScottE

What does this stand for? Sorry I am new to this.

It's an mnemonic for the 12 Cranial Nerves.

Olfactory, Optic, Occulomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Auditory/Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal

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Specializes in Ortho/Med/Surg.

oh oh oh to touch and feel very good velvet, AH

cranial nerves too

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