Three-dimensional Brain
Having trouble figuring out theshapes andlocations of the various parts of the human brain?Well, join the club! Even experienced neuroscientists sometimes have to take a moment towrap their brain around the structures of the brain.Here ' s a great tool for helping you see what ' s what in the brain:The3-D Brain from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.Besides being a fun way to " dissect " the brain and highlight specific structures, this interactive visualizer also helps you learn and review the names of structures and regions of the brain.I recommend you add a bookmarkfor the 3-D Brain to your growingli...
Source: The A and P Student - November 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: analogy/model anatomy animations neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Three-dimensional Brain
Having trouble figuring out the shapes and locations of the various parts of the human brain?Well, join the club! Even experienced neuroscientists sometimes have to take a moment to wrap their brain around the structures of the brain.Here's a great tool for helping you see what's what in the brain:The 3-D Brain from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.Besides being a fun way to "dissect" the brain and highlight specific structures, this interactive visualizer also helps you learn and review the names of structures and regions of the brain.I recommend you add a bookmark for the 3-D Brain to your growing l...
Source: The A and P Student - November 19, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: analogy/model anatomy animations neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Your A & P Bookmark Library
As you find tools for learning anatomy and physiology on the internet, be sure tosave them for future use!If you " favorite " orbookmark the URLs of animations, videos, interactives, references, and other resources, then you ' ll always be able tofind them again.Not just find them tomorrow or next week, but also find those great helps in yournext coursewhen you have either review your A&P or delve deeper into it. And even later, when you are out thereworking in your profession and have to review or upgrade your knowledge.When you bookmark your A&P resources, you don ' t want to just pile them all into the same...
Source: The A and P Student - October 29, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: computer tips professionalism study tips Source Type: blogs
Your A & P Bookmark Library
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Source: The A and P Student - October 29, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: computer tips professionalism study tips Source Type: blogs
Your A&P Bookmark Library
As you find tools for learning anatomy and physiology on the internet, be sure to save them for future use!If you "favorite" or bookmark the URLs of animations, videos, interactives, references, and other resources, then you'll always be able to find them again. Not just find them tomorrow or next week, but also find those great helps in your next course when you have either review your A&P or delve deeper into it. And even later, when you are out there working in your profession and have to review or upgrade your knowledge.When you bookmark your A&P resources, you don't want to just pile them all into the sa...
Source: The A and P Student - October 29, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: computer tips professionalism study tips Source Type: blogs
Humanatomy
Having trouble learning all those facts about the many bones andmuscles of the body?I recently ran across a great set of resources that help youquickly learn the bones and musclesof the body. A group calledHumanatomy, led by teacher Paula Jaspar, has aYouTube channel loaded with short video clips that quickly help you through the parts of the human body ' s framework.And they are putting the finishing touches on aniPad game that helps you learn anatomy in a really fun, multisensory way. You can get theHumanatomyappwhen it ' s ready in a few weeks if you contribute to theirKickstarter campaign.Learning experts tel...
Source: The A and P Student - October 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: anatomy animations blog computer tips free stuff games muscle newsletter resources skeletal study tips videos Source Type: blogs
Humanatomy
Having trouble learning all those facts about the many bones and muscles of the body?I recently ran across a great set of resources that help you quickly learn the bones and muscles of the body. A group called Humanatomy, led by teacher Paula Jaspar, has a YouTube channel loaded with short video clips that quickly help you through the parts of the human body's framework.And they are putting the finishing touches on an iPad game that helps you learn anatomy in a really fun, multisensory way. You can get the Humanatomy app when it's ready in a few weeks if you contribute to their Kickstarter campaign.Learning exp...
Source: The A and P Student - October 7, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: anatomy animations blog computer tips free stuff games muscle newsletter resources skeletal study tips videos Source Type: blogs
Learning Tissues Bird by Bird
What?! Bird by bird?Yep —that ' s thebest way to begin learning how to distinguish the various tissue types of the body.Thebird-by-bird approach to learning anatomy is based on two major concepts, described here.Chunk the ListThe first was described by authorAnne Lamott in her bookBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life:" Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he ' d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by bin...
Source: The A and P Student - September 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: analogy/model anatomy histology Lion Den muscle skeletal study tips Source Type: blogs
Learning Tissues Bird by Bird
What?! Bird by bird?Yep—that's the best way to begin learning how to distinguish the various tissue types of the body. The bird-by-bird approach to learning anatomy is based on two major concepts, described here.Chunk the ListThe first was described by author Anne Lamott in her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life:"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by bin...
Source: The A and P Student - September 15, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: analogy/model anatomy histology Lion Den muscle skeletal study tips Source Type: blogs
Echocardiogram Visualizes Heart Function
One of the best ways to learn about the heart is to watch it work. But how can you do that, considering that if you open up the thoracic cavity, then slice open the heart, you'd break it?But biomedical science has shown us another way to see the parts of the heart and how they work. It's called echocardiography. It's a technique that uses the same technology as the sonograms you've seen of fetuses inside their mother's belly. Basically, it bounces sound waves through the body and makes an image of whatever bounces back (an echo). But echocardiography is adapted specifically to the heart and its function.W...
Source: The A and P Student - September 8, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: anatomy animations audio/listening cardiovascular science methods videos Source Type: blogs
DNA Replication in 3D Motion
When trying to get a grasp DNA replication—the copying of DNA prior to cell division—it often helps to see what's going. The static diagrams accompanied by written narrative of the story in most textbooks are good places to start figuring out DNA replication—but it really helps if you can watch it all unfold in 3-dimensional motion.I've found a video that really helps you understand the process. A bit of advice before you watch it:You ought to read through the DNA replication story in your textbook and looked at the diagrams there. If you watch this cold, it may not help you as much.The details of how the DNA-r...
Source: The A and P Student - September 1, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: animations cell chemistry genetics Source Type: blogs
Getting a Good Start in your Anatomy & Physiology Course
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Source: The A and P Student - August 26, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: blog concept lists concept maps flash cards Lion Den newsletter professionalism reading resources study groups study tips terminology textbook time Source Type: blogs
Getting a Good Start in your Anatomy & Physiology Course
For those entering the health professions, the human anatomy and physiology course is the arguably the most important—and most difficult—step in their schooling.To get a good, solid start in A&P, I've pulled together some advice to share with you—things you need to know as you start, so you won't get into trouble you can't get yourself out of.Learn how to read and raid your textbookYou can't just sit down and read an A&P textbook. It's not meant to be read like a novel or magazine. There are steps you need to take to really comprehend the contents, and if you don't take those steps, then you'll be wasting you...
Source: The A and P Student - August 26, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: blog concept lists concept maps flash cards Lion Den newsletter professionalism reading resources study groups study tips terminology textbook time Source Type: blogs
Powers of Ten
In A&P, many students have hard time wrapping their heads around the size of things. For example, how many of us really have a good grasp of how small a cell really is, or a protein molecule within a cell, or an atom within the protein? Or the relative size of tissues compared to individual cells—or compared to an organ?And we are continually "zooming our focus" in and out among levels of organization—atoms and ions, molecules and crystals, organelles, cells, tissues, and organs.Add to that the fact that the units of measurement used to describe the size of things are in the metric system (SI), which is based...
Source: The A and P Student - July 18, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: anatomy cell histology math other stuff science methods videos Source Type: blogs
Is spelling important?
In A&P, correct spelling could be a life-or-death issue. Really.The topic of correct spelling—and the consequences of incorrectly spelled terms—was brought to mind a while back with the news story about a student on the TV game show Jeopardy! whose answer was disqualified because it was misspelled. A lot of folks were angry, as though the boy was cheated, but the producers calmly pointed out that it’s not an acceptable answer if it’s not spelled correctly.Just like Scrabble or Words with Friends, Jeopardy! is a game with rules, after all.But the A&...
Source: The A and P Student - June 13, 2014 Category: Medical Students Tags: games professionalism study tips terminology Source Type: blogs
