Anatomy and physiology nightmare

[Susan L]

:shock: I just took my first A and P class and I am freaked out. I saw all the websites that people have here and that's cool but I need extreme help. Could anyone point me to any DVD's, websites or anything that will show me visually everything? I am a VERY visual person and things not words help me most.

 

[Sonal]

A&P covers a LOT of territory! Most schools break it down into systems. Some cover pathologies within each system, some cover it in separate classes. Tell us a little more. Do you have a syllabus? How is your A&P divided? Do you have labs and lectures? Just lectures? More info please so we can point you in the right direction. Also what text books are you using?
LaLoba

 

[Caliban]

There's a great visual learning tool for A&P that we used, it's an anatomy and physiology coloring book. I can't remember the name of it, and I gave mine away but maybe someone else has it and can tell you. Maybe if you do an internet search for A&P coloring book, it will come up, too. I bet Amazon.com carries it.

Good luck !

 

[verms55]

Anatomy Coloring Workbook

 

[Lightning]

I agree that the anatomy coloring book is fantastic. Not just a coloring book but the text is wonderful too. So far it has covered everything we have talked about in A&P. Its nice to just have it out while you're watching bad tv. You don't feel like you are "studying". But stuff really sinks in for me when I see it presented in a lot of different ways. YOu can get it at Barnes & Nobel if you have one around. Don't panic. We are learning a whole new language so its not going to all make sense overnite.
Take care

 

[irockj0rsockz]

Dear Allume,

I remember that same feeling when I first started A&P. It is overwhelming in the beginning; there is so much information to absorb. But you will get it; it will start to come together for you.

For starters, go to http://www.innerbody.com. This site has a lot of visual aides and interactive programs to help you learn the body systems and their functions. When your class starts studying the skeletal and muscular systems, "Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones, and More" by Andrew Biel is a great resource for helping develop your palpation skills. The best was to learn the bones and muscles is by touch. Practice on a friend or fellow student. This book guides you step by step in how to locate bony landmarks, origin and insertions, and gives you helpful tips on how to remember it all.

Flashcards are also helpful. You can buy some, or better yet, make your own. You know what areas you need to work on the most, so pull out your A&P book from school and make up some cards that way. Again, get together with someone from your class and quiz eachother. Challenge eachother. Repetition is the key to getting all of that info to stick! So trying to come up with a more "fun" way to study helps, and it beats just reading over pages and pages of info. And as far as learning where everything is in our bodies, get your hands on as many people as you can and practice locating different muscles.

Just remember it is perfectly normal to feel frustrated with something that is new to you. We have all been there. Have faith in yourself, and trust that you will get it!

Take care,
Meredith

 

[Holt]

another source online is the internet public library http://www.ipl.org/
they have a great section on health. i was looking for a picture or diagram of the miniscus (sp) of the knee joint. my sister had torn hers and wanted to see a picture. i easily found one.

hang in there and good luck

 

[Aubery Drake]

check this site...

http://www.rmtstudents.com/muscle.html
(quick review for muscle O&I)


http://www.rmtstudents.com/shop.html
(The Massage Student's interactive DVD - visually learn techniques, triggerpoints, stretches, strengthening exercises, etc....)


id love your feedback, criticisms & suggestions...

 

[Controlled Enthusiasm? .]

i loved Trail Guide to the Body!! it's worth the money. i also carried my flashcards with me everywhere i'd go. i would do my best studying while running on the treadmill before class. it even gave me something to do while sitting in traffic. don't worry. it will sink in. [/u]

 

[balloon molly]

A&P

The book, Trail Guide To The Body, that came with our A&P class along with Muscular something or other, and then an actual class book with a study guide book to accompany it. So we have 4 books for one class and we use them all! I am also having trouble with A&P but it is slowly sinking in.

 

[bender_xr217]

http://www.getbodysmart.com/

 

[allenrubink]

we learned the muscles in six sections. within those sections i grouped them into similar actions. it seemed to help especially when i was pulling my hair out when learning the forearm and deep trunk.

 

[Kayla T.J.]

we learned the muscles in six sections. within those sections i grouped them into similar actions. it seemed to help especially when i was pulling my hair out when learning the forearm and deep trunk.

 

[sunnySindhi]

... it seemed to help especially when i was pulling my hair out when learning the forearm and deep trunk.

(which, of course, uses both finger and wrist flexors as well as wrist extensors) : sorry, on first cup of coffee

 

[Loving <3]

nice. : : :

 

[Bri]

It may be just me, but I can't get either of these links to work:

For starters, go to http://www.innerbody.com.

another source online is the internet public library http://www.ipl.org/

Any chance there is something I am missing here?

 

[Alexis]

Try it this way...

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Hopefully it works this time

 

[Bosco]

I'm currently taking a & p at a local university. I've found the following items useful:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/19...435?v=glance&n=283155&_encoding=UTF8&v=glance
Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...435?v=glance&n=283155&_encoding=UTF8&v=glance
CliffsStudySolver Anatomy & Physiology

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...435?v=glance&n=283155&_encoding=UTF8&v=glance
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: Indexed

My first big test is on October 24th, 2005. It's worth 100 points out of the total 500 points for the course. I will let you know if any of the above items REALLY helped.

 

[Steve E]

I'm taking Anatomy at a local university, too-- I figure that way I'll be more prepared when I *do* enter an MT program.

I'm using the Netter flash cards (a medical student told me that Netter's Atlas of the Human Body was the best resource she'd found, with easy-to-understand, yet comprehensive, diagrams-- so I was happy to find that the pictures came in convenient flashcard form!) I put the flashcards I need into a small photo album, so they're easy to carry around and don't get damaged or lost.

And I found this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0323025226/qid=1129315870/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-5540300-5506537?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Which is waaaaaay more detailed than the other Anatomy Coloring Books I've seen. It's designed specifically for people going into manual therapy, so it looks good. I found it at Borders.

 

[Chaosx_vaio]

I'm also taking A&P at a local college in canada. its quite overwelming, about a third of the class dropped out and about 9 students in the class are registered nurses taking a refresher course (which makes it quite harder for me having no priar biology schooling)
anyways im doing ok, just need to do alot of work to learn the material.

I plan on refreshing what i learn with the coloring book and maybe the flashcards after the course.

My question is : is A&P pretty much the hardest part of a massage therapy course

also what else can i do to help prepare me for school next september?


Thanks

Ron :?: :?: