Web Resources for Dr. Thompson's Human A&P Students

Dr. Thompson's Schedule for Fall Term 2008:

Dr. Thompson's Schedule for Spring Term 2008:

Individual Lecture and Lab Course Information:

Note:  For Fall semester, 2008, the last day for a student to withdraw from a course with a "W" rather than the mandatory “F” is Friday October 3.  Rare exceptions can be approved after this date but only if the student is passing the course at the time of withdrawal and there are extenuating circumstances making it impossible for the student to continue to attend classes.  You would be wise to discuss your grade with me well before that date if you are not succeeding in the course.

A Possible Study Aid for You

One of my students (Fall 2008) has informed me of a study resource which you might find helpful.  There are several flashcard programs available for use on computers, PDA's, Blackberries and cell phones.  She chose to use one that is free and works on both iPhones and Blackberries.  She has already created several data files you can download from the "gwhizmobile" site indicated below.  I hope some of you will find this useful and perhaps even contribute to it.  Thanks to Dawn J. for making me aware of this.  Dr. T.

Program Website: http://www.gwhizmobile.com/Desktop/gFlash+.php       (We think Blackberry owners download from the website directly.)

iPhone App: (available for free in the app store/on itunes) gFlash+

The cards for 2010 study guides are now available through the catalog at the "gwhizmobile" above site by searching: "Thompson 2010".

The data is also available as a Google spreadsheet for anyone who might already use a different flashcard program.

     Ch 5 - http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pXs96Fn1ny7zbNF6CQ07aPw
     Ch 6 - http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pXs96Fn1ny7xRvt8ot_dgTw
     Ch 7 - http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pXs96Fn1ny7xbajXhI_bnLQ

Need a study break?   Click here.

Attention Students with a Loved One Serving in Iraq or Afghanistan:  Here's something that may cheer you up a bit.  Click.

For Married Students Only.

Find Sex Offenders In Your Neighborhood.  This one is serious.  Parents take note.

Human A&P Tutors:  T.B.A.

Free tutoring is available for all students for a variety of classes including Anatomy and Physiology in the Academic Support Center ( www.apsu.edu/academic_support ), University Center - Room 114, Ph. (931) 221-6550. Call to check tutoring schedules. Some students may also meet eligibility requirements to receive academic assistance from Student Support Services ( http://www.apsu.edu/sss/ ). For more information contact: Student Support Services Program, Ellington, Room 337, (931) 221-6142.

Some of you may wish to consider being Human A&P tutors in the future.  Here is some information (current for Fall 2007) about the tutoring positions:

Pay: $7.75 per hour.                   Hours per week: 9 hours per week (May vary if we do not receive enough applications)
Job description and qualifications:  Academic Support Peer Tutoring.

Additional Web Resources:

Try this on-line resource for Human A&P:  Ken House's Web Site References for Human A&P .

Try GetBodySmart for some excellent visual tutorials on various organ systems of the human body.

This web site provides links to many useful Human A&P study aids:  J. Ellen Lathrop-Davis at Community College of Baltimore County .

This website from SUNY Downstate Medical Center has excellent material on histology slides which could be of value for both semesters of Human A&P.

Project Gutenberg's Manual of Surgery (1921) is illustrated with many fascinating case photographs.

The US Library of Medicine Medical Subjects Index is a useful search engine.

NetWellness.org has some useful general information about human health and diseases.

The following websites provide useful information on a variety of pathological states:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/.

Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/.

The American Heart Association website provided a wealth of infomation on man types of heart and heart-associated pathology, prevention, treatment, statistics, etc. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000.

The American Cancer Society website has information on all types of cancer and links to other useful cancer websites. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp.

The American Diabetes Association website has information on diabetes and releated pathology, prevention, treatment, etc. http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp.

National Institutes of Health website http://www.nih.gov/.

Medline Plus contains health information and information on a variety of pathological states. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/.

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Information about the Biopac software for A&P Lab Students:  The Biopac software is installed on the computers in the science building general computer lab (E 112).   To do data analysis with your Biopac experiments, you will need to make a copy of your student data folder to a floppy disk, and then copy your student folder into the Student Data Folder in the Biopac program on the computer lab computer.  To access the Biopac software you will need a special username and password.  The username and password for those computers is ssce112lab.  This information is also posted on the computer lab bulletin board. The computers with the programs are the four PCs to the right of the front desk.   See your lab instructor if you need additional help in transferring your file to the computer lab computer. 

To Be Prepared for Class, Each Student is Expected to Do the Following:

For Lecture:

(1)  Read the Assignment in the Text Before it is Presented in Class.

For Lab:

(1)  Print out the on-line Lab Guide for the week from APSU D2L (BIOL 2010 or 2021 as appropriate). 

(2)  Read your Lab Guide for the week, prior to coming to lab, so you will know what activities are planned for the lab.

(3)  Using the Lab Guide for directions, read the sections of your Lab Manual (Marieb, E. N. 2006. Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual, Cat Version, 8^th ed.,/Update) for the detailed instructions of the specific activities planned for lab.