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BIOL& 252 - Spring 2013

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This page contains resources for Dr. Rick Rausch’s Human Anatomy and Physiology students. Lecture notes, chapter-specific study guides, practice exams, and other information will be made available as appropriate.

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Contact Information for Dr. Rausch

Most Recent Announcement

Updated Sunday, 6/16

If you can't stand the thought of not having any A&P to do for a couple of weeks, here is some information about next term. I will post lecture notes, etc. well before the term begins. I may still need to make some very minor modifications to the schedule and syllabus, but these will give you a very good idea of what will go on this summer.

• Summer Syllabus
• Summer Schedule
• My Summer Schedule

• Information about the Metabolic Pathways Exam. You could get started on this. Read the directions carefully if you do.
• Explanation of Metabolic Pathways Exam
• Energy Statement to be included in exam

Updated Friday, 6/14

• Key for Exam 3
• Average: 75%
• High: 117/120
• Low: 45/120

• I will hold office hours on Monday, June 17 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Come by if you have questions before the Final. (My note in the lab was wrong. I'll be here 10 - 6, but I'll need to be gone for a bit around noon to give Hektor his medicaitons.)

• Air pressure/auditory canal video (Shawna M.)

• Scans (.pdf) of the endocrine tables from the text for use with Chapter 18:
• Endocrine Tables 1
• Endocrine Tables 2
• Endocrine Tables 3
• Endocrine Tables 4

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Lecture Notes

• Chapter 10: Muscle Tissue—Part 2 (1.2 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 12 - Neurophysiology and Action Potentials (2.2 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 12 - Remainder of the chapter (2.2 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 13 Lecture Notes (7.1 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 14 Lecture Notes - Part 1 ( 3.9 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 14 Lecture Notes - Part 2 ( 2.4 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 15 Lecture Notes (3.5 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 16 Lecture Notes (3.6 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 17 Lecture Notes - Part 1 (5.8 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 17 Lecture Notes - Part 2 (5.5 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 18 Lecture Notes - Part 1 (2 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 18 Lecture Notes - Part 2 (4.9 MB .pdf file)
• Use the the Tables in Chapter 18 to learn about each hormone's: source (gland/cell, etc.), target(s), effect(s) on target, and control of secretion.
• Chapter 28 Lecture Notes - Part 1 (male system and meiosis) (2.6 MB .pdf file)
• Chapter 28 Lecture Notes - Part 2 (female system) (5.1 MB .pdf file)

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Study Guides and "Handouts"

Use these guides to focus your studies.

• Cranial Nerve Exam Explantion
• Study Guide for Chapter 10 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 12 - Neurophysiology and Action Potentials (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 12 - Remainder (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 13 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 14 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 15 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 16 (.pdf file)
• Comparison of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions of the ANS (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 17 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 18 (.pdf file)
• Study Guide for Chapter 28 and 29 (.pdf file)
• Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian Feedback System (.pdf file)
• Female Hormonal Regulation - Additions to Figure 28-26 (.jpg image file). You will receive a handout of this image. You only need to download this smaller version if you lose your original.

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Practice Exams

Use these exams as study guides and to judge the difficulty level of my exams. Because I cannot absolutely predict the pace of the class, material covered on a practice exam may not exactly correspond to that covered by a particular exam this term.

• Practice Exam 1
• Practice Exam 2
• Practice Exam 3
• Cranial Nerve Exam Explanation

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Syllabus, Schedules, Lab Manuals

Please download the Spring Syllabus. You will be given a copy of Lab Manual #1 at your first lab meeting.

• Web version of Spring 2013 252 Syllabus (Do not print this; you'd probably be sorry.)
• Print version of Spring 2013 252 syllabus
• Lab manual for Practicals 1 and 2 (The muscles and nerves are easy so we'll leave them until the end of the term.)
• My Spring schedule
• Muscle List for Practical 3

Open Lab hours this term

• Saturdays and Sundays 8:30a.m.–6:30p.m.

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Some Useful Websites

Please email me a site that you think would be useful to other students.

General A&P Sites

• Researchers find solution to help students cope with test anxiety
• The test anxiety study published by Ramirez and Beilock in Science, January 2011.
• Martini’s Web Site (A&P lecture text)
• Netter’s Web Site (anatomy text) - Follow the instructions inside the front cover of your book.
• General A&P Web site (Jen T.)
• NHC Lonestar A&P I Tutorials (John S.)
• NHC Lonestar A&P II Tutorials (John S.)
• NHC Lonestar Biology Tutorials (John S.)
• Medmovies.com Note that some movie links don’t work. (John S.)
• Hole’s Human Anatomy & Physioloigy Online Learning Center (Summer R.)
• FlashcardExchange - view or print flash cards (Cassandra D.)
• Pronunciation Guide from Palomar College (Bolke)
• Pronunciation Guide by Forvo
• Innerbody.com (Joni S.)
• Medical Meanings and Word Origins from the University of Sydney (Bolke)
• Bolke’s Bog (Mark Bolke’s A&P Page)
• Tony Chennault's Website
• Anatomy Drill (Beverly M.)
• Khan Academy - Human Biology (Megan S.)
• Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy Lane Medical Library
• Anatomy at Penn State (Dana H.)
• Virtual Anatomy Lab at Indiana University (Abbey P.)

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Cell Biology/Physiology Sites

• DNA animation Requires Shockwave (Aubrey L.)
• Osmosis Tutorial (Jansen A.)
• Mitosis Animation (McGraw-Hill Publishers)
• Protein Synthesis Animation 1
• Protein Synthesis Animation 2
• Phagocytosis video
• Kinesin movie from Physical Review Focus
• Meiosis animation (Michael G.)

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Histology Sites

• Histology World (Carrie A.)
• Rutgers University (Jesus M.)
• Austin CC (Jesus M.)
• The University of Western Australia (Jesus M.)
• Histology at Southern Illinois University (Nicole S.)
• Histology Quiz (Rachael M.)
• Tissues quiz (Ben S.)
• Histology Manual from SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Histology Practice site at Gateway Community College (Robert G.)
• Lakeland Community College
• University of Iowa
• JayDoc HistoWeb at the University of Kansas
• Lumen at Loyola University
• Histology of Eye, Ear, General Histology Dr. King at Southern Illinois University

Skeletal System Sites

• Bones at Gateway Community College. (Rebecca T.)
• Skeletal system (Mary G.)
• Skeletal system page at Penn State (Letricha B.)
• Bone anatomy quizzes by RM Chute (Rachel K.)
• Skull Module at California State University, Chico (Heidi R.)
• Lumen - Bones of the Body

Muscle Anatomy/Physiology Sites

• Muscle Physiology (Jansen A.)
• Muscle Anatomy (Jansen A.)
• Muscle Anatomy (Jansen A.)
• Muscle contraction video
• Muscle Atlas at University of Washington (Margaret B.)
• Muscle contraction video—part 1 (Ana P.)
• Muscle contraction video (Ana P.)

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Nervous System/Neurophysiology Sites

• Sheep Brain Dissection (Katie J.)
• Sheep Brain Website (John B., Alona C.)
• Visual processing video (Holly S.)
• Ear and eye models, sheep brain (Katie D.)
• Nernst equation simulation
• Neuromuscular junction video (Betty S.)
• Action Potential video 1 (Kristi S.)
• Sheep brain video - Part 1 (Leanne C.)
• Sheep brain video - Part 2 (Leanne C.)
• Hearing animation
• Organ of Corti
• Auditory TransductionGreat video. (Katie J.)
• Mechanisms of Pain (HowMed.net)
• Pathways/Mechanisms of Pain (University of Texas)
• Neuroscience Online (University of Texas)Awesome!
• Eye Histology - Univ. Western Australia
• Histology of Eye, Ear, General Histology Dr. King at Southern Illinois University
• Air pressure/auditory canal video (Shawna M.)

Cardiovascular Sites

• Heart conduction system animation (Ken M.)
• White Blood Cells (M. Bolke)

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