[nabs-l] Anatomy and Physiology Questions

Sat Jul 18 11:28:14 UTC 2015

Thank you all! Those are some very good suggestions!

Melissa

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From: Sherry Pablo via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Anatomy and Physiology Questions

Hi Melissa and all,

I took Anatomy a couple of years ago. Many of the
accommodations I
used were already mentioned such as utilizing models to learn
various
structures of the body, extended time for exams and lab
practicals,
and attending open lab hours with my professor.

If your
professor creates handouts detailing what specific structures
or parts of the
body or model are fair game for testing during the
practical, it is helpful to
get these handouts a couple of days prior
to lab. I found it easier to follow
the descriptions my professor and
other students explained while orientating my
fingers since I had
already familiarized myself with the terminology. Lab is
hands on and
it was useful to wear my Victor Stream around my neck to
record
descriptions as you do not want to get formaldehyde on your
equipment.
In my lab we worked on cadavers, a cat, a cow and sheep heart to
name
a few, and other models of the skeleton and organ systems. When it
came
to histology, tissue slides, I worked with my professor to
understand how each
slide looked under the microscope. When it came to
the lab practical, my
professor was my scribe.

Parts of my exams that were based on diagrams or
pictures were
completed at a later time with my professor. Its important
to
communicate with your teacher to work out ways to learn the material.
My
professor set out time every week to work with me and he became
descriptive
enough in lectures that was beneficial to the rest of the
class. I hope you
enjoy the class as much as I did. If you have any
questions you can reach me
off list

Sherry

On 7/4/15, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I too am taking human anatomy with the lab this coming
semester.  Here
> are the accommodations my prof and I brainstormed in April
that we
> plan to use.
>
> * Make use of 3d models as much as possible.  My
prof has an entire
> skeleton model she'll let me borrow for the semester, as
well as some
> models of individual organs.  Some of the models, such as the
one she
> has for the brain, also split apart into different sections so you
can
> see lobes or parts of the organ at a time and how they connect to
>
others, as well as interior structures of that section.
> * Come to open labs
and have a TA prepared to work with me there if
> needed on an individual
basis. If your prof offers open labs (time
> like office hours in the lab),
take advantage of it.  If not then ask
> for some office hours with either her
or one of the TAs.
> 3.  Extended time on tests, test proctoring, etc.  I've
never been one
> to use a scribe before, but it might be helpful in the
practical exams
> while you're feeling the cadavers (assuming you're also using
cadavers
> in the labs).
> 4. Make sure tactile drawings are available
whenever a structure
> doesn't have a model to feel.  If possible get some time
in open labs
> or after class for a TA or the prof to show you the structure in
the
> cadavers as well.
>
> My lab does practical exams, so a lot of it will
be identifying
> structures spatially in reference to each other.  In theory
this
> should also make the material for the lecture easier to learn.  I'd
>
highly recommend looking into using models or getting some if your
> prof
doesn't own them already.  Models won't just be useful for
> you-they can be
used again and again for other students.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> On
7/4/15, Liliya Asadullina via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello
Melissa,
>> My name is Liliya and I am going to be taking AMP1 with lab
this
>> coming semester.
>> I have gotten some accommodations already set up
for my class.
>> Please contact me directly at Lily1127 at me.com to talk about it
if
>> you'd like some advice. It's the quickest way to reach me by email or
>>
feel free to call me as well.
>> Phone number: 267-644-6530.
>> The quickest
way to reach me is by texting or calling me because I
>> might not have access
to the internet these next few weeks.
>> Thanks and hope to be able to
help!
>> Lily
>>
>> On 7/3/15, mnflammia86 at aol.com <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>>> Hi there. I have been a lurker on this mailing list, and so far all
that
>>> I
>>> have read has been a great help. I hope that I have done this
email
>>> correctly, and it gets sent! I am curious if anyone has taken
Anatomy
>>> and
>>> physiology with the lab? If so, what kind of
accommodations helped the
>>> best?
>>> My college isn't one that suggests
accommodations, so I am in the dark.
>>> Greetings,
>>> Melissa
>>>
>>>
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