Here is to a great* new semester of A&P. So as usual these things start out pretty self explanatory. But for some pretty interesting information about histology check out Shotgun Histology, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVQpqWYGdk8 This is a youtube series that is worth checking out–it is very thorough.
So back to brains. There are tons of really helpful resources out there for memorizing structures and other identification tools. Here are just a few that I liked:
Here is a video of a teacher going over the face muscles on a real cadaver (might be ethically questionable but it is pretty helpful if your trying to visualize these things) She has a strong russian accent but it is in english.
So it seems that the only useful tool was massive repetition of terms and orientations. Not just the night before like usual but everyday all week until i understand what i’m talking about.
*This week I’m making big colored drawings for references when i site the flashcards.
* Also i’m going to go pin the muscles on the cadavers if the TA is willing. I think after some referencing and studying might be the obvious way to understand…unlike bones where you can just see the picture and be fine. So I need to make time for some open labs.
So I’ve tried the quizzes (see below) , Ive tried looking at random piles of bones and I’ve even tried reading the books but none of them would have helped me pass that bastardly practical…. But somehow, by the grace of god maybe, I came up with this really effective process.
1. First Draw the structures and EMPHASIZE the parts you need to know. Go crazy with them and outline them or anything you can so you know where that structure -should- be on the bone. (If you can’t draw then either trace or just print out an image with no labels BUT still take a pen or pencil and make the structures obvious.)
**By drawing the bone and structures you get a really great understanding of orientation and spacial relation of the terms needed.
2. This is obvious but Now the parts need to be clearly defined by lines or some sort of labeling system, colors work well because lines can get a tad disorienting.
3. Place a Sheet Protector (you know, the kind you use for reports and the like) over the image and use a dry erase marker and work away. This is fantastic because then you realize, “oh wait i only know the first letter of this term, I suck” and you can practice spelling it. And you can do this again and again and again until you finally know what you are talking about.
I bought tickets a few weeks back for opening day yesterday and I really couldn’t be more pleased with my decision. If I wasn’t so stoked about this film for the past year or so then I probably wouldn’t be here talking about it today. The theater was sold out/had lines/and was permeated with LOTS of ironic mustaches and unnecessary glasses. Still, we somehow got there early enough to get OK seats.
Even with all the previous reviews from the screenings and ratings of the film; it seemed that everyone was surprised by the plot and delivery. The movie didn’t make you feel like you were 9, or make your 9 year old squeal, but instead told you a story about a 9 year old. I think this is a very creative and inspiring take on a film. It is told from a perspective that makes people uncomfortable though… It almost makes the fantastic melodramatic world view of a child less intense or magical and leaves the audience feeling nostalgic instead. The characters were not what children would choose dream or want specifically but maybe what their dreams would honestly represent. Although they were magnificent and fantastic they still represented major conflicts in the child’s life. Through them, Max was learning that recklessness and rage were not a functional ways to deal with sadness. Where the wild things were- was his own imagined representation of his entire psyche. And we, the audience are the only ones who are in any position to understand.
The more I think about it the more i love it. But I don’t know if everyone is going to stand up and clap at this one… and I think that is Ok.
I bought tickets a few weeks back for opening day yesterday and I really couldn’t be more pleased with my decision. If I wasn’t so stoked about this film for the past year or so then I probably wouldn’t be here talking about it today. The theater was sold out/had lines/and was permeated with LOTS of ironic mustaches and unnecessary glasses. Still, we somehow got there early enough to get OK seats.
you were 9, or make your 9 year old squeal, but instead told you a story about a 9 year old. I think this is a very creative and inspiring take on a film. It is told from a perspective that makes people uncomfortable though… It almost makes the fantastic melodramatic world view of a child less intense or magical and leaves the audience feeling nostalgic instead. The characters were not what children would choose dream or want specifically but maybe what their dreams would honestly represent. Although they were magnificent and fantastic they still represented major conflicts in the child’s life. Through them, Max was learning that recklessness and rage were not a functional ways to deal with sadness. Where the wild things were- was his own imagined representation of his entire psyche. And we, the audience are the only ones who are in any position to understand.
