Learning all the features of the human skull can be intimidating at first. Especially all the many holes—or foramina—of the skull.  T...

When I was an undergraduate, a friend at another college showed me the coloring book she was using for her anatomy class. Yikes! A colori...

Learning the bones and markings of the human skeleton can be quite a challenge. Most students do their best learning by repeated practice w...

Learning scientists are busy discovering and confirming all kinds of tricks to make learning a lot more efficient than the strategies that...

My friend, Dr. Margaret Reece, is offering a unique "30-day challenge" mini-course in how to succeed in your Anatomy & Physi...

New research shows that napping before a test or exam is just as effective as cramming . I've offered advice on the value of sleep ...

We all say things we would avoid saying—or saying it in a particular way—if we knew their impact ahead of time. We professors often get que...

If you have any awareness of sports—or any type of game—you've heard that the only path to success includes keeping your "head in...

Recent research shows that practiced, spaced retrieval of information (from your memory) is the key to long-term, solid learning. The kind...

Let's face it. We ALL experience test anxiety , right? Maybe not all the time; maybe not on every test. For a lot of us, it's alwa...

When studying the rather complex structure and function of the ear and hearing, a picture is probably worth more than the usual exchange rat...

The A&P course is one of the most rigorous courses you'll ever take—at least in terms of how much new information you'll be le...

The results of a study by the National Sleep Foundation are just in—and they show that you need more sleep if you want to succeed in your...

I'm not up on the latest video game lingo.  I never got past Pong , which became popular when there weren't enough video games ...

You have that great, expensive laptop to use for school.  You see other students taking notes in class, making concept lists , taking rea...

You are not the first A&P student to run into this issue! That’s always a problem—especially near the beginning of A&P 1—figurin...

Confused by T cells and B cells ? Need help from "helper" cells? Having bad dreams about natural killer cells? Do you h...

I've always thought that silly songs are great mnemonic device s in the human sciences.  I've seen them work from kindergarten (r...

Learning about blood types can be a bit confusing at first. But the concept of blood types is important for several reasons: Bloo...

Ah, there's a break between semesters!  You've survived A&P 1 and have temporarily put it—along with everything else related...

It's close to exam time for many A&P students and you may be a bit anxious about that A&P final, eh? Here are ten tips fo...

Having trouble figuring out the shapes and locations of the various parts of the human brain? Well, join the club !  Even experience...

As you find tools for learning anatomy and physiology on the internet, be sure to save them for future use! If you "favorite...

Having trouble learning all those facts about the many bones and muscles of the body? I recently ran across a great set of resources...