Great ways to learn anatomy and physiology / Charmaine McKissock.

Previous edition: 2009.

Includes index.

Introduction; The Memory Bottle; 10 Top Tips for easier learning: summary; Do it your way!; Questionnaire: What is your preferred learning style?; 1 Relax and take control; Understanding your own stress; Questionnaire: Symptoms of stress; Stress and the Nervous System; What makes us act the way we do?; Positive and negative emotions; How do your emotions alter brain function?; How to let go of unwanted emotions and thoughts; Questionnaire: How do you cope with stress?; Instant calmer; How can you reduce your exam nerves? Questionnaire: Exploring myths about examsCalming exam nerves; How to reduce stress --
10 top tips; 2 Bodymaps; What is a Bodymap?; How do you make a Bodymap?; The 6-step system; What if my Bodymap looks terrible?; What else can I use a Bodymap for?; How can Bodymaps be used for exam revision?; Activity: Using a Bodymap as a planning tool; 3 Timing is everything; Questionnaire: What are your study habits like?; Know your time bandits; Cut it up!; Learning the skeleton; Learning the skull; Learning the hand and foot bones; Activity: Muscles of the lower arm; Saving time; Day planner. Weekly plannerMonthly time map; Long-term planner; Meeting assignment deadlines; Quick fixes for time-saving; IT solutions for saving time; 4 A picture is worth 1000 words; Visual learning; Activity: The digestive system; Activity: A casualty has collapsed; Activity: A casualty is unconscious; Activity: Sudden illness; Activity: First aid for injuries; Activity: Heat exhaustion; Activity: Panic attack; Colour coding: arm muscles; Flash cards; Activity: Making flash cards for revision; Activity: Bookmarks for revision; 5 Use all your senses; Sensory learning. Activity: Learning the names of body movements and positionsActivity: The respiratory system; Activity: Posterior and anterior muscles; Activity: Colour-coding and labelling shoulder, arm and back muscles; Activity: Labelling lateral view of the brain; Posters and presentations; 6 Think-a-link; What is the Link System?; Activity: Using the link system to learn the names of the joints; Remembering information in a sequence; Activity: Using rhythm and rhyme; 7 Memory tricks; What are mnemonics?; Tricks for remembering words; Tricks for remembering numbers. Activity: Remembering the main veins in the body8 Spelling: the 'WAM' way; What does WAM mean?; The 3 steps; The 6 different memory techniques; Putting it all together; Terminology: strange words used in Anatomy and Physiology; Activity: Linking words; Crossword puzzles; The circulatory system crossword; The digestive system crossword; The endocrine system crossword; The lymphatic system crossword; The nervous system crossword; The reproductive system crossword; The skeletal system crossword; The skin crossword; The urinary system crossword; 9 Read right; Textbooks and supplementary reading; Why can reading about anatomy and physiology be challenging?; What is right speed to read?; How can you make reading easier?; Activity making notes; 10 Cool calculations Are you frightened of figures; What maths will you need at work; Activity: Maths action plan; What maths skills do you need to revise?; Test yourself: how cool are your calculation?; Helpsheet: Working through the steps of a mathematical problen; Answers to Questions 1 to 1-; Handy tips for quick painless calculations; Some examples of easy conversions; Maths emergency (ME) notebook