Updated Structures List for Practical #2 Posted

An updated structures list for Practical #2 is now on the Powerpoint page! Be able to find all of these terms on a Powerpoint picture. In addition, if the letter “M” is next to a term, make sure you can also find it on a model. Finally, if there’s a “C,” be sure you can recognize this structure on a cadaver as well as on a picture.

(Note: this list is tailored to the cadavers in Burrill 217, since in this room you can remove the right lung, but the left lung is still attached to the thoracic cavity).

When Will Practical #1 Be Graded?

We’ll have your practicals graded and back to you by Monday’s class. All of us TAs are grading your practicals throughout this week, and we’ll be meeting on Friday to discuss specific questions and make sure each the practicals are graded uniformly across sections.

Update (as of 2/27/12): We just found out that we need to keep a digital version of each practical. So, everything is graded; we are currently scanning your practical and we’ll be bringing the graded version to class on Wednesday. The good news is you can keep the hard copy to study from!

Lecture Powerpoint Notes

Ever flipped through a Powerpoint presentation and just wanted a little bit more info?

Check out the Powerpoint lectures with extra notes.

Before lecture, you can access a standard version of the Powerpoint that has a blank comments section. After lecture, you can download a version with extra notes in the comments section.

The notes in the comments section are mainly from the textbook and are intended to help you as you study. But don’t worry: we won’t be pulling questions from these extra notes. They’re just there to give you some extra study aids!

A Few More Notes about the Practical

I hope the studying is going well! Just a couple more things about the practical:

Timing
After talking with Dr. Brown, it’s best if you wait to come to the hallway outside the testing room (217 Burrill) until just before the practical is scheduled to begin. There’s limited space in the hallway, but a lot more space in the study area on the ground floor.

Diseases
Know the pictures of the diseases from the Powerpoint: they may be used in questions on the practical. Remember: anything in the lecture Powerpoints is game for the practical.

Questions
You can see some of the questions and answers that have come up about the practical here.

For example:
What about Abbreviations?
Will the Powerpoint Pictures be Color-Coded on the Practical?
What Do I Need to Know About Hormones for the Practical?

Left & Right, Arteries & Veins
Bear in mind that you will need to list “right” or “left,” and “vein” or “artery” on every blood vessel we ask you to identify that has a right and left. For example, write “left external iliac artery” if that’s one that’s tagged.

If there’s not a right and left version of a blood vessel, don’t list it. For example, don’t say “right aorta ascending artery” and “left aorta ascending artery,” because there’s no right and left versions of the aorta–it’s just the aorta! Here are the main blood vessels where there are no right and left: ascending aorta artery, descending aorta artery, brachiocephalic trunk artery, superior vena cava vein, inferior vena cava vein.

Good luck!!

Do I Need to List “Right” and “Left” on All the Veins and Arteries for the Practical?

Q: Do I need to list “right” and “left” on all the veins and arteries for the practical?

A: Yes, you will need to list “right” or “left,” and “vein” or “artery” on every blood vessel we ask you to identify that has a right and left.  For example, write “left external iliac artery” if that’s one that’s tagged.

If there’s not a right and left version of a blood vessel, don’t list it. For example, don’t say “right aorta ascending artery” and “left aorta ascending artery,” because there’s no right and left versions of the aorta–it’s just the aorta! Here are the main blood vessels where there are no right and left: ascending aorta artery, descending aorta artery, brachiocephalic trunk artery, superior vena cava vein, inferior vena cava vein.

Are All the Veins and Arteries I Need to Know Boxed in Red in the Powerpoints?

Q: Are all the veins and arteries I need to know boxed in red in the Powerpoints?

A: Many of the major veins and arteries are boxed in red, but I would use the Terms List (the study guide) as the final say in what you need to be familiar with!

Will the Powerpoint Pictures Be Color-Coded on the Practical?

Q: As I’m studying for the practical I’m having a hard time differentiating between arteries and veins on the pictures (besides the fact that they are color-coded blue and red) since some of the pictures are zoomed in too much to be able to trace it back to the larger artery or vein. For the practical will it be fairly easy to differentiate between veins and arteries or should I be studying their relative positions a little more closely?

A: The Powerpoint pictures we test you on will be in full color, with the blood vessels color coded according to the oxygenation of the blood inside (red for oxygenated and blue for deoxygenated). 99.99% of the time, this correlates with their being arteries and veins, since it’s so common for oxygenated blood to be going away from the heart, and deoxygenated blood to be going toward the heart. The weirdos are the pulmonary artery which carries deoxygenated blood away from heart and the pulmonary veins which carry oxygenated blood toward the heart.

What Do I Need to Know about Hormones for the Practical?

Q: When it says “you must know the hormones they produce and what they act on” is that like saying “supraoptic nuclei produces ADH which elevates blood pressure” or is it supposed to be the target cell? Also, do we need to know every target and hormonal effect, or could we just write down one?

A: You need to know the what tissue secretes a given hormone, the tissue that hormone effects, and what change the tissue undergoes after the hormone acts on it. For example, from p. 610 of the textbook (Table 18-2):

hormone: antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
target: kidneys
hormonal effect: reabsorption of water, elevation of blood volume and pressure
note: transported along axons from supraoptic nucleus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

On that second question, if we asked you to list the target and hormonal effect, you would only need to list one of each.

It’s best to be familiar with all the effects of a given hormone, though, because we could list any of a hormone’s effects and ask you to name the hormone.

What about Abbreviations?

Q: For the practical, when listing a hormone can I just write the abbreviation ( TRH, GnRH, etc.) or do I have spell everything out correctly?

A: You can write either the abbreviation or the full name. I would recommend that you learn the full name of each one because that often reminds you of its job!

Practical Info!

Powerpoint
All of the lecture Powerpoint to review for the practical are here. The files under “Supplemental” are extras to help you study.

Office Hours
Since the practical will be set up over the weekend, I will not hold office hours on Monday. However, there are office hours on Friday morning (see the schedule), PLUS I will be holding extra office hours Friday morning (2/17) from 11AM-1PM in 217 Burrill.

Practical Time
Here’s the time your practical will be (please arrive at least 7 minutes early):

(Section V)
If your last name is A-F, your practical will be from 10-10:30AM.
If your last name is G-Z, your practical will be from 10:30-11AM.

(Section W)
If your last name is A through Martens, your practical will be from 12-12:30PM.
If your last name is Mundhenke through Z, your practical will be from 12:30-1PM.

Practical Format
– There are 15 stations (there may be multiple questions at each station)
– 1 minute per station
– No partial credit
– The posterior vein of the heart will not be tested (however, the middle vein is still fair game)
– There will be no questions on slides 28-30 of the L4 cardiac lecture (these slides have the following titles “Action potentials and contraction,” “What an ECG can tell us,” and “Contraction of the heart and ECG”)
– For arteries and veins, know everything on pictures. Some special ones are also tagged on the models and the cadavers. (An updated list of terms where I’ve marked which ones you need to know on the models and cadavers is on the Powerpoint page. Download the “List of Structures to Know for MCB 247 Practical 1_Updated” file. I last updated it today. ALSO, the diagrams of the arteries and veins from the cadaver are shown in the “Diagrams for Practical 1” file on the Powerpoint page).
– You must show up on time or you will not be able to take the practical
– Do not talk about the test with other students until you get your grades back
– For the diseases, know the underlying cause of the disease, the symptoms, and a treatment
– All the Powerpoints are fair game for questions, however, most of the test questions will come from their term lists

If you have other questions, don’t hesitate to email!