Histology for Biology…. Hey that rhymes!
For anyone trying to learn Human Anatomy and Physiology this site is an excellent resource. It was created by Karen Hart at peninsula college for her biology students. She took the time to post pictures of all the slides she uses in the class. It has great labeled images of epithelium cells, bone tissue, connective tissue, cross sections of epipyseal plates, sebaceous glands, nerve cells, lymph nodes, cardiac muscle… It has so much available to help review for lab tests. So if you need to be able to identify cells check this out. It is free, and doesn’t require any logging in. Therefore you do not have to be a student at Peninsula College to use this resource.
Check it out here at at Peninsula College’s histology Site
How to make full use of your textbooks
Many textbooks now come with online resources. Although you may loose the ability to sell books back to your campus bookstore, you should consider using them. These options are great study aids, especialy when learning complex new ideas. When learning about things in cellular biology for instance, Pearson (publisher) gives online animations and movies to help you grasp the Kreb cycle. It is rather complicated so seeing each step and how the chemicals change and reform is a wonderful study aid. In human anatomy many publishers have anatomy guides, interactive disections, and physiology animations. Overall most textbooks have quizes, reviews and games to help you remember in thier online resources. So don’t forget this study tool, when you purchse your next textbook. You can usualy find all of the information inside of the front or rear cover.
If you have a website you particularly like, please post it as a comment. I will put a few up later tonight. Even if you do no thave the textbook access code, publishers allow students to purchase access. So esentially anyone can study the online resources.
Here is a good place to check if you would like access to online resources but do not have a particular text book. You can purshase access to the ir products for a small fee. Usualy $20-$30 per subject. Click HERE for Pearson Publishing.
Welcome to my blog!
My name is Corinne and I am a 28 year old nursing student at Peninsula College, in Washington. I applied to The Peninsula College School of Nursing in Spring of 2009 and was accepted into the Fall 2009 nursing program and like most students working through Nursing School it is a time really focus on being the best student and potential nurse you can be.
As with many adult students returning to college this is not my first career choice. I have worked as a book keeper and office assistant. However, I wanted to make a change after having my daughter (now two) and find something that I loved and could support myself doing. Nursing was a perfect fit.
In returning to school to complete my nursing prerequisites, I noticed several things. First there are an increasing number of adults returning to school and a lack of information available that addresses many of our needs. Second, Nursing school is extremely competitive and hard to get into even though the need for good nurses is through the roof. So this blog is primarily devoted to nursing students but may be helpful to any student really. Occasionally I throw in tidbits about politics and nutrition.
I love feedback so please comment often, and if you ever have questions, let me know I am always looking for new topics to post about.
Thank you for reading,
Corinne
burwash.corinne@gmail.com
