Reddit reviews The Anatomy Coloring Book

First off, we're adults here, so you can spell out the word fucking if you'd like. Second, there are a lot of different ways to learn anatomy - you don't have to draw diagrams (unless your school requires it, in which case who gives a shit how good the drawing is?).

Everyone in this sub will give you different advice on how to study anatomy, but if you are dead set on drawing, you should consider the Anatomy Coloring Book - feels like drawing without requiring any artistic talent.

Also, add a couple of anatomy coloring books to your wish list if you want to go to nursing school. Those things work and I'd be happy to get them for you. this is a good one

We’re the exact same hahaha. I highly recommend getting an anatomy coloring book if you want to keep your memory going without the excessive stress. I use this coloring book and it’s really helpful and keeps me busy without stressing me out.

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Algebra is pretty important. In the clinical setting, you'll be using math formulas to figure out certain drug preparations. Not so much for the combat aspect as those drugs are largely already good to go. So, while I wouldn't say you need to be an expert in algebra before you ship out, it's going to come up in your career and you should probably know it before you leave.

It's good to have a math background for a lot of the things you do in the military in general. Pathfinder ops is almost entirely math. Long Range Marksmanship has a lot of math(You probably won't deal with this, but depending on the unit, you might). So it's good to have a solid grasp of math.

Anatomy is going to be your bread and butter, and not a lot of medics know it inside and out. With the more advanced schools, I'd say 75-80% of the failures are because medics don't have a great understanding of A&P. This thing is going to be your best friend. Pay attention to the "Frequently bought together" thing and get those as well. You're going to have good pay and not a lot of expenses, so it shouldn't be a problem having a few of those on hand while you're in.

Also, pick up a copy of the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook 2nd Edition. Not the red one, The one that came out in '08. Have a medical dictionary on hand to look up anything you don't know.

Your first couple of years in, you need to be studying after work every single night. Medic school doesn't teach you everything, and you need to be in charge of your own knowledge.

Also... Get this book http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0321832019?pc_redir=1409112222&robot_redir=1

it's worth every cent.

The Anatomy/Physiology Coloring book is pretty great especially for self-study: http://www.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Edition/dp/0321832019

The absolute best in anatomy diagrams is Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, I prefer the flashcards: http://www.amazon.com/Netters-Anatomy-Flash-Cards-Student/dp/0323185959

The thing I saw people struggle with the most was anatomy. Not only are you learning anatomy you are also learning a new language. This Book is one I suggest for people who have never had an A&P class before.

It's a colouring book.
Fun fact: THERES A FUCKING KINDLE VERSION

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019

Something seems to be going wrong with your studies, you have to figure out what that is.

How much interest do you have in what you're learning? Do you know how you take in information best? I have friends who would record lectures and replay them in the car. I don't do auditory, I need to be doing something. I liked A&P coloring books (https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019). What works for you? How are you doing in other classes? Are you having a lot of testing anxiety? Maybe you need to address test-taking strategies and work on how to reduce anxiety which helps you think more clearly.

Your Homework: What works for me?

Good luck!

The Netter Book is the authoritative anatomy book and is chock-full of information. However it's also chock-full of a high price (it's a serious academic book, used in a ton of medical/paramedical classes) so it may be a bit much. You'll use this as a reference book forever, though. Muscles, what they do, where they attach, what innervates them, and so on, it's all here in glorious detail.

A cheapo possibility which also covers all the bones and muscles is The Anatomy Coloring Book. This is used a lot in beginner's courses that require anatomy (the Kinesiology 101 type classes) and it's serious business, not juvenile like "Coloring Book" might suggest. And who cares if it's juvenile, because wheeeeee colouring! But you won't really learn a lot about the body, just where the bits are and what they are called.

I really do recommend the Netter book if you can swing it with the colouring book as a aid to memorization if that's important to you.

I can totally relate! I've actually been eyeing this anatomy one here! I'll probably start off with crayola and maybe venture off to the prisma ones later on.

Start here.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0321832019/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498358577&sr=1-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=51L5N3u3NOL&ref=plSrch

And here
https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy

These two things will get you going in the right direction if you're wanting to learn something and keep busy.

This is what I had for a recent A&P course, it's a great text - Introduction to the Human Body

There's also the more in-depth version by the same authors - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

And of course the colouring book is amazing too.

For inspiration and a look into the recent past and the culture that spawned us: Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern Body Building

For cool tricks to help clients with mobility issues: Relax into Stretch by Pavel

On the philosophy of training: 5/3/1 by Jim Wendler, Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe, Easy strength (or intervention) by Dan John

On the business side of things: Ignite the Fire by J. Goodman

For anatomy there's some good charts online, I like this book although it does seem kinda patronizing http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-4th/dp/0321832019/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425361588&sr=1-1

Overall the NSCA CPT or CSCS textbooks are both really good primers on how training works and you could probably get a copy used pretty cheaply.

Best of luck!


ps. Pronunciation tips: there is no 't' in biceps and only one in triceps, "lah-tiss-ih-mus door-sigh", 'lat' can mean lateral as in lateral raises, or lats as in lat pulldown (for the latissimus dorsi), Here's some people always forget and come up a lot on tests: Serratus Anterior (under the shoulder blade), Sartorious (helps you 'cross your legs'), TFL (this is the muscle that goes with your IT band), Quadratus Lumborum (lumbar spine, not in the legs)

I had a friend in high school in a similar situation. She ended up majoring in medical illustration and now works generating graphics for companies, patents, and trials. She gets to work with scientists and constantly learn new science while still doing graphic design and illustration. My other friends who went with pure graphic design are not really working within their fields (this is >10 years after BFA or MFAs).

When I studied anatomy & physiology I aced every exam thanks to an anatomy coloring book (they have a ton of options now). A nice set of colored pencils and one of these books might be a way to introduce her to the possibility of melding her interests and gifts :)

Maybe you can encourage her to get a science minor and join an engineering/science club. Building things in engineering is so much like creating things in art. College interns in my lab who had crafty hobbies growing up (mostly girls) far outshine those who didn't. Since she's already tutoring she might enjoy getting involved in science outreach to elementary/middle schoolers. Most STEM clubs have a component of outreach. Once she's spending some time with science majors things might click for her, or maybe she'll see that science is more of a hobby interest. If nothing else a minor will help her get graphic design jobs her peers can't.

Since you are in STEM yourself, you could try doing a project together for something like Intel Science Talent Search. The winners generally intern in ridiculous university programs, but even having entered a project is a huge huge accomplishment. She could research the question of science in art history, make a display for a local museum, make her own polarized light art, etc.

The important thing, I think, is that she knows she is capable in STEM, so she can always return to it after whatever other career paths she explores.

Hope that all helps a bit and good luck :)

And if you're not up on the basic components, get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Edition/dp/0321832019/

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This is the most recent edition of the one I got my sister. Says it is 384 pages long!

I wonder if he might like the ever-popular Anatomy Coloring Book?

If you are having difficulties remembering the anatomy, you may want to try an anatomy coloring book. I have dyslexia and was having a really difficult time picturing where all the structures were in relation to each other, remembering all the muscle origins and insertions, etc. The textbook wasn't helping me. A friend suggested an anatomy coloring book and I was really skeptical at first - but desperate, so I tried it. It helped me so much! The one I got was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2A5BR4YIRUMCI&keywords=anatomy+coloring+book&qid=1571851777&sprefix=anatomy+col%2Caps%2C350&sr=8-3. There are other ones available, though, too. Best wishes.

Not OP but this is the one I used.

Personally, I recommend https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321832019/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_HN5FzbFMXJYJZ

You might consider this to help her along. It's the little details that artists think are "good enough" that pop other people out of suspension of disbelief.

It should be this one!
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Seconding coloring books. Coloring books are a thing for med students. It's kinda fun, actually. I like this one.

[here it is] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Edition/dp/0321832019/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395982382&sr=8-1&keywords=anatomy+coloring+book)!!!

I was talking about the Pearson coloring books. This is the book we used for assignments in my freshman biology class and This is the book we used in my Anatomy and Physiology class. I actually asked for this one for my birthday not realizing it was the same line of books.

I've just finished my first year and I bought myself an anatomy colouring book part way through the year.

It's great when you want something interactive and not too intensive. I'm a visual learner so found it really really helpful.

You can buy them on amazon :
The Anatomy Coloring Book https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0321832019/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Ru.yDbR0F93H4

Marfan's is a mutation at FBN1, leading to decreased or absent fibrillin in connective tissue. Arterial vasculature, particularly the aorta, is subject to extremely high pressures that are typically resisted by the elastic connective tissues. Aortic aneurysm and cardiovascular failure are almost always the most contributory cause of death. Modern medicine has significantly improved the prognosis beyond death by 40, but with increasing lifespan comes more complications.

It sounds like your anatomy class is just getting under way, because - at least for me - connective tissue is one of the earlier topics discussed. Hang in there! The musculoskeletal stuff is tedious as hell, but just remember that everyone who's taken anatomy had to put up with it too. Because of that, there are very helpful online resources to remember the more meticulous parts.

Side note, my mom got me The Anatomy Coloring Book as a joke but it seriously saved me. May not be for you, but it just goes to show how vast the resource pool is.

I would recommend that you try to learn as much as you can about anatomy and physiology. I know you wanted Ebook but this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0321832019/ref=s9_top_hm_b23ui_g14_i1 book is really good to learn it. Might look childish but gets the job done. Also check you inbox for a download link. Please don't share it.

My boyfriend bought this anatomy coloring book while he was studying for his EMT certification. :)

Also: bio books
Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764974718/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KJQcBbKBS180V
Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel https://www.amazon.com/dp/3791319906/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vLQcBb6P811G0
The Anatomy Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321832019/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VMQcBb9XJGXX9
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394507606/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7OQcBb7QBN95M
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides (Paperback)) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394507630/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5PQcBb0PZQYNW

Preserved specimen: Real Bat Specimens Science Classroom Specimen for Science Education https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072BCCTL1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZSQcBbE7HYPN2
Real Snake Skeleton Specimen in Acrylic Block Paperweights Science Classroom Specimens for Science Education https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078581LLZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OTQcBbN1W3JWE

Models:
Wellden Medical Anatomical Human Skull Model, 3-part, Numbered, Life Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EKC5SHS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YZQcBbCF8D61B

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This book saved me. Last fall I was entering anatomy for the first time and was feeling anxious. I ended up getting a 68% on the first test and wrote myself off for the semester. This book helped save my grade and I ended the class with a B (which isn't bad for the time I put in to the class) I know your shooting for an A, but if you have taken it before then this will help. Anatomy is straight memorization, but I've found that if you can color it and pay attention, then you end up memorizing the page and you have a good chunk of information for the exams. I found it helpful to visualize the coloring page in my head during tests. Hope this helps.

There are also these A&P coloring books that are great for familiarizing you with all the bits and pieces you need to know. I found it a great supplement to my university A&P course.
https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019

A&P is really hard if you have no basic background for it. I'm assuming you've got your Intro Biology course? If not, you should look into brushing up on some basic biology stuff if you're able.

TIPS: For me, I found a study group to work with and we quizzed each other constantly. We met as often as possible, but we always had a study session the weekend prior to our test. We took our A&P in an 8 week summer session (did not have a hefty lab and this was my second time taking it as my first time around had timed-out). Use ALL resources you can. Youtube, study guides, atlases to look at bones, open lab time etc. I found the cliff notes to A&P helpful and it was about $10.00 on amazon. I went and purchased a coloring book http://www.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Edition/dp/0321832019/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412186132&sr=8-1&keywords=anatomy+and+physiology+coloring+book whic was really helpful for understanding the synergy of the muscles, tendons, body etc.

use online sites that offer free questions/quizzing...utilize the questions at the end of your book.

When you are studying, try your damndest to connect everything to each other-this sounds overwhelming at first, but if you are really understanding how the body is working and where things are located, you will be able to connect ideas. This is a big part of nursing and critical thinking. Memorize processes, create acronyms, make up stories, songs, etc. A&P takes a lot of repetition and practice. Move your own body, touch your muscles as you learn them.

Additionally, it sounds like you may have some test anxiety, so go check out your counseling/student services office at your school. They can test you for your anxiety and help you to come up with a method that makes it less stressful on you during the testing time so that you're able to get through without being in a constant state of panic. Also, stress inhibits your ability to retain new information as effectively as you would if you are not under stress. Make sure you're sleeping, eating well, and taking adequate breaks and exercising/moving. You need to rest in order to retain. Make a study plan. overprepare for your test so you are not so nervous.

YOU CAN DO IT. Utilize your resources, get together with classmates, take care of yourself.

My second time through in an 8 week summer session, I came out of my class with a 100.

Good Luck!

I certainly "read" (that is looked at the pictures) in my uncles copy of Gray's Anatomy at that age. It's been in continuous print since 1901, and can be found in several public domain editions. Really the definitive "this is what this structure of the body is" book. Something a little more fun may be one of the coloring books made from the prints:
http://smile.amazon.com/The-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Edition/dp/0321832019/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

read the reviews for hints on color choices, or copying pages with the labels covered so you can go back and label yourself to practice memorizing all the structures.

Looks like you have many other good practical recommendations as well.

EDIT: Punctuation and stuff

YES. Omg I thought I was the only one.

I grew up LOVING science, but my main talent, from as soon as I could hold a crayon, was art. I loved science, read Carl Sagan in high school, and wanted to learn more, but I couldn't get into the science classes I wanted because I didn't have the math. I figured I couldn't do math and science, that I was "right-brained," so I went into art. I got a huge scholarship to one of the top illustration schools in the country, but I soon dropped out because I knew what it wasn't what I wanted. Once art became work, it wasn't fun anymore. It's been 11 years and I still haven't done art since.

I spent a lot of my 20's trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted, and I stumbled upon anthropology while working at Babies R Us. I had a strong maternal instinct, and a lot of my friends were having kids, and I spent a lot of time observing people's parenting practices and the consumerist culture that surrounds parenthood and infancy. One day I was reading one of the books behind the registry counter, and I saw that an anthropologist was referenced when discussing the controversial issue of cosleeping. I was like wow! I didn't realize you could use anthropology to approach these problems! Before long, I knew that I wanted to be an anthropologist, and that this goal would require that I go back to school.

I've had to learn a lot more science, but since my minor was psych I actually wasn't required to take that much biology, so now that I'm done, I still have a lot of catching up to do before grad school. I did not do that well in chemistry in high school, and IMO my biology class wasn't that great. Plus it was 11 years ago so I don't remember much. So I've been playing a lot of catch-up and will have to continue to do that before I head off to grad school. (Taking a year off.)

I also realize now that I was a victim of societal sexism that holds girls back in the sciences. Now that I have taken anatomy and neuroscience, I understand that there's no such thing as "right brain/left brain," and that I can learn math -- I just have to start at the beginning and be patient with myself, because I've got an entire academic career full of shitty teaching to make up for. I gained a lot of confidence when I took a medical statistics course to fulfill my quantitative reasoning requirement. (By doing this, I actually didn't have to take any algebra for undergrad...one reason I am taking a year off before grad school, because I really should know Algebra.)

One of the greatest things ever, and what helps me not feel regretful that I didn't "try harder" to learn math in my youth, is because now we have Khan Academy, which I cannot recommend enough. The reason it is awesome is because, if you don't get something, you can stop the video and watch that part over and over again until you get it, before you move on to the next part. This is important because math is structural -- it builds on itself. This explains why kids fall behind in math in school. All you have to do to move on to the next level is get a 60% -- A D- right? That leaves 40% of the information from the previous year that you are going into the next class not knowing. Eventually, those holes add up to the point where you have no idea what is going on at all, which is what happened to me.

So I don't know how you get into an anthro grad program with an undergrad degree in the arts, but I am sure it is possible because anything is. I imagine you'll want to start by learning some stuff that you would have learned as an anthro major in undergrad. It sounds like you are interested in bioanth -- right? Luckily, even if you are more of a "hard science" anthropologist (as opposed to a cultural anthropologist), you usually don't have to know a ton of math and science. Not at the undergrad level, anyway. It helps, and there are areas of biological anthropology -- such as epigenetics, endocrinology, nutrition, and taphonomy (how stuff decays) -- that are more technical, and will involve some biochem. My program did require me to take a 5-credit science seminar with a lab component, which most students fulfilled with a field school. But honestly, most of what you're going to be doing is reading journal articles. Once you get used to reading those, you'll just start absorbing stuff that way. They will teach you the more technical science stuff that you need to know for your field in grad school, and most of that is taught by doing readings and discussion. It's not at all like how they teach in biology or medical school.

I also want to tell you that your art background will be more valuable to you in science than you probably realize right now. The BEST scientists are the ones who can think creatively, are curious, and know how to follow a hunch or an idea through to the truth. There is something that artists and scientists very much in common about the way they think about the world, and that is that they are very, very observant. They (or I should say "we") notice things that other people don't. This is INVALUABLE. The next step is to harness that noticing and curiosity and organize it into a methodology that tests hypotheses and solves problems, and to learn a bit of critical thinking skills.

Also, something that I know that many people don't realize about artists, is that they know how to do big projects, and that is a huge part of doing science. One of the things that graduate schools want to see in a potential student is that they can form a testable hypothesis, design a good study, and follow through with the entire project. This was one of the other reasons I didn't succeed in art school. I didn't know how to start a project, break it down into manageable pieces, and persevere at it until it was finished. In art or in science, this part is honestly not about intelligence or talent, but about perseverance. Especially when you hit inevitable roadblocks. (Funding rejections, lost data, field site access problems, etc.)

And of course, your writing skills will help you a lot. So many students in the sciences never really learn how to communicate. Writing for science is definitely different than what you're probably used to, but personally I love it because it is very precise. And frankly I think it is a lot easier to go from creative writing to technical rather than the other way around. But then again, I'm a water color artist who has a hard time with oils, and everyone tells me that water colors are harder for most people lol.

Now, as far as integrating art and anthropology, this is something I've thought about but never done because it doesn't really appeal to me. I honestly just want to do research. However, I do think about ways in which I would incorporate art into my learning if I had the time. I have thought about asking my professors if I could come into the lab during my time off to just sketch the different skulls and skeletons in our collection. Doing this would really help imprint on your memory the differences in morphology that separate the gracile australopithecines from the robust ones, etc. I saw a series of sketchbook entries on tumblr a few months ago that were amazing and made me want to do the same.

You might also consider going into making recreations of the different hominids for museums. My background is in painting/drawing -- I've done pretty much NO 3-D art. But if this is attractive to you, and you get good at it, it could be really fulfilling!

http://scienceyfeels.tumblr.com/post/83483113653/theolduvaigorge-sculpting-science-by-alexa

Also, a great way for you to start learning, since you are a visual person, is to go pick up the Human Evolution Coloring Book and, if you are so inclined, the Anatomy Coloring Book. (There's a physiology one too, if you think you might go into one of the more cellular/chem-oriented subfields.) I know it sounds like a kid thing, but these books are college-level in terms of technical content, and get this -- You know where I first heard about them? I was listening to a lecture from Berkeley. I shit you not! lol! Ivy league kids are sitting in their classrooms, coloring in coloring books. Personally, I make copies of each page so I can do the same page as many times as I like.

Also, if you do the more hardcore bio route, I highly recommend Crash Course Biology and Crash Course Chemistry.

Good luck! I think this is awesome and definitely keep us updated on your journey!

https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Wynn-Kapit/dp/0321832019


The anatomy coloring book! I've taken A&P 3 times now for various degrees, this was by far the best learning tool. Create a quizlet of areas or systems you have a particularly hard time on. Good luck!

I just bought the anatomy coloring book. I figured if I'm going to spend a couple of hours a week coloring of all things I could try to learn something. No pressure to really hammer the info in either, just be nice to pick up some random body part trivia along the way (at least I think so).