The A&P Professor

The essential concepts of anatomy & physiology can be recognized by students as the "big ideas" in the stories we tell. Will apoB tests replace LDL tests? How oxytocin works. How smell can affect cortisol/stress. 00:39  | Cholesterol & ApoB in Cardiac Risk 05:48 | How Oxytocin Works 09:49  | Sponsored by HAPS 10:11 | Smell Affects Cortisol / Stress 14:38  | Sponsored by AAA 14:52  | Featured: Big...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the big ideas (essential concepts) of the A&P course.     There's more... a few content updates ... plus some word dissections,  a toast to Elaine Marieb , and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here  and scroll down to the Preview section. Ques...

Two strategies for making dissection activities work better for learning. A free summer neuro workshop in Missouri this July. The role of the ganglion cell in biological clocks. 00:43  | Summer neuroscience workshop 03:45 | Ganglion cells 10:52  | Sponsored by HAPS 11:13 | Featured topic 1: Dissection lists 30:49  | Sponsored by AAA 31:02  | Featured topic 2: Pre-dissection practice   If you canno...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on powering up how we do dissection activities.   There's more... a few content updates ... plus feedback from listener Mindi Fried ,  some word dissections and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-5...

Kevin Patton responds to a question from Krista Rompolski about how often we should test our students. Updates on hair color genetics and how the somatosensory cortex is mapped. And what about those preview episodes? 00:41   | Hair color inheritance 07:07  | Sponsored by AAA 07:21  | Building body maps 10:14  | Preview episodes 11:39  | Sponsored by HAPS 12:11  | Featured: Test frequency in the A&...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on standards for test frequency in the A&P course .  There's more... a few content updates  and end-of-year reminders ... plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)...

Practical advice on helping students manage test anxiety. Updates in mitochondrial inheritance and cardiac stem cells, plus a way to access journal articles that are behind a paywall. Extended bonus episode.  00:53   | It's a BONUS episode! 01:15  | Mitochondrial inheritance 04:28 | Cardiac stem cells 06:48   | Sponsored by HAPS 07:20 | Help getting journal articles 11:18  | Sponsored by AAA 11:31...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on tips in helping students manage test anxiety .  There's more... a few content updates, a tip for finding journal articles (for free) ...plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN...

Kevin Patton shares experience as an elephant keeper & trainer that give us insight to how the skin helps us maintain homeostasis of body temperature. An update in memory formation regarding the role of netrin at the synapse. And a reminder about your homework! 00:41   | Homework! 02:03  | Netrin and memory 06:47  | Sponsored by HAPS 07:04  | Featured: Elephants and skin 23:29   | Sponsored by AAA...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Elephant Episode. Huh? Yep, elephants. There's more...including a small bit of bonus conten t to make the full episode more meaningful to listeners..including two recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on...

Aaron Fried returns for a second conversation about anatomical specimens, this time discussing illustrations based on executed Nazi prisoners. Plus updates on epigenetics, handedness in cells, HAPS sponsorship, making course content accessible to all students. Oh, and your homework. 00:40   | Listen up: feedback on accommodating hearing impairment 05:06  | HAPS is now a sponsor of this podcast! 06...

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Nazi Anatomists, featuring another chat with Aaron Fried . There's more...including a small bit of  bonus content  to make the full episode more meaningful to listeners...including a recommendation from  The A&P Professor Book Club.   If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follo...

Aaron Fried, national speaker on the use of human donor bodies in anatomy education, particularly in Nazi Germany, joins Kevin for the first of two chats on the importance of "the silent teacher" in learning A&P. Also, Kevin explains the loudness of this podcast, announces a grant from AAA to fund searchable transcripts, and describes the advantages of using the TAPP app. 00:43   | Why is this pod...

Barbara Waxer gives advice on the "proper" use of media in teaching, including where to find it. Documented number of protein-coding genes & noncoding genes (RNA-coding genes) in the human genome continues to fluctuate. A new sensory structure, the neuropod, is demonstrated in the gut lining. 0:40   | How many genes in the human genome? An update. 4:36   | A new sensory structure found in the gut...

Weinstein & Sumeracki join Kevin for a conversation about their new book that explores how learning science can help us teach more effective ly & help our students learn more effectively. And a brief update on how myosin-actin interactions in the RBC cytoskeleton help regulate cell shape and deformability. 0:59  | New discovery about the shape of red blood cells 4:54  |  Featured: Chat with the au...

Is there a newly discovered micro-organ in our lymph nodes? Perhaps we should be modeling professional integrity for our students. 00:42  | A new micro-organ in our lymph nodes? 05:31  | Daily Nuzzel newsletter with curated headlines for A&P teachers 07:18 | Succeed in A&P podcast mentioned us! 09:04 |   Featured: Modeling professional integrity 18:36   | The A&P Student blog If you cannot see or...

Master teachers focus more on promoting a culture of integrity than on specific anti-cheating strategies, but what are some practical ways to do that? Greg Clowther sings a song for A&P and challenges us to do the same. Button junctions in lymphatic capillaries explain how endothelial cells act as valves. Greg Crowther sings A Physiologist's Blessing (3.5 min) Button & zipper junctions in the lymp...

The syllabus is a key document in any college course. But do we really pay close attention to it? In this extended bonus episode, host Kevin Patton tells listeners how to make a syllabus easy to READ and easy to RAID, so that students really will use it to guide them. Introduction (2 min) Do students read the syllabus? What is a syllabus? (8 min) Reading and raiding the syllabus (14.5 min) First-d...

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the course more face-to-face, plus using faces, voices, and scheduled announcements to promote connections. Medical mitochondria (4 min) Syllabuses: I need your help (1 min) Review of first...

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the course more face-to-face, plus using faces, voices, and scheduled announcements to promote connections. Syllabuses? Syllabi? Which is correct?  (3 min) Continuing the conversation (1 min...

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. Kevin shares some general concepts and practical ideas that have helped him improve retention and pass rates in his distance courses. But there are more! The conversation will continue in the next episode. Transcripts, captioned audiograms, &  more! (7.5 min) Intro to featured topic (...

Why we should encourage A&P students to say the difficult terms out loud before reading. Will we ever pin down the number of genes in the human genome? Get a free book of brain facts from the Society for Neuroscience. Please help Kevin extend the reach of TAPP Radio! Summer is a good time to binge listen all the episodes of this podcast, perhaps enjoying the beverage of your choice (mine is iced t...

Kevin Patton discusses his renewed commitment to demonstrating compassion for students, including practical tips. Will sleeping in on weekends lengthen our lives? Should we give our lecture slides to students? Summer schedule reminder ( < 1 min) Giving slides to students (6 min) Update on the TAPP APP (1.5 min) Catch up with sleep on weekends (3 min) Commit to caring for our A&P students (19 min)...

Kevin interviews professor and author Paul Krieger, who describes a simple activity with contour drawing to get his students primed to learn human anatomy. Apps for your mobile device are now available, providing the easiest way to listen to this podcast. TAPP APP now available! (2 min) Introduction to Paul Krieger (2 min) Contour drawing for anatomy with Paul Krieger (19 min) Change to a biweekly...

Getting ready for the annual conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)? Long-timer Kevin Patton gives some tips on how to get the most out of your experience, including Kevin's Law of Professional Development. Getting ready for the annual conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)? Long-timer Kevin Patton gives some tips on how to get the most out of your experie...