Anatomy and Physiology B/C

[Locoholic]

I am not sure that I agree with you here. "Basic surface anatomy" of individual bones is included in 3.b.i. which I would interpret to mean that individual processes, surfaces, tuberosities, etc. are fair game, although I would expect supervisors to focus on major features as the rules say "basic".

Ok, thanks for clearing that up.

[donutsandcupcakes]

Thank you everyone for your support but I have one more question (sorry for being annoying)...

1. A good friend of mine gave me textbooks I can study from, but I wanted to ask if I should study only the things mentioned in the rules or if I should study everything in the textbook about the system. Bc the textbook does include alot of stuff they didnt mention in the rules. I only have a month to my regionals (poor time management I know ) but Pls let me know what I should do..

thx
donutsandcupcakes

[sciencenerd123]

Do we need to study only synovial joints, or do we study all the joints including fibrous and cartilaginous? Because in the rules it doesn't specify. Please reply ASAP.. thanks in advance

[bp31000]

Thank you everyone for your support but I have one more question (sorry for being annoying)...

1. A good friend of mine gave me textbooks I can study from, but I wanted to ask if I should study only the things mentioned in the rules or if I should study everything in the textbook about the system. Bc the textbook does include alot of stuff they didnt mention in the rules. I only have a month to my regionals (poor time management I know ) but Pls let me know what I should do..

thx
donutsandcupcakes

that is a good friend!
study the things mentioned in the rules first, in the end, if you have time study other things. other things are fair game as the rules say basic anatomy and physiology, so they can ask anything theoretically, but most won't. so those things are low yield.

[bp31000]

Do we need to study only synovial joints, or do we study all the joints including fibrous and cartilaginous? Because in the rules it doesn't specify. Please reply ASAP.. thanks in advance

all you need to study about them is this:-

bony joint, (synostosis) is an immobile joint formed when the gap between two bones ossifies and they become, in effect, a single bone. eg: joint between left and right mandibular, joint between left and right frontal
fibrous joint (synarthrosis) is a joint at which adjacent bones are bound by collagen fibers. 3 kinds of synarthrosis -
1. sutures - immobile or only slightly mobile fibrous joints that closely bind the bones of the skull to each other.
2. gomphoses - attachment of a tooth to its socket
3. syndesmoses - fibrous joint at which two bones are bound by relatively long collagenous fibers. Eg, between the shafts of the radius and ulna in the forearm, which are joined by a broad fibrous interosseous membrane or distal end of tibia and fibula of lower leg.
cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) two bones are linked by cartilage. 2 types.
1. synchondrosis - joint in which the bones are bound by hyaline cartilage. eg, ribs to sternum, epiphysis to diaphysis through growth plate.
2. symphysis - two bones are joined by fibrocartilage eg, joint between pubic bones or joints between vertebrae.

then 4th type is synovial joints.

[donutsandcupcakes]

oh ok thank you

also one more question (sorry)
do u guys just search up the diseases or is there like a specific way u learn them... Bc last year I would watch videos of each disease but during regionals I couldn't answer alot of the disease packet questions, so can someone pls share an effective way to learn the diseases in the rules and other diseases related to the diseases in the rules?

thx

[onionepidermis]

oh ok thank you

also one more question (sorry)
do u guys just search up the diseases or is there like a specific way u learn them... Bc last year I would watch videos of each disease but during regionals I couldn't answer alot of the disease packet questions, so can someone pls share an effective way to learn the diseases in the rules and other diseases related to the diseases in the rules?

thx

I'd say try not to watch videos. For me, studying diseases in words and descriptions is best. If you look it up on google, there should be a section on the side that has decent info about the disease, including symptoms and treatment. Usually you can find pretty universal treatments and common symptoms (ie topical ointment and muscle weakness).

[bp31000]

oh ok thank you

also one more question (sorry)
do u guys just search up the diseases or is there like a specific way u learn them... Bc last year I would watch videos of each disease but during regionals I couldn't answer alot of the disease packet questions, so can someone pls share an effective way to learn the diseases in the rules and other diseases related to the diseases in the rules?

thx

last year, what i did was to study the diseases mentioned in the handouts, and also studied all diseases asked in the practice tests available.

[WangwithaTang]

Would you guys say that 2016 anatomy test packets be useful for this year?

[sciencenerd123]

Is the question difficulty of MIT invitationals and a normal regionals the same? or is MIT invitationals harder?