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Bilirubin is thought to play a role of a cellular antioxidant. The yellow colored substance is responsible for the yellow tinge in bruises and the brown in feces. Next one is hemolysis.

Manubrium- the manubrium is the bone that makes up the top part of the sternum. Next word is tubercle

external jugular vein- the external jugular vein gathers blood from the outside of the cranium and deep into the face and returns it back to the heart. Next word is platysma. For the record, no hard feeling Lone Star, I thrive off of criticism, it's why I spend my time on this board and not others, there are a lot of really bright folks here, and alot of knowledge to be had. I'm here to learn and grow, I expect to be treated like anyone else, from a person curious about EMS to a seasoned paramedic.

Agh each half of the artery, horrible typo, I meant body. Thank you for the correction though, not proof reading what I write will lead to stupid mistakes like that, and it can lead to some big errors. These are the skills I want to improve on, thus why I'm posting on this forum!

Carotid artery- the common carotid artery supplies the head and neck with blood. At the neck, the common carotid artery divides into the internal carotid artery which supplies the brain with blood, and the external carotid artery which continues down the neck. The carotid artery is known as a paired structure, in that there is one for each half of the artery. Next word is internal jugular vein But this time instead of pasting and citing a source (not that there's anything wrong with that) try putting it into your own words!

I have to agree with you on the coloring books, I picked two up and they helped me a great deal. My copy of Netter's Anatomy came in the mail today, and all I can say is wow, those are some gorgeous pictures with so much detail. A thought crossed my mind today, the anatomical illustrations always use lush colors, obviously to help you better differentiate the components of the body, but in the actual human body, these parts (the organs of the abdomen come to mind) probably 'mush' together and are harder to tell apart, so maybe a book featuring photos is in order as well.

spinal column- the vertebral column includes the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx sections and encloses the spinal cord and the spinal canal. next word is lordosis

vertebral foramen is an opening on the vertabrae that the spinal cord passes through. meninges

Pelvic bones- the pelvis is made up of the illium, acetabulum, ischium and the pubis. The pelvis is the socket in the ball/socket joint of the hip. The next word is coccyx

Hm I may have taken the rules a little to loosely but let me attempt to justify the patella. If the talus connects the tibia/fibula to the calcaneus, my logic was the patella connects the thigh muscles to the tibia. That was my thinking!

Thanks for the replies everyone, I was able to score "Atlas of the Human Anatomy" ridiculously cheap on amazon marketplace. I know I can only learn so much with self study, but it's better than nothing until I start my class this spring.

Talus- bridges the tibia/fibula to the calcaneus. Next word is patella.

Hello everyone, after covering anatomy in my basic class, I am left wanting to learn more. I have since picked up a textbook called "Saladin Anatomy and Physiology". It's a great book but it's massive and even focusing on core subjects will take a while. So I come here asking what books did you use to learn anatomy? A trip to Borders yielded plenty books, but if I can get some tried and tested titles, it can make the search a little easier!

If last week taught me anything, it was how hard I have to dedicate myself to this. Sunday night anatomy seemed Greek to me, but friday morning I woke up thinking about all the parts of the heart. I used my book, flash cards, coloring books, whatever it took to learn about the parts of the body and it paid off. The lecture was about airway management and transporting pts. In the labs we went over taking vitals, and the practice I did with taking b/p payed off, I felt much more comfortable this week. We worked with the stretcher, different board types, and the stair chair (that was interesting being the pt). Last weeks test came back and I did ALOT better than I thought I did, and really had nothing to worry about. Took the anatomy/Vitals/ethics test and nailed it. IT's a good feeling being totally confident about what you write. Hope these updates don't become redundant, but they're good for me to write 8)

I actually picked an anatomy coloring book last night and I genuinely took alot away from it. It was both relaxing and absorbing, and at $3.99 it was a great investment lol. The $850 is covered by the dept. you volunteer with, so I'm assuming thats the main draw.