Study Tools

Below, you will find various study aides designed to help you in your journey learning anatomy. While every effort has been put forth to ensure accuracy, there might be mistakes. Please utilize the feedback page to make us aware of the error so we may fix it.

ALL LAB TOPICS
Comprehensive List of Anatomy Study Resources: The lab aides and instructors have created LOTS of study resources for you, and now they’re all organized and available in one place, HERE. Here’s a short video to show you how to use this fantastic tool. (lab aide created)

  • Don’t forget that your (new) textbook comes with a subscription and access code to Anatomy and Physiology Revealed, a virtual cadaver dissection experience. Look in the end pages of your text for access or go here. If you have a used text, you can buy access.
  • A resource available through our SLCC Library, Anatomy TV, a digital study tool. 
  • Check the ANATOMY LINKS for online sites that provide review diagrams, tutorials, etc. that can be used to prepare at home for the laboratory practical exams.
  • If you’d like a quality, inexpensive Human Anatomy Atlas, consider this one. We have some of these in the labs so you can look through and see if you’d like to purchase one.
  • SLCC Anatomy has a Quizlet (lab aide created)
  • Online Tutorials for Laboratory Practical Review (username: slcc  password: anatomy)
  • Helpful online tutorials and quizzes are available at Kenhub.com
  • If you’d like some extra practice, consider P.A.L. 3.0. It’s an online site with histology photos, cadaver photos, model photos (each labeled and unlabeled). It has quizzing and fill-in-the-blank practical-type tests. You can do a tour if you’re interested in checking it out before purchasing. Alternately, there is a DVD available here.

Online Facebook Anatomy Study Group – led by lab aides! 

Lab and lecture study guide with key. (lab aide created)

  • Models available for study outside of lab:

    • List of models available on Redwood and Jordan campus libraries for study.
    • List of models at Dumke STEM Center – Redwood campus. (to be added)
    • List of models available on South City campus library for study.

Anatomic Terms:

  • Printable anatomic terms flashcards. (lab aide created)
  • Here’s a complete, alphabetized list of terms for Human Anatomy Lab. Good tool to check your spelling! (lab aide created)

Histology:

  • Printable histology flashcards. (link fixed)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University’s digital histology.
  • Tyler Junior College A&P lab web page. It has great histology slides and other diagrams.
  • This site has some great histology practice activities on it.
  • Here’s a link to a pathologist’s site with a great introduction to histology. If you click ‘start learning’ on the page, and scroll through all of the slides, it will give you a great overview of normal histology and an introduction to some pathologies, such as cancers. 

Skeletal System:

Muscles:

Nervous System:

  • Printable Nerves and Nerve Plexus function flashcards (lab aide created)
  • Labeled Nervous System Models (lab aide created)
  • Truly wonderful link to the 3D Brain site, with great structure and function information on most sections of the brain.
  • Want to make a brain hat? Here’s the link
  • Video of dissection of the sheep brain. (instructor created)
  • Video of aide description of human brain model. 
  • Video of cow eye dissection. (instructor created)
  • Video of aide description of Cranial Nerves mnemonic and model.

Heart:

  • Pig heart dissection photos (labeled and unlabeled)

Vessels:

Digestive System:

  • Labeled Digestive System Models (lab aide created)

Respiratory System:

  • Labeled Respiratory System trachea Model (lab aide created)

Urinary System:

  • Labeled Urinary System Models (lab aide created)

Reproductive System:

Other: