Practice Anatomy Lab 3.0

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Ruth E. Heisler is a senior instructor in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder where she teaches and coordinates several courses, including Human Anatomy, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, and Forensic Biology. Ms. Heisler received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota, and her M.A. in Biology from the University of Colorado. She has been an instructor at the University of Colorado for 14 years. At the University of Colorado, Ms. Heisler has worked extensively with the Science Education Initiative to improve both the teaching and understanding of scientific material at the undergraduate level. In addition, she has been involved in academic outreach through workshops with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Biological Sciences Initiative. She has been a consultant on projects with the Center for Human Simulation, working with data generated through the Visible Human Project. Additionally, she is an active member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), where she has presented workshops on the use of Practice Anatomy Lab as an assessment tool in the classroom.

Ms. Heisler has been deeply involved in the development of Practice Anatomy Lab for nearly five years, as co-author of versions 2.0 and 3.0.  She has also authored a custom laboratory manual developed for a large, cadaver-based Human Anatomy Lab course. 

In her spare time, Ms. Heisler enjoys spending time in the mountains and traveling with her husband and two young sons.

Nora Hebert currently teaches undergraduate courses in Anatomy and Physiology at Red Rocks Community College near Denver, Colorado. Although most of her students are undergraduates, primarily interested in the allied health professions, Dr. Hebert has also taught graduate-level Human Physiology for the College’s Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Hebert received a Ph.D. in Endocrinology from the University of California at Berkeley. Although her research interests have primarily been in basic science, she became familiar with the research phase of drug development while doing a postdoctoral fellowship in the private sector. It was during this fellowship that Dr. Hebert decided to pursue teaching as a profession. Dr. Hebert is an active faculty member at Red Rocks, serving on the faculty senate, the honors program committee, and the admissions and executive committees for the Physician Assistant Program. She is also part of the College’s Campus Green Initiative. Dr. Hebert has consulted in the development of an interactive virtual knee, known as the Explorable Virtual Human, with the Center for Human Simulation at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She has also been involved with the Visible Human Dissector program, advising K-12 teachers and postsecondary instructors on how best to implement the Dissector in their classrooms. Dr. Hebert has been deeply involved in the development of Practice Anatomy Lab for nearly five years, as co-author of versions 2.0 and 3.0.  She is also the author of over 60 A&P Flix™ animations covering muscle physiology, neurophysiology, and muscle origins, actions, insertions and innervations.

Jett Chinn is an instructor of Human Anatomy in the Science and Technology Division of Cañada College (Redwood City, CA), and also the Life and Earth Sciences Department at the College of Marin (Kentfield, CA). Mr. Chinn has 20 years of experience teaching Human Anatomy at several Bay Area institutions. He has taught Stomatology courses for first-year dental students at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine; undergraduate-level human anatomy courses at San Francisco State University; lower extremity anatomy and general human anatomy lab courses at California College of Podiatric Medicine; and general anatomy lab courses at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Mr. Chinn’s work in the classroom has inspired students to pursue careers in nursing, physical and occupational therapy, radiology, medicine, dentistry and other health-related fields. Mr. Chinn received a B.A. in general biology from San Francisco State University and a B.F.A. in painting from the California College of Arts and Crafts.

Karen M. Krabbenhoft is a senior lecturer in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. During her 18-year career, Dr. Krabbenhoft’s focus has been on teaching students at all levels of their educational process, including undergraduate, physician assistant and medical students. She has been recognized by the University with several awards, including two Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Awards for the Basic Sciences (1998, 2007), the Dean’s Teaching Award (2000), and the Gender Equity Award (1998). Most recently, Dr Krabbenhoft was selected by the graduating class to receive the Pre-Clinical Teaching Award in 2011.

Dr. Krabbenhoft earned her Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Wisconsin.  After working as a research specialist, she entered the classroom to teach a wide variety of courses including Histology and Organology, Human Gross Anatomy, Functional Neuroscience, and Medical Pathology.  Dr. Krabbenhoft is always searching for better resources to facilitate students’ learning of human anatomy and has worked with academic publishers as a reviewer and advisor for several textbooks and media products. Outside the University, Dr. Krabbenhoft enjoys spending time with her husband and children at their lake home, photographing her children’s athletic events, and crafting with stained glass.

Olga Malakhova is an assistant scholar in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. Dr. Malakhova began teaching Gross Anatomy and Neuroscience in 1972 at Odessa Medical Institute in Ukraine. She has been teaching first-, second- and fourth-year medical students, as well as several Clinical Residency programs, at the University of Florida for the past 18 years. Dr. Malakhova’s teaching excellence has been recognized by several awards, including six Exemplary Teacher awards from the University of Florida (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). She was also recognized as a Master Educator by the University’s Medical Education Faculty Development Program (2006). Dr. Malakhova received her M.D. from Odessa Medical Institute in Ukraine, and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Brain Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in Moscow. She has published numerous medical research papers, including two books for medical students. Dr. Malakhova is a member of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA). She is also an active reviewer of the AACA monthly publication. Outside the University, Dr. Malakhova’s hobbies include listening to classical music, reading, enjoying water sports, and traveling with friends and family.

1. The Integumentary System
2. The Skeletal System
3. The Muscular System
4. The Nervous System
5. The Endocrine System
6. The Cardiovascular System
7. The Lymphatic System
8. The Respiratory System
9. The Digestive System
10. The Urinary System
11. The Reproductive System

• Whole new interactive cadaver allows students to peel back layers of the human cadaver (from superficial to deep layers) and view hundreds of brand new dissection photographs specially commissioned for 3.0.
• New interactive histology allows students to view the same tissue slide at different magnifications, thereby helping students identify structures and their characteristics. New orientation thumbnails help students to stay oriented.
• New question randomization gives students more opportunity to assess their learning. Each time the student retakes a quiz or lab practical a new set of questions is generated.
• Hundreds of new images and views, especially of the human cadaver, anatomical models, and histology.
• Photo gallery allows students to quickly see thumbnails of images for a particular region or sub-region.
• Integration of nerves, veins, and arteries across body systems.  Carefully prepared cadaver dissections allow students to view key structures such as nerves, veins, and arteries across various body systems Instructor Resource DVD with Test Bank for PAL^™ 3.0 includes everything an instructor needs to present and assess PAL 3.0 in lecture and lab. The DVD includes images in PowerPoint with editable labels and leader lines, labeled and unlabeled images in JPEG and PowerPoint^® format, JPEGs with single structure highlight and leader for quizzing and testing, and PowerPoint image slides featuring embedded links to relevant 3D anatomy animations and bone rotations. Test Bank includes more than 4000 multiple-choice quiz and fill-in-the-blank lab practical questions available in PDF and TestGen^® format. It also includes updated test items files for importing into Blackboard and other course managements systems and an index of anatomical structures covered in PAL 3.0.
• Enhanced user-interface design provides space for larger images and quicker navigation so students can quickly get to where they want to go.
• Easier customization of quizzes and lab practicals lets instructors specify the structures they want to test on using Mastering and other course management systems.
• Animations closed-captioning option provide textual presentation of narration to cognitively help students retain information and to support ADA compliance.
• Turn-off-highlight feature in quizzes and lab practicals give students the option to see a structure without the highlight overlay.

Practice Anatomy Lab™ (PAL™) 3.0 is an indispensable virtual anatomy study and practice tool that gives students 24/7 access to the most widely used lab specimens including human cadaver, anatomical models, histology, cat, and fetal pig. PAL 3.0 features a whole interactive cadaver that allows students to peel back layers of the human cadaver (from superficial to deep layers) and view hundreds of dissection photographs specially commissioned for 3.0.

It also features an interactive histology module that allows the student to view the same tissue slide at different magnifications, thereby helping the student identify structures and their characteristics.

PAL 3.0 is available online via the Study Area of MasteringA&P™. Students may also purchase the PAL 3.0 DVD or a 12-month subscription to PAL 3.0 online at www.practiceanatomylab.com.

Activities in the Lab Guide include the appropriate level of anatomical detail for an undergraduate lab course and follow the structured learning path of PAL^™ 3.1:

• 11 body system chapters correspond to the 11 body systems in PAL 3.1.
• Three key lab specimens—Human Cadaver, Anatomical Models, and Histology—are covered in each chapter.
• Learning objectives are listed at the beginning of each chapter as a quick preview.
• Each chapter guides students through an easy-to-follow, three-step learning path:
  • Self Review Exercises give students extensive practice identifying and learning key anatomical structures and relationships. Students are directed to specific images and Bone Rotations in PAL 3.1 and asked to label key anatomical structures. Students are also prompted to view 3D animations and then answer questions or complete tables in the Animations Questions section.
  • Quizzes include:
    • “Check Your Understanding”— short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions that focus on structure and basic function of key anatomical structures.
    • “Apply What You Learned” — more challenging short-answer questions that force students to apply, analyze, and synthesize their knowledge of anatomy while considering a real-world scenario.
  • Lab Practicals conclude each chapter and simulate real lab exams with fill-in-the-blank questions. Here, students can test their knowledge of location, spelling, and function of the most important anatomical structures while studying color images from PAL 3.1.

Thorough instructor resources make it easier than ever to teach a course with Practice Anatomy Lab 3.1.

• A separate Instructor’s Answer Key to the Lab Guide can be downloaded from the Instructor Resources section on Mastering A&P or from the Pearson Instructor Resource Center at www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
• The Instructor Resource Center in Mastering A&P provides instructors access to all images in PAL in PowerPoint ^® and JPEG formats. PowerPoint slides include images with editable labels and leader lines, as well as embedded links to relevant 3D anatomy animations and bone rotations.
• The PAL 3.1 Test Bank includes more than 4,000 customizable multiple-choice quiz and fill-in-the-blank lab practical questions in TestGen ^® format. The Test Bank is available for download in the Instructor Resource Center and is also fully assignable in the Mastering A&P Item Library.

Flexible packaging and ordering options are available:

• The Practice Anatomy Lab 3.1 website access code card can be packaged with the Lab Guide. (ISBN 978-0-136-64449-1)
  • PAL 3.1 is a virtual anatomy lab study and practice tool that provides students 24/7 access to the most widely used lab specimens—human cadaver, anatomical models, histology, cat, and fetal pig. Each module includes built-in audio pronunciations and hundreds of images and interactive tools for reviewing the specimens and taking practice quizzes and fill-in-the-blank lab practical exams.
• The Lab Guide is also available without the PAL 3.1 access code card for those students who already have access to the PAL 3.1 software. Students may already have access to PAL through one of the following options:
  • PAL 3.1 is available online in the Mastering A&P Study Area that accompanies selected Pearson texts and lab manuals.  The PAL Mobile App is available for iPad and Android tablet devices, which can be accessed using a Mastering A&P login and password.
  • A 24-month online subscription to PAL 3.1 is available for purchase at www.practiceanatomylab.com.

Practice Anatomy Lab™ (PAL™) 3.0 is an indispensable virtual anatomy study and practice tool that gives students 24/7 access to the most widely used lab specimens including human cadaver, anatomical models, histology, cat, and fetal pig. PAL 3.0 features a whole interactive cadaver that allows students to peel back layers of the human cadaver (from superficial to deep layers) and view hundreds of dissection photographs specially commissioned for 3.0.

It also features an interactive histology module that allows the student to view the same tissue slide at different magnifications, thereby helping the student identify structures and their characteristics.

PAL 3.0 is available online via the Study Area of MasteringA&P™. Students may also purchase the PAL 3.0 DVD or a 12-month subscription to PAL 3.0 online at www.practiceanatomylab.com.

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