Books Cost Too Much, And I'm Angry!
Required Textbook:
Principles of Human Anatomy by Gerard J. Tortora and Mark Nielsen, Wiley Publishers, 15th Edition ONLY.
Buy it now in our Bookstore. A reasonable price for the brand new book that you will keep forever.
Gnathostomulida (or jaw worms) is one of the hardest animal names to pronounce.
The animal with the world's longest name is no bigger than a fly, in fact it is a fly, the
Stratiomyid Fly or Soldier Fly to be more exact.
It's full scientific name buzzes in at 42 letters: Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides
"The beginning of wisdom is getting things by their right name."
-ancient Chinese proverb
Students always ask if they have to be able to spell and pronounce their newly learned anatomical structures correctly.
My answer always is......OF COURSE!
Click here for instructions on how to use the textbook: Tortora, 15th Edition
Click here for the 'Transcription & Translation' Handout
Click here for SMC student's extra credit assignment
Click here for Histology Final Exam Check List
Click here for Science LRC information
Click here for Page 2 of Class Syllabus
You will need to purchase 6 Scantron 882 OR 6 of the AccuScan #25110.
Click here for Student Learning Outcomes
Two Ways to access Acland Anatomy:
Instructions on how to find Acland Anatomy
1) Click 'Databases', the third one down is Acland Atlas, click on it.
2)Click here to access, but it must be from an on campus computer
How to access our SMC Library's 3-D Interactive Human Anatomy:Click 'Databases', click on the letter "H" in the alphabetical list of letters and find below "Human Anatomy (Gale Interactive)"
Additional Histology Links for those interested.
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