The A&P Professor

Host Kevin Patton gets a call from Mike Pascoe that sparks more discussion of eponyms in teaching, revisits brain neurogenesis in adults and a note from Adam Rich about Barbara Waxer's advice for finding media to use in teaching prompts Kevin to launch a central collection. Plus a word about personal names and pronouns to use with students.

00:40 | Adult Brain Neurogenesis 05:36 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:17 | Finding Media for Teaching A&P | Adam Rich 10:42 | Sponsored by AAA 11:21 | Eponyms Again! | Mike Pascoe 27:58 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 28:39 | Personal Names and Pronouns

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The sweetest sound in the world is the person's own name.(Dale Carnegie)

1 | Adult Brain Neurogenesis

5 minutes

A recurring topic in this podcast, here's some recent evidence for adult neurogenesis in the brain.

• A Common Embryonic Origin of Stem Cells Drives Developmental and Adult Neurogenesis (recent research published in Cell) my-ap.us/2CS0qTk
• Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain's hippocampus: Findings extend understanding of how a continuous supply of neurons throughout life is connected with learning and memory (summary of the research) my-ap.us/2CZPaUU
• Past episodes related to this segment
  • Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | Episode 8
  • Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not? | Episode 14
  • The Last Best Story in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 37

2 | Sponsored by HAPS

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The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.

Anatomy & Physiology Society

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3 | Finding Media for Teaching A&P

4.5 minutes

Adam Rich sparks another look at Barbara Waxer's advice in Episode 28 about finding and using media in our teaching. Barbara's "bonus" list of collections has now been added to a new page at The A&P Professor website. And you are asked to contribute!

• Using Media in Our A&P Course – Advice From Barbara Waxer | Episode 28
• Finding Media for Teaching A&P (new webpage listing sources) theAPprofessor.org/media
• To find the podcast app, search your device's app store or go to Stay Connected to the Podcast | TAPP Radio

4 | Sponsored by AAA

1 minute

The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Their big meeting is in April at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in Orlando FL. Check it out!

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram

5 | Eponyms Again!

16.5 minutes

After recalling that in the previous episode, Kevin forgot that when discussing Broca's massive sideburns, he could have mentioned that the term "sideburn" is itself an eponym. Then Mike Pascoe calls in with a tip and triggers additional conversation about how to handle eponyms in our teaching.

• • The Eponym Episode | Using Modern Terminology | Episode 40
  • anatomicalterms.info (online tool recommended by Mike Pascoe)
  • Cognitive Load Theory my-ap.us/2D0yeO9

6 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

0.5 minutes

The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!

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7 | Personal Names and Pronouns

4 minutes

Learning, using, and properly pronouncing students names is worth the effort to connect with learners personally and build mutual trust and respect. Likewise, introducing our own preferred gender pronouns opens the door for including the personal pronoun preference of student (should that be important to them) and can help connect with our students in ways that improve the learning environment.

• The Lasting Impact of Mispronouncing Students' Names https://my-ap.us/2D1rYWy
• Teachers' Strategies for Pronouncing and Remembering Students' Names Correctly my-ap.us/2D0hBlM
• Gender Pronouns and Teaching my-ap.us/2D1equi
• The Problem With Pronouns my-ap.us/2CZjrU0

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Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society also provides marketing support for this podcast. theAPprofessor.org/haps Distribution of this episode is supported by NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) nycc.edu/hapi Amazon and TextExpander referrals help defray podcasting expenses. (Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast!) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a follow-up discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology from the previous full episode.

There's more... some word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club.

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Topics

1 minute

Looks like we're revisiting some topics from earlier episodes.

• Update on growing new neurons in the adult brain
• Update on finding media to use in teaching A&P (sparked by a question from listener Adam Rich)
• More on eponyms, a follow-up discussion featuring a contribution from Mike Pascoe
• Student names. They're important.

Word Dissections

4.5 minutes

• Duodenum
• Hippocampus

Book Club

3.5 minutes

• Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone
  • by Brian Switek
  • amzn.to/2HZXc4q
• Check out The A&P Professor Book Club
• Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12

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Host Kevin Patton focuses on the use of eponyms (terms named for a person) in modern anatomy and physiology teaching. What are the pros and cons...and controversies? Find out in this episode!

00:43 | What is an Eponym? 06:16 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:57 | Modern Use of Eponyms 16:26 | Sponsored by AAA 17:16 | Another Problem with Eponyms 22:01 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 22:34 | How to Deal with Eponyms in Our A&P Course

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The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable. (Pierre Paul Broca)

1 | What is an Eponym?

5.5 minutes

An eponym is a term named after a person. A toponym is named for a place.

• What is an Eponym (Kevin's blog post, includes links to other resources) my-ap.us/2uaLU3V
• Who Named It? (website listing eponym sources) www.whonamedit.com/
• Paul Langerhans (brief bio) my-ap.us/2CDJtMl
• Friederich Gustave Jakob Henle (wiki article) my-ap.us/2CuU3Ft
• The Duffy blood group (book chaper) my-ap.us/2CzAnjP
• Legionnaires Disease (CDC resource) my-ap.us/2CzqbHO

2 | Sponsored by HAPS

0.5 minute

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.

Anatomy & Physiology Society

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3 | Modern Use of Eponyms

9.5 minutes

Eponyms are going out of fashion. For some very good reasons. When we do use them, there are some common practices that A&P teachers should pay attention to.

• This segment features Seven Fashion Tips for Stylish Use of Eponyms
  • Avoid eponyms
  • Be bilingual
  • If you have to use an eponym, do
  • Fashionable non-possessive forms
  • Back-door eponym styles (non-capitalized adjectives)
  • Fashion rules are not really rules
  • OK, sometimes fashion rules really are rules
• Modern Use of Eponyms (Kevin's blog post, includes those 7 fashion tips and links to other resources!) my-ap.us/2ubbqWI
• What's Up with Eponyms in A&P? Part 1 (Kevin's blog post) my-ap.us/2UNrCcS
• International Lists: A Practical Approach for Your A&P Course (resource in The A&P Professor website with links to the international lists of anatomical terminology) my-ap.us/2uw6jBu
• Patton Glacier (yep, it's a real thing) my-ap.us/2UR9mzih

4 | Sponsored by AAA

1 minute

The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Their big meeting is in April at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in Orlando FL. Check it out!

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram

5 | Another Problem with Eponyms

4.5 minutes

There are some historical and social controversies surrounding many eponyms. This begs the question: why should we continue to use them?

• What's Up with Eponyms in A&P? Part 2 (Kevin's blog post) my-ap.us/2UTD06W
• Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna (book) amzn.to/2JAmjMS
  • The Nazi Anatomists – A Conversation with Aaron Fried | Episode 30 (addresses some of the ethical issues surrounding Nazi connections)
• Did A Soviet Psychiatrist Discover Autism In 1925? (article about Grunya Efimovna) my-ap.us/2CuWVSL
• What's in a name? Gender and the eponym (journal article) my-ap.us/2CC4I0X
• The case for renaming women's body parts (article in the popular press) my-ap.us/2CL6xcj
  • The Anatomy Education Podcast #42: Dr. Leah Kaminsky (conversation with the author of the article) my-ap.us/2CAkTMa

6 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

0.5 minutes

The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!

nycc.edu/hapi

7 | How to Deal with Eponyms in Our A&P Course

3.5 minutes

Eponyms may be best left behind, but sometimes we can't avoid them. How do we emphasize the pitfalls of eponym use with students who will certainly face the lingering use of them in professional settings? Perhaps the best approach is bilingualism (descriptive terms AND eponyms).

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• Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440

Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society also provides marketing support for this podcast. theAPprofessor.org/haps Distribution of this episode is supported by NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) nycc.edu/hapi Amazon and TextExpander referrals help defray podcasting expenses. (Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast!) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology.

There's more... some word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club.

If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

Topic

.5 minute

• All about eponyms: the good, the bad, and the ugly
• What are eponyms?
• Why are they going out of style?

Word Dissections

3.5 minutes

• Eponym
  • Loop of Henle
• haversian canal
  • Clopton Havers
• Toponym
  • Lyme disease

Book Club

3 minutes

• The Secret Language of Anatomy 1st Edition
  • by Cecilia Brassett, Emily Evans, Isla Fay, forward by Alice Roberts
  • amzn.to/2YhNe34
• Check out The A&P Professor Book Club

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• Transcript available at the script page.
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Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society also provides marketing support for this podcast. theAPprofessor.org/haps Distribution of this episode is supported by NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) nycc.edu/hapi Amazon and TextExpander referrals help defray podcasting expenses. (Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast!)

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00:51 | Cerebellum Functions 06:28 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:52 | Liver Responds to Food Stimuli 09:06 | Sponsored by AAA 09:26 | Exercise, Diet, Metabolism, & Body Weight 17:29 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 17:58 | Featured: Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning

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If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet. (Jack LaLanne)

1 | Cerebellum Functions

5.5 minutes

The cerebellum is well known for planning and coordination of motor programs. But there's more to it!

• The Cerebellum Is Your "Little Brain"—and It Does Some Pretty Big Things (article from Scientific American) my-ap.us/2UrcmCg
• Making Moves and Memories: Are They Connected? (summary article) my-ap.us/2UsHscJ
• A cortico-cerebellar loop for motor planning (research article) my-ap.us/2UsHtNP
• Functional topography in the human cerebellum: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies (research article) my-ap.us/2UB3mKM
• Cerebellar modulation of the reward circuitry and social behavior (research article) my-ap.us/2UB3nyk
• Short latency cerebellar modulation of the basal ganglia (research article) my-ap.us/2UsXJP3
• The cerebellum gets social (commentary in Science) my-ap.us/2UsXKT7
• The Role of the Cerebellum in Cognitive and Affective Processes (online reference module) my-ap.us/2UsCVab
• The Somatic Nervous System (online reference module) my-ap.us/2UwiitO

2 | Sponsored by HAPS

0.5 minute

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

3 | Liver Anticipates Food

2 minutes

We know that digestive organs respond to anticipation of food—as if food really is going to be ingested and swallowed. New research suggests that the sight of a donut (for example) can get our hepatic cells to start revving up for the storage and processing of nutrients during the absorptive state.

• POMC is short for proopiomelanocortin
• The role of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurones in feeding behaviour (review article) my-ap.us/2UqukVn
• Just the Sight of Food Gets the Liver Ready for Action (summary article) my-ap.us/2UvyjAi
• Food Perception Primes Hepatic ER Homeostasis via Melanocortin-Dependent Control of mTOR Activation (research article) my-ap.us/2UtU7ML

4 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes

The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Their big meeting is in April at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in Orlando FL. Check it out!

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram

5 | What Do We Really Know About Exercise, Diet, Metabolism, & Body Weight?

8 minutes

The science of exercise, diet, metabolism, and body weight—and what is healthy and what is not—is far from being worked out. Sometimes, the simplest principles that we believe to be true, aren't really. A of research seems to conflict, which means we have much more work to do, eh?

If you are fan of stories without a satisfying ending and conflicting subplots, follow the [whole grain] bread crumbs here:

• Why doing more exercise won't help you burn more calories (summary article) my-ap.us/2UvbkFv
• No sweat: The smart guide to exercise (summary article) my-ap.us/2UvLlxw
• Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity (research article) my-ap.us/2UxlGog
• Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Adaptation to Physical Activity in Adult Humans. (research article) my-ap.us/2UuYAi3
• Is there spontaneous energy expenditure compensation in response to intensive exercise in obese youth? (research article) my-ap.us/2UsT53j
• The workout pill: Why exercise is the best medicine (summary article points out exercise benefits other than weight control) my-ap.us/2UtGtcf
• Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition (research article) my-ap.us/2UAvTR3
• Do skinny people have faster metabolisms? Not really (summary article) my-ap.us/2Uu0WxR
• Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT). (descriptive article) my-ap.us/2UvL91w
• Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight (summary article) my-ap.us/2UvPxxc
• Genetic architecture of human thinness compared to severe obesity (research article) my-ap.us/2UpkWS2
• Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus (summary article) my-ap.us/2UAwdzf
• The Health Risk of Obesity—Better Metrics Imperative (perspective article in Science) my-ap.us/2UvLkKe
• Association of Body Mass Index With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Compression of Morbidity (research article) my-ap.us/2UpNATe
• Is the doughnut diet too good to be true? (umm...) my-ap.us/2UtRyKz

6 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

0.5 minutes

The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!

nycc.edu/hapi

7 | Featured: Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning

17 minutes

Learning the major muscles of the body can be intimidating for students. But if they understand from the start that those unusual names are more than a tongue-twisting combination of syllables—that they actually have meaning—they can use muscle names as mnemonic aids to learning. Muscle names can help students remember muscles by reminding them of the muscle's location, function, shape, size, and/or other characteristics.

• Muscle Names Have Meaning (Lion Den summary for students, with additional links/video, link to handouts) lionden.com/tips-lab-anatomy-muscle-names.htm
  • Download link for handouts
    • Muscle Names List MS Word (.docx) version
    • Muscle Names List PDF (portable document file) version
• Translating muscle names (article from The A&P Student blog) my-ap.us/2UveAkd
• Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton | Episode 10 (previous episode in which I outline a similar strategy for learning bones)

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Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society also provides marketing support for this podcast. theAPprofessor.org/haps Distribution of this episode is supported by NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) nycc.edu/hapi Amazon and TextExpander referrals help defray podcasting expenses. (Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast!)

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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how paying attention to the meaning of muscle names can help in teaching and learning A&P.

There's more... a website note, word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club.

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Topics

.5 minute

• Functions of the cerebellum
• Liver responses when we see food
• Exercise's effect on body weight
• Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning

Website Hiccups

1 minute

Apologies! Kevin's two websites, theAPprofessor.org and lionden.com are having some technical issues that may occassionally mess up page layout or generate odd error messages. It's being worked on!

Word Dissections

8 minutes

• Cerebellum
  • Cerebrum
• Muscle
  • Musculus
  • Musculi
• Tendon
• Anglicize

Book Club

8.5 minutes

• The Gift of Pain (also known as The Gift Nobody Wants)
  • by Paul Brand with Philip Yancey
  • amzn.to/2IUaTmI
• Check out The A&P Professor Book Club

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00:45 | Sperm Speed 02:48 | Sponsored by HAPS 03:32 | Hematopoiesis in the Gut 07:04 | Sponsored by AAA 07:22 | Swallow Legos Much? 10:41 | New Sponsor: MS-HAPI Program 15:23 | Featured: Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track

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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. (Brené Brown)

1 | Sperm Speed

2 minutes

We know that some sperm are fast and some are slow. And it seems that if the sperm are generally pretty slow, that may reduce fertility. Now we have a clue why that may be so.

• Slow sperm may fail at crashing 'gates' on their way to an egg (brief summary; includes video) my-ap.us/2BP9yb0
• Strictures of a microchannel impose fierce competition to select for highly motile sperm (research article) my-ap.us/2BLNi1J

2 | Sponsored by HAPS

0.5 minute

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.

Anatomy & Physiology Society

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3 | Hematopoiesis in the Gut

3.5 minutes

In Episode 37, I mentioned the "reserve hematopoiesis" in bone marrow. New information shows that significant hematopoiesis occurs in the adult intestine. In an allograft of intestinal tissue, as may occur in patients with a GI disorder, donor stem cells and progenitor cells produce white blood cells that circulate in the recipient's blood stream.

• Some blood cells have a surprising source—your gut (brief summary) my-ap.us/2BMjEsZ
• Human Intestinal Allografts Contain Functional Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells that Are Maintained by a Circulating Pool (research article) my-ap.us/2BMr8vY

4 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes

The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Their big meeting is in April at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in Orlando FL. Check it out!

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram

5 | What Happens When You Swallow a Lego?

3.5 minutes

How long does it take for a Lego piece to travel through the alimentary canal? The answer is in—er, I mean out.

And learn about the Stool Hardness and Transit (SHAT) score and the all-important Found-and-Retrieved Time (FART) score. That alone is worth the price you paid to listen to this episode.

• Study reveals how long it takes for LEGO head to pass through adult human digestive tract (brief summary) my-ap.us/2BGZ4dF
• Everything is awesome: Don't forget the Lego (research article) my-ap.us/2BMjGB7

6 | New Sponsor! MS-HAPI Graduate Program in A&P

4.5 minutes

The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!

nycc.edu/hapi

7 | Featured: Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track

25.5 minutes

A recent conversation with Krista Rompolski brought up her practice of a mid-semester student survey. Why does she do that? Find out in this episode that focuses on ways to "take the temperature" of your course while there's still time to fix anything that needs fixing.

• End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track | Episode 17 (where I first bring up deconstructing your A&P course)
• Lion Tamers Guide to Teaching (Kevin's blog)
  • Lion tamers are very vulnerable, because nobody is stronger than a lion (which can eat you). But it works if you listen to the lions and find ways to get them to want to do what you want them to do. That can work with human students, too, even if they seem ready to eat you alive.
• Spaced Retrieval Practice | Episode 1
• Advice for faculty members on how to teach students how to learn (opinion piece from Inside Higher Ed) my-ap.us/2BPMIQj
• Clickers (Kevin's online seminar on using student response systems)
• Using mid-semester course evaluation as a feedback tool for improving learning and teaching in higher education (a recent journal article) my-ap.us/2tCDNxk

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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how mid-term check-ins can help in teaching A&P.

There's more... some listener feedback, word dissections, and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club.

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Topics

1 minute

• Sperm speed
• Hematopoiesis in the gut
• How long does a Lego take to get through the alimentary canal?
• We have a new sponsor? Who is it?
• Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track

Listener Feedback

2.5 minutes

Listener Charlie Taylor has feedback on how he handles incorrect student answers after a test.

Word Dissections

4.5 minutes

• Chimerism
• Allograft
• Progenitor cell

Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the Annual HAPS Conference

1.5 minutes

I need your help for the next edition of Kevin's episode on getting ready for the HAPS conference.

• Questions
• Your own experiences
• What you've taken away from HAPS conferences
• Tips and advice (especially secret, superlative tips from longtimers)

I need a bit of SOUND from you. Call in or send a recording! (but text is okay, too)

Book Club

3.5 minutes

• Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
  • by James Lang
  • amzn.to/2Em0FY3
• Check out The A&P Professor Book Club

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Host Kevin Patton emphasizes the idea of the "last best story" in science to review the unfolding debates about adult neurogenesis and autonomic pathways. How can we use the "anatomical compass" to help students learn anatomy? What is reserve hematopoiesis? And more discussion of feedback to students in online tests.

01:17 | Feedback in Online Tests 08:17 | The Anatomical Compass 14:47 | Sponsored by AAA 15:12 | Reserve hematopoiesis 18:09 | Sponsored by HAPS 18:54 | Featured: Last Best Story in Adult Neurogenesis & ANS Pathways

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Scientific theories are tested every time someone makes an observation or conducts an experiment, so it is misleading to think of science as an edifice, built on foundations. Rather, scientific knowledge is more like a web. The difference couldn't be more crucial. A tall edifice can collapse – if the foundations upon which it was built turn out to be shaky. But a web can be torn in several parts without causing the collapse of the whole. The damaged threads can be patiently replaced and re-connected with the rest – and the whole web can become stronger, and more intricate. (Massimo Pigliucci)

1 | Feedback in Online tests

7 minutes

In Episode 36, Adam Rich called in regarding how we can provide feedback to students taking online tests. I responded that I encourage students to get the correct response from their study buddies—or from me. After the episode aired, Krista Rompolski pointed out that this could be a challenge in very large courses. What do y'all think? Tell us. Really.

• Big Year in Anatomy & Physiology Teaching with The A&P Professor | Episode 36
  • Spaced Retrieval Practice | Episode 1
  • Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning | Episode 11
  • Test Frequency in the A&P Course | Episode 33
  • Long Term Learning | Five Strategies for Teaching A&P
  • Testing as Teaching
• Here's a tool I use for repeated feedback (saves a LOT of time):
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• We want your feedback!
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2 | The Anatomical Compass

6.5 minutes

Although you and I are comfortable in orienting ourselves to anatomical directions when looking at diagrams, photographs, and specimens in anatomy, our beginning student often are not. The simple process of adding an "anatomical rosette" reflecting the anatomical directions in each encountered diagram can help students develop the skill of understanding anatomical perspective.

• Anatomical Rosettes Help Student Orient Themselves

3 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes

The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org. Their big meeting is in April at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in Orlando FL. Check it out!

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram

4 | Reserve Hematopoiesis

3 minutes

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) may have a "back-up system" that helps out after damage to the working population. These "reserve" HSCs (rHSCs) may step up when the primed HSCs (pHSCs) cannot keep up with the demand for hematopoiesis.

• Scientists have identified a bone marrow backup system (summary article) my-ap.us/2BmcoE0
• N-Cadherin-Expressing Bone and Marrow Stromal Progenitor Cells Maintain Reserve Hematopoietic Stem Cells (report by Zhao, et al. in Cell Reports) my-ap.us/2Bk7vLN

5 | Sponsored by HAPS

0.5 minutes

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.

Anatomy & Physiology Society

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6 | Featured: Last Best Story in Adult Neurogenesis & ANS Pathways

12 minutes

The "last best story" is what I tell my students I'm providing to them. That approach emphasizes the evolving nature of scientific understanding. In this episode, I mention two stories that are evolving right now.

• Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12 (where I introduce the idea of teaching as storytelling)
• Adult neurogenesis in the brain
  • Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | Episode 8 (where I first discuss this story)
    • The Discovery of the Neuron (outlines the origin of central dogmas about neuroscience, including Ramón y Cajal's role)
    • Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus (paper that established the idea that adult brain neurogenesis does occur)
    • Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults (paper that challenges the idea of adult brain neurogenesis)
    • New Study Questions Confidence in Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain (article that summarizes the recent controversy)
  • Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not? | Episode 14 (where I bring up newer research on adult neurogenesis)
    • New Evidence Suggests Aging Brains Continue to Make New Neurons (article by Francis Collins on the new paper)
    • Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis Persists throughout Aging (new research paper in Cell)
  • The last best story in adult neurogenesis?
    • A New Look at Neurogenesis in Humans (blog post by Neuroskeptic, summarizing new perspectives) my-ap.us/2TDxTXU
    • Recalibrating the Relevance of Adult Neurogenesis (article by Jason S. Snyder in Trends in Neurosciences) my-ap.us/2TEb5r4
• Are sacral autonomic pathways sympathetic or parasympathetic?
  • Sacral Efferent Pathways are Sympathetic, Not Parasympathetic (summary from The A&P Professor blog) my-ap.us/2TJMHnS
    • The sacral autonomic outflow is sympathetic (I. Espinosa-Medina, O., et al., of J.-F. Brunet lab's in Science the proposed change; includes an updated version of the classic diagram of sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways) my-ap.us/2fNdcF3
    • Neural circuitry gets rewired (Adameyko, I. in Science comments on the report cited above, stating that "This finding provokes a serious shift in textbook knowledge, and, as with any fundamental discovery, it brings important practical implications..." and goes on to mention of a few of the implications (e.g., how to treat bladder dysfunction) my-ap.us/2gg9O8P
    • The Autonomic Nervous System. Part I. (John Newport Langley's classic "primary source" that codified the modern concept of the ANS.) my-ap.us/2fYHt3M
  • The sacral autonomic outflow is parasympathetic: Langley got it right (John P. Horn's commentary in Clinical Autonomic Research; the last best story?) my-ap.us/2TCvwF5

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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of the last best story in teaching A&P, including two stories now "in flux".

There's more... some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club.

Topics

.5 minute

• A point about test feedback from listener Krista Rompolski
• The anatomical compass in teaching anatomy
• An update in hematopoiesis
• How "the last best story" helps students understand the nature of science

Word Dissections

6.5 minutes

• Neurogenesis
• Craniosacral
• Thoracolumbar
• Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)
• Rosette

Book Club

2.5 minutes

• Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk
  • by Massimo Pigliucci
  • amzn.to/2WJ18up
• Check out The A&P Professor Book Club

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Amazon referrals help defray podcasting expenses.Transcript and captions for this episodeare supported by theAmerican Association of Anatomists.anatomy.org The Human Anatomy & Physiology Societyalso provides support for this podcast. theAPprofessor.org/haps(Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciatetheir support of this podcast!)