Category: Teaching

  • Week 105 – the first 18 days of human development

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    In this second embryology lecture we looked at how we develop from a zygote (fertilised ovum) to a simple embryo with the three germ layers that will form all parts of the adult. Cells of the zygote divide until a mass of smaller cells forms a morula. The cells inside will form the embryo and…

  • Week 5: the salivary glands

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    In this week’s anatomy session we looked at the 3 pairs of salivary glands: sublingual, submandibular and parotid glands. We noted their locations, nearby structures, how they duct into the oral cavity and their nervous innervation. You can review this in your favourite anatomy textbook. Remember that these glands are encapsulated in connective tissue, causing…

  • Lecture to Blackboard

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    Sorry all. Tomorrow’s lecture would be on Blackboard by now but both Blackboard and my PC are being idiots. I’ll keep fighting but you might not get it in time.

  • Week 4: the liver

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    We started by looking at varices (dilated veins) in the oesophagus and around the umbilicus (caput medusae). We also mentioned hemorrhoids. Read more about these varices with these links: Patient UK – esophageal varices New England Journal of Medicine – caput medusae MedicineNet – hemorrhoids (piles) Our aim for the session was to use anatomy…

  • Week 3: Introduction to embryology

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    The aim of today’s lecture was to talk about what an embryo is, and give a sense of how it forms, what it looks like, and what it will become. I spoke about four principles of growth and development that are really important to the future series of embryology lectures. My underlying aim was to…

  • Embryology podcast

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    Rhi and I are still chucking out podcasts even though we’re separated by the Bristol Channel. Unfortunately recording over Skype is a bit of a pain in the arse, and Rhi sounds pretty good while I sound like a bee in a jam jar. Skype keeps adjusting my mic levels and I have to tweak…

  • Week 2: Introduction to organs

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    Today we ran quickly through as many organs as we could to get an idea of where they are (particularly in relation to other organs) and what they do. The oesophagus is a muscular tube transporting fluid and food to the stomach. The stomach is a muscular bag that churns up the food and mixes…

  • Week 1: Introduction to anatomical terminology

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    In the first anatomy session I spoke about the small group style of (hopefully) interactive teaching, the history of anatomy and the use of Latin and Greek words for parts of the human body, the aims of standardising anatomical nomenclature, and the importance of all this for communication and learning. The learning outcome I spoke…

  • Apple’s App Store for iPhone & iPod Touch

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    The App Store in Apple’s iTunes application has gone live today, and there are lots of very nice things in there. The free remote application is very nice, allowing you to control your computer or Apple TV from a distance. This might be something else I can fox students with in lectures. One application we’ve…

  • Anatomy exam no. 3

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    It’s the third and final anatomy spotter exam for our first years today. We’re testing head and neck anatomy, and a bit of female pelvis anatomy (Easter was very early and mucked up our timetable). I always think its a fairly tough exam, but marks in the past have often been the best for this…