Approaches used for teaching anatomy and physiology in the university pre-professional program at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

abstract：:Undergraduates students in 12 courses at 8 different institutions were surveyed to determine the prevalence of 13 different misconceptions (conceptual difficulties) about cardiovascular function. The prevalence of these misconceptions ranged from 20 to 81% and, for each misconception, was consistent across the differe...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Michael JA,Wenderoth MP,Modell HI,Cliff W,Horwitz B,McHale P,Richardson D,Silverthorn D,Williams S,Whitescarver S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of hepatic bile formation reported in 1958 established that it was an osmotically generated water flow. Intravenous infusion of sodium taurocholate established a high correlation between hepatic bile flow and bile acid excretion. Secretin, a hormone that stimulates bicarbonate secretion, was also found to incr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Javitt NB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skinfold assessment is valid and economical; however, it has a steep learning curve, and many programs only include one exposure to the technique. Increasing the number of exposures to skinfold assessment within an undergraduate curriculum would likely increase skill proficiency. The present study combined observation...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Holmstrup ME,Verba SD,Lynn JS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Student self-assessment using computer-based quizzes has been shown to increase subject memory and engagement. Some types of self-assessment quizzes can be associated with a dilemma between 1) medical students who want the self-assessment quiz to be clearly related to upcoming summative assessments or curated by the e...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Witchel HJ,Guppy JH,Smith CF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, The American Physiological Society initiated The Living History of Physiology Project to recognize senior members who have made extraordinary contributions during their career to the advancement of the discipline and profession of physiology. Each physiologist will be interviewed for archival purposes, and th...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Dantzler WH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most scientists acquire their training in manuscript review not through instruction but by actually doing it. Formal training in manuscript analysis is rarely, if ever, provided. Editors usually choose reviewers because of expertise in a given subject area and availability. If an individual repeatedly submits bad revi...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Benos DJ,Kirk KL,Hall JE

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most laboratory practices for students in medical schools, a laboratory guidebook is given to the students, in which the procedures are precisely described. The students merely follow the guidebook without thinking deeply, which spoils the students and does not entice them to think creatively. Problem-based learnin...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Matsuo O,Takahashi Y,Abe C,Tanaka K,Nakashima A,Morita H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic cardiac electrophysiology is foundational to understanding normal cardiac function in terms of rate and rhythm and initiation of cardiac muscle contraction. The primary clinical tool for assessing cardiac electrical events is the electrocardiogram (ECG), which provides global and regional information on rate, rh...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Klabunde RE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of COVID-19, the postgraduate activities in physiology were shifted from live (face-to-face teaching) to virtual mode. This transition posed a challenge to postgraduate students and faculty moderators, especially for participant-centric group discussion, wherein face-to-face interaction contributes signifi...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kaur S,Bir M,Chandran DS,Deepak KK

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology teaching resources have advanced to include innovative pedagogical approaches that meet the learning expectations of the current generation of students, while at the same time ensuring content delivery is accurate and the use of technologies is appropriate. We developed a quick experimental assay protocol t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Monteferrante GA,Cruz MM,Mogadouro G,Fantini VO,Castro PO,Halpin PA,Lellis-Santos C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to develop, implement, and assess a distance module in endocrine physiology in TelEduc for undergraduate nursing students from a public university in Brazil, with a sample size of 44 students. Stage 1 consisted of the development of the module, through the process of creating a distance course by mean...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Rangel EM,Costa Mendes IA,Cárnio EC,Marchi Alves LM,de Godoy S,de Almeida Crispim J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ballistocardiography is an old, noninvasive technique used to record the movements of the body synchronous with the heartbeat due to left ventricular pump activity. Despite the fact that this technique to measure cardiac output has been superseded by more advanced and precise techniques, it is useful for teaching card...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Eblen-Zajjur A

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this laboratory exercise is to model the changes in preload, afterload, and contractility on a simulated pressure-volume loop and to correlate those findings with common measurements of clinical cardiovascular physiology. Once students have modeled these changes on a healthy heart, the students are aske...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Leisman S,Burkhoff D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While there are several tools to study learning styles of students, the visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic (VARK) questionnaire is a simple, freely available, easy to administer tool that encourages students to describe their behavior in a manner they can identify with and accept. The aim is to understand the preferr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Urval RP,Kamath A,Ullal S,Shenoy AK,Shenoy N,Udupa LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, most undergraduate textbooks that cover the autonomic nervous system retain the concept that autonomic nerves release either acetylcholine or norepinephrine. However, in recent years, a large volume of research has superseded this concept with one in which autonomic nerves normally release at least one cotr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Johnson CD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology demands systems thinking: reasoning within and between levels of biological organization and across different organ systems. Many physiological mechanisms explain how structures and their properties interact at one level of organization to produce emergent functions at a higher level of organization. Curren...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Lira ME,Gardner SM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, is following an innovative hybrid curriculum. Conventional lectures are replaced by "structured interactive sessions" (SIS). SIS involves increased interchange between teachers, students, and lecture contents by proper planning and organized efforts. It can promo...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Physiological Society (APS) and APS Council encourage the teaching of physiology at the undergraduate, graduate, and medical school levels to support the continued prominence of this area of science. One area identified by the APS Council that is of particular importance for the development of future phys...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Henriksen EJ,Atwater AE,Delamere NA,Dantzler WH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flipped classroom was utilized in a two-semester, high-content science course that enrolled between 50 and 80 students at a small liberal arts college. With the flipped model, students watched ~20-min lectures 2 days/wk outside of class. These videos were recorded via screen capture and included a detailed note ou...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： DeRuisseau LR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teachers of physiology at all postsecondary levels were asked to participate in a survey about the possible sources of students' difficulty in learning physiology. Sixty-three physiology teachers responded to the 18-question survey; 35 of the respondents also responded to a request for written comments about this issu...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Michael J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine whether a significant relationship exists between a student's college (Allied Health, Arts and Science, Education, and Graduate School) and achievement in an advanced-level course in human physiology (PGY 412G). The mean percentage of correct answers on four multiple-choic...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Zolman JF,Ott CE

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder of upper airway obstruction during sleep. The effects of intermittent upper airway obstruction include alveolar hypoventilation, altered arterial blood gases and acid-base status, and stimulation of the arterial chemoreceptors, which leads to frequent arousals. These ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Levitzky MG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the following multiple-choice question after a series of lectures in cardiovascular physiology in the first year of an undergraduate medical curriculum (n = 66) to assess whether students had understood the neural regulation of cardiovascular function. In health, neural cardiovascular mechanisms are geared tow...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Prakash ES,Madanmohan,Pal GK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used a brief analysis of transport via cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulators (CFTRs) in various organ systems to highlight the importance of basic membrane transport processes across epithelial cells for first-year medical students in physiology. Because CFTRs are involved in transport both...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Goodman BE,Percy WH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, the American Physiological Society (APS) and the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology (ACDP) began collaboration on a project to develop a set of physiology learning objectives for medical students. Over the next 2 years, more than 50 physiologists collaborated in the development a comprehensive...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Carroll RG

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning anatomy and physiology at university can be challenging, as students need to understand both the language of the discipline and complex topics, such as system integration. Yet learning strategies are rarely taught at university, making it difficult for students to adopt new strategies, if their approach to le...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ainscough L,Leung R,Colthorpe K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report on a new tool for teaching cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology that promotes qualitative as well as quantitative thinking about time-dependent physiological phenomena. Quantification of steady and presteady-state (transient) cardiovascular phenomena is traditionally done by differential equat...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ribaric S,Kordas M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, medical students' scientific thinking skills have been identified as an important issue in medical education. Scientific thinking cannot be imparted in conventional lectures, but rather requires actively involving students. We modified a practical course in physiology. A study was designed to test whether th...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Eckel J,Zavaritskaya O,Schüttpelz-Brauns K,Schubert R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, attendance has been a marker of academic performance, but the current medical education literature has had mixed results. In addition, attendance is dropping in the preclinical curricula, whereas, at the same time, the focus on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 performance is increasing....

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kauffman CA,Derazin M,Asmar A,Kibble JD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed and validated a conceptual framework for understanding and teaching organismal homeostasis at the undergraduate level. The resulting homeostasis conceptual framework details critical components and constituent ideas underlying the concept of homeostasis. It has been validated by a broad range of phys...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： McFarland J,Wenderoth MP,Michael J,Cliff W,Wright A,Modell H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00