BSC2346 - Anatomy and Physiology I

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Below is a sampling of the Anatomy & Physiology books available in theeBook from EBSCOdatabase. Use eBooks to search for more resources like these. Consider searching for materials on specific body systems, such as the skeletal system.

You can get more information on each module of Visible Body using these links:

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Human Anatomy Atlas
• Anatomy & Function
• Muscle Premium
• Skeleton Premium
• Heart & Circulatory Premium
• Physiology Animations

Flashcards是一个好的方式来测试您的knowledge and identify where you may need additional practice. For tips on how to create and effectively use flashcards, watch the quick 10-minute video below.For resources tocreate your own flashcards, clickhereor check out the links below the video.

Tutor Matchallows you to schedule tutoring appointments with Rasmussen University student tutors. You can request your appointment to be online or on campus (if available).

Click here toconnect to Tutor Match within the Tutoring Platform (Brainfuse).

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Request a Tutoring Session

• Access theTutoring Platformfrom within the Resources tab in any of your courses.
• Look forTutor Match
• Select aTopic(in this case, you'd select and selectHealth Sciences), and then aSubject(eitherHuman Anatomy & Physiology I or II)

• Click onSchedule

• Select yourPreferred Modality
  • Online (with audio/phone)
  • On Campus
• EnsureyourTime Zoneis correct. If it is not correct, click on the time zone link. A separate box will appear where you can change your time zone and continue scheduling your appointment.
• Select a specific tutor fromAvailable Tutorsto narrow your search to the tutor of your choice. Otherwise, to seeALLavailabletutors, leave as "Select a tutor".

• Select the date for your appointment from the calendar. You will need to schedule appointments at least two hours in advance of the session start time.
• Find a time slot that works for you and click onSelect.
• Tip:If you prefer to view the calendar for the entire month, selectmonthin the upper right-hand corner.

• Almost done! Complete the online form with your phone number, SMS reminder preference, and notes about the assistance you are seeking, then clickConfirm.

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Session Confirmation

You will see apending confirmation pageletting you know that the tutor has been notified of your request

• When the tutor confirms your request, you will receive aconfirmation emailto your Smail account
• The modality, time, and date of the appointment will be included.

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How to Attend

• On-Campus sessions:Simply show up on the correct campus at the day and time of your appointment.
• Online sessions:Simply come back to theTutoring Platformshortly before your session starts, hover over your name (top right on the page), and click onMy Calendarand then onEnterto access the session.

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How to Cancel a Tutoring Session

• Log intoOnline Tutoring
• Click on yourUsernamein the top right corner under the "Logout" button
• SelectMy Calendar
• ClickCancelnext to the appointment that you wish to cancel

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For Live Help, please select Health Sciences as a Topic, and Anatomy and Physiology as a Subject:

Boolean Operatorsconnect keywords or concepts logically to retrieve relevant articles, books, and other resources. There are three Boolean Operators:

• AND
• OR
• NOT

UsingAND

• Narrowssearch results
• Connects two or more keywords/concepts
• Allkeywords/concepts connected with "and" must be in an article or resource to appear in the search results list

Example: The result list will include resources that include both keywords -- "distracted driving" and "texting" -- in the same article or resource, represented in the shaded area where the circles intersect (area shaded in purple).

UsingOR

• Broadenssearch results ("OR means more!")
• Connects two or more synonyms or related keywords/concepts
• Resources appearing in the results list will includeanyof the terms connected with the OR connector

Example: The result list will include resources that include the keyword "texting" OR the keyword "cell phone" (entire area shaded in blue); either is acceptable.

UsingNOT

• Excludeskeywords or concepts from the search
• Narrows results by removing resources that contain the keyword or term connect with the NOT connector
• Use sparingly

Example: The result list will include all resources that includes the term "car" (green area) but will exclude any resource that includes the term "motorcycle" (purple area) even though the term car may be present in the resource.

A library database searches for keywords throughout the entire resource record including the full-text of the resource, subject headings, tags, bibliographic information, etc.

Keywords:

• Natural language words or short phrases that describe a concept or idea
• Can retrieve too few or irrelevant results due to full-text searching (What words would an author use to write about this topic?)
• Provide flexibility in a search
• Must consider synonyms or related terms to improve search results
• TIP: Build aKeyword List

Example: The keyword list above was developed to find resources that discuss how texting while driving results in accidents. Notice that there aresynonyms(texting and "text messaging"),related terms("cell phones" and texting), andspelling variations("cell phone" and cellphone).Using keywords when searching full-text requires consideration of various words that express an idea or concept.

Subject Headings

• Predetermined "controlled vocabulary" database editors apply to resources to describe topical coverage of content
• Can retrieve more precise search results because every article assigned that subject heading will be retrieved.
• Provide less flexibility in a search
• Can be combined with a keyword search to focus search results.
• TIP: Consult database subject heading list or subject headings assigned to relevant resources

Example 1: In EBSCO's Academic Search Complete, clicking on the "Subject Terms" tab provides access to the entire subject heading list used in the database. It also allows a search for specific subject terms.

Example 2: A subject term can be incorporated into a keyword search by clicking on the down arrow next to "Select a Field" and selecting "Subject Terms" from the dropdown list. Also, notice how subject headings are listed below the title of the resource providing another strategy for discovering subject headings used in the database.

When a search term is more than one word,enclose the phrase in quotation marksto retrieve more precise and accurate results. Using quotation marks around a term will search it as a "chunk," searching for those particular words together in that order within the text of a resource.

Examples:

"cell phone"

"distracted driving"

"car accident"

TIP: In some databases, neglecting to enclose phrases in quotation marks will insert the AND Boolean connector between each word resulting in unintended search results.

Truncationprovides an option to search for a root of a keyword in order to retrieve resources that include variations of that word. This feature can be used to broaden search results, although some results may not be relevant. To truncate a keyword, type an asterisk (*) following the root of the word.

For example:

Library databases provide a variety of tools to limit and refine search results.Limitersprovide the ability to limit search results to resources having specified characteristics including:

• Full text
• Resource type
• Publication date
• Language
• Geographic location
• Subject

In both the EBSCO and ProQuest databases, the limiting tools are located in the left panel of the results page.

EBSCO ProQuest

The short video below provides a demonstration of how to use limiters to refine a list of search results.

Each resource in a library database is stored in a record. In addition to the full-text of the resources, searchableFieldsare attached that typically include:

• Author
• Title
• Journal title
• Date of Publication
• Abstract
• Subject Headings
• Publisher

IncorporatingFieldsinto your search can assist in focusing and refining search results by limiting the results to those resources that include specific information in a particular field.

In both EBSCO and ProQuest databases, selecting theAdvanced Searchoption will allow Fields to be included in a search.

例如,在EBSC高级搜索选项O's Academic Search Complete database, clicking on the down arrow next to "Select a Field" provides a list of fields that can be searched within that database. Select the field and enter the information in the text box to the left to use this feature.

Stop wordsare short, commonly used words--articles, prepositions, and pronouns-- that are automatically dropped from a search. Typical stop words include:

• a
• an
• and
• the
• also
• but
• for
• in
• is
• of
• so
• which
• when
• was

In library databases, a stop word will not be searched even if it is included in a phrase enclosed in quotation marks. In some instances, a word will be substituted for the stop word to allow for the other words in the phrase to be searched in proximity to one another within the text of the resource.

For example, if you searchedcompany of America,your result list will include these variatons:

• companyinAmerica
• companyofAmerica
• companyforAmerica

This short video demonstrates how to create a search string -- keywords connected with Boolean operators -- to use in a library database search to retrieve relevant resources for any research assignment.