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0:41 | Hair color inheritance
7:07 | Sponsored by AAA
7:21 | Building body maps
10:14 | Preview episodes
11:39 | Sponsored by HAPS
12:11 | Featured: Test frequency in the A&P course

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Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. (Will Durant)

1 | Hair color inheritance

3.5 minutes
New information about the inheritance of red hair shows that there's a lot more to it than just having two copies of the red-hair version of the gene MC1R. A lot more. Maybe its not just polygenic, but perhaps omnigenic.

• Hair colour gene study sheds new light on roots of redheads' locks (summary of the update) my-ap.us/2zYXkeL
• Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability (the research article in Nature Communications) my-ap.us/2zWWIpU

 

 

2 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 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

• Searchable transcript
• Captioned audiogram 

 

 

3 | Building body maps

3 minutes
It turns out that all that kicking inside the uterus during the last trimester of pregnancy has a role in the mapping of our body in the somatosensory cortex.

• Babies kicking in the womb are creating a map of their bodies (summary of the update; includes videos) my-ap.us/2A0t8jv
• Newborn babies' brain responses to being touched on the face measured for the first time (some related news) my-ap.us/2zWX3ZI
• Developmental trajectory of movement-related cortical oscillations during active sleep in a cross-sectional cohort of pre-term and full-term human infants (the research article in Scientific Reports) my-ap.us/2A0lcib

 

 

4 | Preview episodes

1.5 minutes
If you haven't been listening to the preview episodes released shortly before each full episode, try them out! Then let me know what you think.

 

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  |  theAPprofessor.org/haps
 

6 | Test frequency in the A&P course

13.5 minutes
Listener Krista Rompolski calls in and asks Kevin for his opinion on the best frequency of tests for the undergraduate A&P course.
Here are some previous episodes outlining Kevin's testing practices (and why he does it that way):

• Episode 1 | Intro | Spaced Retrieval Practice
• Episode 2 | Testing As a Teaching Strategy
• Episode 3 | Pre-Tests Power-Boost Learning
• Episode 4 | Cumulative Tests Make Learning Last
• Episode 7 | Teaching For Long-Term Learning

Here's the episode in which The Learning Scientists talk about the value of retrieval practice

• Episode 27 | Understanding How We Learn, a Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki

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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on standards for test frequency in the A&P course. 

There's more... a few content updates and end-of-year reminders... plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club.

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Topics

• Inheritance of red hair
• New information on how we form sensory maps in our brain
• Featured: Kevin answers Krista Rompolski's question about test frequency in A&P

Word Dissections

• Omnigenic
• Primary somatosensory cortex
• Homunculus
  • Here's an example: my-ap.us/2zX3NqO

Book Club

• Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos 
  • amzn.to/2L9fzCE
• Browse The A&P Professor Book Club 
  • https://my-ap.us/bookclub
• Storytelling in teaching: Episode 12

End of Year

• Homework
  • Don't forget your assignment: share an episode of this podcast with a colleague!
• End-of-term debriefing
  • Review tips for debriefing in Episode 17 

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  0:53 | It's a BONUS episode!
  1:15 | Mitochondrial inheritance
  4:28 | Cardiac stem cells
  6:48 | Sponsored by HAPS
  7:20 | Help getting journal articles
11:18 | Sponsored by AAA
11:31 | Featured: Helping students with test anxiety

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I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. (Shawn Johnson)

This is a BONUS episode—which means it's a long one!

 

1 |Mitochondrial inheritance 3 minutes

New research shows that in some cases, paternal mtDNA may be passed along to offspring in a pattern that resembles autosomal dominant inheritance.

• Biparental Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Humans (research article) my-ap.us/2PeptDl

2 | Cardiac stem cells 2 minutes

Do cardiac stem cells exist? We thought so. But maybe not.

• Dozens of Retractions Requested for Heart Stem Cell Studies (news item) my-ap.us/2PanzUx
• Adult Cardiac Stem Cells Don’t Exist: Study (news item) my-ap.us/2Pdvdxg
• More Doubt Cast Over Cardiac Stem Cells (older news item) my-ap.us/2Pd9a9O

 

3 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a reduced "early bird" registration rate for the annual HAPS confercnce in Portland OR next May? 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

 

4 | Help getting journal articles 4 minutes

Follow one of my links (or some other hyperlink) and it takes you to journal article that's behind a paywall? Kevin explains a legal, ethical way to access the full article with no costs to you. You'll have to listen to hear this super secret trick!

 

5 | Sponsored by AAA 0.5 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

• Searchable transcript  my-ap.us/TAPP32
• Captioned audiogram https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw

 

 

6 | Helping students with text anxiety 45 minutes

Kevin's Theory of Test Anxiety states that we are ALL subject to test anxiety. Perhaps occasionally. Perhaps often. In any case, it can affect our ability to retrieve and apply the information we've practiced and thereby affect our performance—and score—on a test or exam. Sometimes significantly. What, if anything, can be done to avoid text anxiety or manage it once it strikes? What can teachers do? What can students do? Well, here's a place to start!

Here are some links you can share with your students:

• 9 Proven Tricks for Reducing Test Anxiety my-ap.us/9anxietytricks
• Take a Nap Before Your Next A&P Test my-ap.us/napbeforetest
• Don't forget to breathe! my-ap.us/dontforget2breathe
• Coloring Books Are Powerful Study Tools (And They Help Manage Stress) my-ap.us/APcoloringbooks
• Get Your Head in the Game - 5 Tips for Success in Learning my-ap.us/APgetheadingame

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The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society also provides support for this podcast.


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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on tips in helping students manage test anxiety. 

There's more... a few content updates, a tip for finding journal articles (for free)...plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club.

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Topics

• Update in mitochondrial inheritance
• Finding journal articles (for free)
• Are cardiac stem cells really there?
• Featured: Helping students with test anxiety

Word Dissections

• Biparental and uniparental
  • Viviparous, oviparous, multiparous, postpartum
• Metacognition

Book Club

• To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others  by Daniel H. Pink
  • By Pink's definition, teaching definitely is selling
  •  https://amzn.to/2rgSy7X
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
  • Autonomy - the desire to direct our own lives
  • Mastery - the urge to get better and better at something that matters
  • Purpose- the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves
  • https://amzn.to/2BC1n1K

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anatomy.org

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theAPprofessor.org/haps

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0:41 | Homework!
2:03 | Netrin and memory
6:47 | Sponsored by HAPS
7:04 | Featured: Elephants and skin
23:29 | Sponsored by AAA

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People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day. (Mark Shand)

 

1 | Homework! 1.5 minutes

Don't forget your homework assignments:

1. Share this podcast with ONE other A&P colleague before the next episode arrives. Yes, I do accept late homework.
2. Have questions, comments, stories, or ideas related to accommodating student needs? Pass them along for a future episode focused on this topic.

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2 | Netrin and memory 4.5 minutes

New information about how memories form at synapses in the hippocampus tells us that netrin-1 is involved. (Click on the image to see details (you can use this image in your teaching, if you dare).

• Key molecule responsible for learning and memory discovered (summary of new discovery) https://my-ap.us/2zgjc5c
• Activity-Dependent Netrin-1 Secretion Drives Synaptic Insertion of GluA1-Containing AMPA Receptors in the Hippocampus: Cell Reports (full research article) https://my-ap.us/2zizHNU
• If the diagram is not visible in this view go to https://my-ap.us/netrin-art
  • This diagram is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

 

3 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a reduced "early bird" registration rate for the annual HAPS confercnce in Portland OR next May? 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

 

 

4 | Elephants and skin 16.5 minutes

Kevin's experience in zoos, circuses, and on safari in Africa form the basis of some elephant stories he tells in his A&P courses to emphasize some concepts of the integumentary system. In this episode, he shares some elephant research updates, then goes into how elephant skin can help us better understand the thermoregulatory function of human skin. The images show Kevin (on ground in dark suit) and his elephant friend Flora, the retired namesake of Circus Flora. The anterior and posterior sides of Flora's ears pictured are referred to in Kevin' stories (you may use these images in your teaching with attribution).

• Image of the Day: Swish Swish | Animals’ tails swat away insects using both wind and whack. (video and animation of the "double pendulum" pattern of elephant tails) https://my-ap.us/2zgjuZQ
• Mammals repel mosquitoes with their tails (journal article about elephant tails repeling mosquitos) https://my-ap.us/2zgkAVs
• Discerning Elephants | Elephants are able to tell human voices apart based on cues for age, sex, and ethnic group. (summary of research) https://my-ap.us/2zeeRzk
• Elephants can determine ethnicity, gender, and age from acoustic cues in human voices (journal article with full details of the research) https://my-ap.us/2zhwIoY
• Elephants Revived a “Zombie” Gene that May Fend Off Cancer (summary of research about gene that may protect elephants from cancer) https://my-ap.us/2zodgar
• A Zombie LIF Gene in Elephants Is Upregulated by TP53 to Induce Apoptosis in Response to DNA Damage (research article about cancer-protective gene in elephants) https://my-ap.us/2zi2qT5
• Why Elephants Don’t Shed Their Skin | The cracks in African elephants’ skin help them keep cool and stay healthy. A new explanation for how those cracks form could offer insights into treating a human skin disease. (brief summary article) https://my-ap.us/2zgIuQC
• Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin (full research article which includes some cool histology images) https://my-ap.us/2zetSBl
• Elephant skin (general comments and photos from the Elephant Encyclopedia) https://my-ap.us/2zgl4ee
• Elephant foot and foot care (article from the Elephant Encyclopedia has photos of the "wedge" structure of an elephant foot and how foot care is done) https://my-ap.us/2zfy5Vj
• If the photos are not visible in this view:
  • Anterior elephant ear https://my-ap.us/eleph-ear-front
  • Posterior elephant ear https://my-ap.us/eleph-ear-back
  • Kevin & Flora at the circus https://my-ap.us/kp-flora-circus
  •  These photos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

 

5 | Sponsored by AAA 0.5 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

 

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are supported by the
American Association of Anatomists.

The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society
also provides support for this podcast.

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