I hate Anatomy/Physiology class!

[ana115]

I am in the middle of Bio 202, anatomy/physiology class. It's my last, (thank the Lord), bio class I have to take and i hate every minute of it. I really think I am becoming burned out on school altogether and I'm finding it really hard to remember all of the facts we have to learn. It's scary, too, wondering how much of this stuff is necessary to work as an RN. (I still haven't made up my mind which to go into, yet, RN or rad tech). I'm scared of getting out there and not remembering something really important, or even what's really important, and making mistakes. I'm tired and overwhelmed...has anyone else felt that way?

[missmercy]

As noted above, the instructor can be a huge factor!! Unfortunately, you can't wave a magic wand and turn your boring, dry, snoozer of a prof into a dynamic, interesting and fun professor who gives you neat acrostics and funny stories to help you memorize the materials. Your best bet -- don't assume the worst about the material!!!

The human body is just too cool for words! It is a fantastic machine, a complex and incredible work of art, chemistry in motion and a design wonder!!! Look past the dry lists of bones and muscles, insertion sites and origins. Try to consider those lists as parts of the whole -- imagine them as parts of this incredible symphony - each vitally important to the proper function and poetic flow of this awesome creature - each with a specific function and form that enables it to serve a specific purpose that enables the whole to serve a greater purpose. It becomes rather incredible and mind boggling!! Then, when you have sufficiently put yourself in awe of how cool this thing (this body) is, and you have developed a respect for how it has to work together to function correctly -- then take it apart in your mind to find out how each piece does it's own thing to make the whole thing great!!

We had study groups that made up hystericlly funny annagrams or acrostics and poems to help us remember things -- and being able to see how they all fit into the BIG picture -- seemed to make it all make more sense.

[raffreakale]

I just took a test on Epithelial Tissues and The Integumentary System, Bone Tissue and Muscular Tissue. There was a lot to remember, but I studied my hardest. I don't usually believe in pulling 'all nighters' but I had no choice to this time. Suprisingly, I learned a lot and retained it all. I will get back to you all with my grade. Neuromuscular Junctions, and Muscle Excitement, Excitement Contraction, Contraction, and Relaxation is really difficult but not impossible to remember.