I thought it might be useful to share study tips and hints and mnemonic devices we've used to pass our classes.
I had a 98% average in A&P I and II (which I took as one class), and I couldn't have done it without these:
1. The A&P coloring book was helpful; I took the book to a photocopying place and had some of the pages copied onto overhead transparencies, and I used the transparancies for studying - with overhead markers, I could reuse the transparencies. This was great for testing myself.
2. I started early (before the class) on the bones & muscles. I learned 2-3 bones and muscles daily, and every night, last thing I did before going to bed, was briefly review/quiz myself on every bone/muscle I had studied.
3. I bought a few additional books. I'm almost embarassed to admit it, but "Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies" was helpful, because it presented the material in a silly and less academic manner, and it read more like pleasure reading. I kept this book at work and would review during my lunch hour.
The educational philosophy I stick with is that reviewing concepts repeatedly, and reviewing the same material presented in different formats, is what works.
