A&P I Spring 2007 Semster - Welcome!

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I will be taking A&P I next semester when I come back from Christmas break for the Spring 2007 semester. I didn't know if someone was going to start a group or not, so I thought I would create a thread to find those of us who have been "getting our feet wet" and are going to start into the fun stuff during the Spring 2007 semester. I look forward to seeing who all will be feeling my pain!

-Alex

Specializes in LTC as a CNA.

:smilecoffeecup:I got my first test back today!!!! I got a 95!!! I'm so geeked!! :D

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We are still on the chemistry part of A&P I. Does anyone know of a website that breaks everything down a bit. I am so lost. :uhoh21:

Everytime I read the chapter, it gets just a little bit clearer, but I would still like some more help.

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Hello all!

EJM, I just finished the tissues, and we are now on bones, both axial and appendicular skeleton. I'm on the quarter system, and it seems like we are flying through the material, but it's easy to remember because it's so interesting!

Today we went over the bones and the processes on them. THEN...we took a look at the cool stuff...how bones grow, how they break, osteomalacia, rikect's disease, breakdown of calcium, etc. We even got to see x rays of fractures! My teacher has a great way of tying in what we already know with the new stuff we learn. I think I learn better that way, and it definitely helps me to retain the information. I love A & P! The coolest thing to me is to have such a broad scientific vocabulary, and actually know what it all means. The body is a masterpiece. Definitely not made by human hands!

opradiva

I can't wait to get to the skeletal system. I love A&P too. Amazing how everything is designed so perfectly.

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We are still on the chemistry part of A&P I. Does anyone know of a website that breaks everything down a bit. I am so lost. :uhoh21:

Everytime I read the chapter, it gets just a little bit clearer, but I would still like some more help.

I know how you feel. It does keep building. Here is a good website if you don't know about it already. It will take you through each system including chemistry and there are practice quizes as well.

Click on the upper left corner where it says "Click here to choose unit" It will give you a variety of systems. Click "Levels of organization" and it will give you a variety of topics inlcuding chemistry. Each one you click on will bring more sub units. When you choose one, it will bring up and interactive page. On most of the pages if you look on the bottom there are extra boxes that look like papers. Click on those to travel through that specific topic. I found this site very helpful.

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_general/Esp/default.htm

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

Hey there,

Im so busy I dont have time to write but we just had our practicum and lecture exam last week. I got 104% on the practicum, which was cake, but the lecture exam sucked and I dont know my score yet. She got questions from the book that I never read in the book nor did she discuss. It made me dissappointed because I knew so much and she tested on things I thought were not important or irrelevent.

Good luck on your exams everyone.

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Hey there,

She got questions from the book that I never read in the book nor did she discuss. It made me dissappointed because I knew so much and she tested on things I thought were not important or irrelevent.

Good luck on your exams everyone.

The grades of most in this class have been falling rapidly. Right now 3 people are getting A's, and luckily I am one of them. Quite a few are getting D's and eight are currently failing. It is a little scary. The weekly exams are most of our grade, and have a number of trick questions. I know what you are saying. Things that I am very comfortable with are touched very lightly in the exams, and things that are a little more obscure have prominence. It makes you really study each chapter because you don't know what will be on the test. :smilecoffeeIlovecof

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

EJM,

well I dont mind if people fail. I dont know other people's grades but we have extra credit out the ying yang like over 20 points so far, and with that many points I find it impossible to fail haha.

I could honestly say I know all the reading material inside and out and some of those questions still came out of left field.

It just makes me lose motivation, I set up study meetings, I make all the study questions and study materials, I study more than anyone and the test is lame. It makes me not even want to study the new material because heck if we follow the same trend it wont be on the test haha.

I guess I am grateful my teacher isnt as hard as yours haha that would not be fun. Congratulations on your A though.

Im sure I still aced the test, with 6 points extra credit I could have missed six whole problems (and Im not the kinda person who would let herself miss 6 problems haha--too type A)

Im going to have a chat with the teacher and voice my frustrations. I want to feel good about what I learn but its hard to if the test doesnt show what I learned, just what I could intuitively guess.

Thanks for the response. Have a good day everyone.

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Ohhh, that would drive me crazy. Good idea about talking to the teacher. I hope it all works out to your advantage. :)

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Hello Everyone!

I just found this thread (and this website!) I'm currently taking A&P one, I'm on the third Unit (Cells and Tissues) and so far I'm really enjoying this class! Which is nothing short of a miracle since in my past I was always so confused by Biology as a whole.

I am taking the course via distance learning. So it's a bit more difficult, as I want to be EXTRA sure I understand everything! So I hope that this discussion is a great resource!

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i am in A&P 1 this semester. we are finally getting to the good stuff, we just took a test on the first few chapters..cells, dna, etc (blahhh)

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I just finished my tissue test. I got 100% :w00t:

It was only 30 questions and a microscope tissue practical, but I still studied my behind off, and it feels good.:monkeydance:

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

So who else thinks muscles on a kitty kat are barely identifiable?

I swear I am the most positive person I know. Just having a bad experience. Im going to try to make an extra lab session tomm. Maybe I'll feel better.

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