A & P II question

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Hey, y'all, I have an Anatomy & Physiology question - I took A&P I about a year and a half ago. Got an A. Now I am getting ready to take the rest of my pre-req's and I am wondering - since it's been so long, and I have forgotten a lot, should I take A&P I all over again or should I just go ahead and take A&P II? Will I risk flunking A&P II? I obviously don't want to take an intensely difficult science class twice unless I have to, but I don't want to take A&P II and flunk either.

Thanks for your help!

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I would recommend NOT retaking it but before taking A&P II, I would watch a semester's worth of A&P I lectures from UC Berkeley online. Do a search here on allnurses.com for webcast of UC Berkeley's A&P. I have been watching them and they're very interesting! The professor (Dr. Marian Diamond) is an excellent teacher. The only reason I don't recommend retaking I is money. But if you have it to burn, by all means!

I wish I had the link for you but it's bookmarked on my laptop (I'm on my desktop).

Best of luck!

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

Hello,

First off if you feel uncomfortable with the material you cn always retake the course. Also, you could review your book and you may be surprised how much comes back.

Otherwise, A and P II is generally about the heart, blood vessells, kidneys, respiratory digestive etc... The items you didnt cover in API. You usually need to understand the different skin and muscle types but can review that as you study each respective area and its tissue type.

Then as you continue into nursing etc your patho classes and med surge all build off of I and II so the more you understand the better. I took my I and II AP about 2 years apart and didnt seem to have any difficulty. Generally it is adjusting to being in classes again that is tough.

Good luck on your decision, otherwise go for it!

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

I recommend that you DON'T take it again. I took mine a year apart and sure I forgot some stuff but really you are learning different things so it was no biggie. I even wanted to save some dollars and so asked the instructor if buying the book was required or could I get away with not buying it. Sure enough I never bought the book and got an A in the class! (savings of $150!) Just study the material and I'm sure you will be fine. It's a tough class but the first one was even tougher so if you got thru that you can get thru the next one :)

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Thank you guys! That is very helpful.

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