A&P 1 Spring 08

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Hi y'all! Anybody taking A&P 1 this coming spring semester? I'm trying to get as many pre-req's out of the way as possible and could use a study buddy or 2! Thanks! :)

Specializes in Cardiac Care.

Well I am now on to CNS & PNS. Ok I totally almost cried when the lab kept going and going, the overwhelmingness of everything that we need to learn in one week. The chapter pages took forever and I have over 12 pages of notes. If it wasn't for all the physiology parts I'd being doing GREAT... I spend so much time on that, that when it comes time to memorize the locations of everything I panic. Ok that was just a vent but I am already thinking that once this is over I will take it again but in person after I take A&P II . Maybe as a refresher if I decide to wait for the CC Nursing program instead of going the Private way I may have time to kill as I have alot of my co-reqs out of the way.

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Specializes in Nursing Assistant.

I agree with you guys, i hate the muscles too its too much information to absorb Origin, insertions and who knows what. Right now the physiology is easier for me than the anatomy part.Everytime i think i know the a particular muscle it turns out to be a different muscle aahhh:smackingf.

There are muscles behind muscles ,I know if i just keep going i'll be ok.

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OMG!!!! YES!!!! The muscles are confusing me:banghead:!!!! I have my 2nd lab Practical This Thursday on the cat muscles, the sheep brain, the eye, & the ear I am stressing out really bad over this test I do not want to fail:(!!!! I wish you the best of luck, let me know if you need any help & maybe I can you ok:saint:!!!!

I have my second lab practical tonight :uhoh3: and I'm freaking out!!! I finally just decided to focus mainly on muscle names & actions b/c that makes up 75% of the muscle part of the test...I just haven't had the time to memorize O/I with the lecture and my other classes. My lab practical is on people muscles, muscle physiology, cat muscles, cow brain, CNS, PNS, eye, and ear. I haven't decided if I'm going to have an aneurism, a heart attack, or a nervous breakdown...but I'm pretty sure it will be at least one:bugeyes:. Please ya'll send me positive thoughts so that I do ok on this test. Thank you!!!

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With three weeks to go, my A&P class is down from 60 students to 12. It is feeling like a season of Survivor! Who will be next to get voted off the Island of Passing Grades?

I must say I am quite proud of myself for managing to keep my A average with so few of us left. My prof has stopped calling us a class and now refers to us as a study group LOL...one nice thing is that we each have our own cat now, instead of 1 for every 4 students!

Is anyone else experiencing similar attrition rates? Is this normal?

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Our lecture class went from about 200 students to approximately 80-90. They're dropping like flies! On our last test, the average was a 62.5%:crying2:. So far I still have an A though!

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Way to go, Katie! Our test averages are going up now, I think because the folks who were getting the lower grades are now gone.

Here's a good story...on our last lab practical test, I got an 86, my lowest grade all semester. Everyone said they had trouble with it, so out of curiosity I asked my prof what the highest grade was (not who, just the number). He looked at me and whispered, "You already know what the highest was." :eek: Yikes! Sure enough, the average was in the 50s, and my 86 was the highest. Too bad he doesn't curve practicals!

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Thanks CSTwannabe! Great job to you too! It must feel good to get recognized by the professor as such a great student!

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Hey guys! I'm officially done A&P1!! I haven't received my exam or lab exam marks yet but they're done and all I have to do is wait.

I was so scared of the lab exam because last semester's average was 5 out of 15 (and it's worth 15% of our final grade!) but I think it went really well-

Our class has shrunk too- but not at the rate that you guys are reporting!! good job to everybody who's doing well in the course- I don't care how smart you are you have to WORK for the grades in this class! Nothing comes easily!

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just a question to all of you

what were/are some tricks that helped you remember? I like using word games, acronyms, etc.

AND congrats to those who survived and passed:yeah:

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Specializes in Nursing Assistant.

To me the number 1 method of remebering the material was the firstly understand it. Then I memorize.

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I am very excited to say I got a 98 on my muscle practical and a 82 on my lecture test. Im so happy.:yeah:

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I am very excited to say I got a 98 on my muscle practical and a 82 on my lecture test. Im so happy.:yeah:

wow! amazing! I'm especially impressed because the muscles have ENDLESS amounts to memorize- great job!

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