A&P study help-pacing with prof, or on own?

Saysfaa · Jan 25, 2010

I finished anatomy last term and just started physiology this term. Neither are online classes. But if you want my opinion anyway: I'd stick with his pace for the most part, and review to fill in. I found it a very fast paced class, unlike any other I've taken.

I used flashcards, but they were not the most helpful. Most helpful was the coloring book. It incorporated so many areas of the brain and so many learning styles that it made learning easier. You get visual, kinetic, auditory (if you talk while you do it). By the time I colored in a part, I really knew its shape and relationship to other parts.

Second most helpful was a plain sheet of paper. I used markers (different colors for different catagories sometimes, sometimes I made mnemonics) to put a half dozen or so words down, then taped it where I could look at it often as I worked (or at home). I'd chant the first word, then the first two, then the second two, then the first two until they came all came easily.

Late in the term, I found another very effective study technique. I organized all the words (and short phrases of what I needed to know about them) I needed for a segment, then simply wrote and rewrote the lists. At first I copied them but as they became familiar I could just periodically check for accuracy.

The anatomy lab was also essential for the bones and muscles. Nothing beats feeling them in three d and dismantling the models and rebuilding them.

The more kinds of methods I used, the better I did.