A&p 1 study tips

phoenixnim · Jan 21, 2014

Kapplan Medical Flash cards. They are amazing! I brought them with me everywhere. I had to do all bones and muscles in one month, same test. I got an A on that test and an A overall for the class. Just have to study a lot! I would write the names down in a notebook as I did the cards. This just helped it all sink in. And spelling counted for my tests, so it was good practice. I'd keep going through the cards until I could get them all right.

WNTfanM9 · Jan 21, 2014

Study study study. Write the names down so you know all the names and how to spell them. Print out blank charts from the internet and fill them out. An A&P coloring book really helped me

Mr Sacdiff · Jan 21, 2014

You would hate me if I told you how I did it, but I'll tell you what I've seen what others did that were successful:

Flashcards: Make your own so you can write them and know the spelling as PP said.

Work with a classmate and quiz each other.

Try word association. Make up acronyms to remember a group or think of words that sound similar that may help you remember.

yourPhutureNurse_ · Jan 21, 2014

This is awesome!!!!!! Thank u all for your tips!!!!!!!!!

soniamccoy · Jan 21, 2014

I just passed A&P this last semester it's a lot of time, hard work and memorization. We had to learn all 206 bones, the faces, body planes, directional terms, body quadrants, histology of the skin all in one test!! Mastering A&P is a program you can purchase it saved my life last semester. Look into it. It has practice exams and lab practicals. Otherwise as the others suggested make tons of flash cards. There's also a little binder called Atlas of the Human Body and that also helped bunches! I'm taking on A&P II right now and it's so much better than A&P I in my opinion, a lot less of the little things to remember?

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ShelbyaStar · Jan 21, 2014

I read the chapter first, taking notes. This takes a really long time so I think the next one I do, most of the notes will go straight to quizlet to shave off some time. I also try to get practice tests from the book done before going to lecture so I have as good an understanding of the material as possible before class.

Go to class, take the best notes I can. My teacher does not use powerpoints or handouts so I have a voice recorder on my phone but I pay attention and take notes as though I didn't have it.

After class, I type up my notes. I find diagrams, charts, etc comparable to what he showed in class and add those in. While I'm typing I listen to the lecture again to look for holes I might have missed (my teacher goes REALLY fast; I've never felt a need for a recorder up until now).

Every chapter gets a quizlet set for all the definitions so I can easily practice with them (carrying stacks of notecards is tedious, annoying and can be lost). Also before the tests I'll be doing more practice tests from the online companion to my book, and using the available tutoring time.

Lab I'm a little bit more lost with. Just going to have to try to know it as well as possible before class so that class is time to build on it. I'm planning on printing out diagrams, then putting them inside pocket protectors so that I can label them over and over again. I also use a draw erase board for redrawing flow charts and diagrams.

I'm just starting the class too so only time will tell how effective or realistic this will really be, but it's worked well in other difficult classes I've taken in the past. Good luck!

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Jan 21, 2014

Good day:

For the bones, I spent two to four hours per week -- in addition to all lab time -- working with the bone models. I would take notes, look up word origins, and made sure I understood how each bone connected with the other bones. It may sound silly, but I tried to get to the point where I could be handed a bone with my eyes closed, and be able to tell the bone, and find the markings with my hands, and say the markings.

I strongly recommend study groups where you can quiz one another; be sure to be the one asking as well as the one answering as part of the group.

Thank you.

7237dallas · Jan 22, 2014

I just ordered Atlas of Anatomy and the Anatomy and Physiology coloring books from Amazon. I'm 2 weeks in to A&P 1 and already overwhelmed with the tissues...lol

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Jan 22, 2014

Good day:

If it helps for tissues, look up "dichotomous key" for histology; and, that should help.

Thank you.

DadStudentPerhaps · Jan 23, 2014

First advice, don't get behind.

Other than that, with learning bones, muscles, body cavities, directional references, etc... I would go online and look for printouts I could practice labeling. Also, there are free sites where you can practice labeling online.

Last advice, don't get behind :)

DadStudentPerhaps · Jan 23, 2014

Kapplan Medical Flash cards. They are amazing! I brought them with me everywhere. I had to do all bones and muscles in one month same test. I got an A on that test and an A overall for the class. Just have to study a lot! I would write the names down in a notebook as I did the cards. This just helped it all sink in. And spelling counted for my tests, so it was good practice. I'd keep going through the cards until I could get them all right.[/quote']
My lab teacher was also big on spelling everything correctly.... That and not cracking the slides with the microscope.