anatomy & physiology SEPARATE or TOGETHER???

matt59 · May 3, 2006

I just wanted to get some opinions from anyone.... if you feel that taking only anatomy separate and then physiology .. or taking a combined a&p class in two semesters? which way do you think is easier???

I didn't have a choice, it was only offered where I went as a&p 1 & 2, a semester each. It was a demanding class to get a good grade in, but it kind of seems like it worked good (for me) when leaning as a unit the structure

& the function of an organ or a tissue.

Matt

kaitsmama · May 3, 2006

I just wanted to get some opinions from anyone.... if you feel that taking only anatomy separate and then physiology .. or taking a combined a&p class in two semesters? which way do you think is easier???

I took A&P I then A&P II. It was interesting knowing immediately all of the physiology behind the system that you were learning the anatomy regarding. However, my instructor said that in her experience students excelled more taking them separately Anatomy then Physiology.

Laura

Cowboys_RN, BSN · May 3, 2006

I took A&P together and did well. As of last year my school is only accepting them separate. You will need them separate to go on for a BSN anyway so you should just do it from the start.

Megsd, BSN, RN · May 3, 2006

At my school anatomy and physiology were offered separately, and it had its pros and cons. I enjoyed and did well in both classes, and didn't feel like I was missing out because the structure and function were taught separately. In fact, I felt like that when I took physiology and went over the structures I had learned in anatomy the semester before, it was reinforcing that information and making it more concrete, rather than having to know all structures and functions at the same time.

matt59 · May 3, 2006

You know, when I think back about it, I did get good grades in a&p 1 & 2, but man, I was seriously frazzled. I think that does make sense that it would be easier taking them separately if the choice was offered ... I think one probably would reinforce the other. I was not aware of the requirement being different for a bsn, either--it sounds like it would make sense to take them as separate courses.

Matt

smilin_gp · May 3, 2006

I took A&P together and did well. As of last year my school is only accepting them separate. You will need them separate to go on for a BSN anyway so you should just do it from the start.

This must vary by program, in my BSN program they can be transferred both when taken separately or together. Very few schools around my area even offer them separately, though I took them separately. I definitely would have had an easier time of it if I had taken physiology first. I basically had to learn all of the phys just to be able to understand and remember the anatomy.

marilynmom, LPN, NP · May 3, 2006

It oviously varies between schools. Where I live the ADN programs take A&P while the BSN only accepts them seperate (which is what I did).