Anatomy & Physiology

Hoping4RNin2010 · Mar 9, 2008

Does your school have a class for anatomy and another for physiology? Mine is A&P 1 as a prereq for A&P II so I do not speak from experience but it is a LOT of study time and so I would think doing both at once would be very challenging.

Maybe you can ask a counselor at your school that knows the program better?

Sorry this doesn't help much...but I wanted to wish you luck in your decision!

~FutureNurse~ · Mar 9, 2008

Same here, my school has A&P together! I don't really see how you could take one without the other and full understand everything. It is A LOT of study time though! Good luck to you!

HelloRose · Mar 9, 2008

I took anatomy before physiology (they're offered as two different classes, one semester each), and I'm hanging in the class a little better then my friends who haven't taken anatomy yet. Anatomy was fairly easy for me, but physiology has been beating me and all of my friends up.

If you have a chance to take them separately, I'd do it (anatomy first though). :nuke:

9livesRN, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2008

at my school we have A&p I on the second month and A&P II on the Third month...

all classes done in 1 moth full time!

1 class per month i guest it'l be kinda heavy load!

Asherah, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2008

Here in SoCal, most of the time Anatomy is offered as a separate 4-5 unit/credit course, as is Physiology. I chose to take Anatomy first (in a summer session) so I could master structure before taking Physio and incorporating the function portion of the body systems. This approach worked well for me, although I can understand why many schools across the US take an A&P 1/A&P 2 approach and combine the structure/function content.

Bree124, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2008

It depends on you, how good your study habits are, etc. If the classes are Anatomy and Physiology (two separate classes), I don't think it would be too horrible to take them concurrently. There is a lot of overlap between the two. If the classes are A&P I and A&P II, I wouldn't take them at the same time. They cover completely different body systems, so you wouldn't have any overlap for testing subjects.

I don't know if that made any sense or not... but good luck, I loved my anat/phys classes! They are tough, but really interesting.

shrimpchips, LPN · Mar 13, 2008

at my school Anatomy & Physiology are together as one class and there are 2 semesters of it (A&P I and A&P II) + a lab each semester. A&P is a difficult class and requires A LOT of studying time. The anatomy bit isn't as hard as the physiology bit imo.

Hazel11 · Mar 14, 2008

At my school, the class is put together (A&P), and we basically take it for a full year (A&P 1 and A&P 2 + labs.) I think that whatever part of the class (some have said that these classes are separated at their schools) you enjoy the most, you will obviously have a better time in that one. Even though it's very rough, it is very interesting, and we actually really need to know the material (right now I have History-lol.) Good luck with your classes!

missmatched · Mar 19, 2008

currently taking A&P 2, both lab and lecture. I find that it saves me time, I study one or the other and I learn for both. Our school combines anatomy and physiology.

missnida · Mar 20, 2008

at my school a&p are 2 different classes. i am currently taking them both at the same time &its really not that bad. A LOT of the information i learn in anatomy is then learned in physio. &vice versa. also, (for me) the classes cover the same subject @the time same time. right now both classes are on the nervous system. it is a lot of material but definetly doable!!

candycove · Mar 21, 2008

I took Anatomy before my Physiology and I am happy that my school offered it in that way. You get to focus on the "what" before the "why" basically. I have an A+ and an A in my Anatomies and 2A's in my Physiologies. I am in a Kinesiology program so I have to take another physiology, but I am definitely glad that they were separate!