Anatomy II before Anatomy I?

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has anyone completed a&p ii before a&p i? where i am going, the class description states that a&pi is a recommended pre req..not a required pre req...i want to take a&pii because it is the only pre req that has seats available for the summer session. i only have the science classes to complete for pre reqs (i have a ba). ideally, i would like to get them all out of this way by the end of this upcoming fall semester so i can apply to the nursing program next fall...also, has anyone completed a&p i & ii simultaneously?

I don't think it would be a problem taking Anatomy II before Anatomy I. The classes were about totally different functions in different parts of the body. I actually thought Anatomy II was a lot easier. Good Luck!

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Thanks to all for the info!..I have heard from others that it can be done(including my mother who is a nurse..she actually suggested that I go ahead and take A &P II if it is my only option). I think that I am going to go for it..II before I. If I must study extra,extra hard..so be it.

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I think you will definitely be okay if you take A&P II before A&P I. Someone actually asked my A&P teacher if it was okay to take 2 before 1 and she said oh yeah its fine because you learn total different material. Like A&P 1 you will learn about the brain, bones, tissue, ligaments and then in A&P 2 you will learn about the GI system, the heart, and the kidneys....etc. I wish you much luck!

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I would just read the chapter on different tissues. Epithelial, connective, etc. Know what all the different ones look like, where they are, what they do. Those come up again and again for each system.

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I also think taking II first won't be a problem. A&P I ends with a body system and A&P II starts up on another body system. So you should have no problem. I would just suggest studying up on cells and the nervous systems a bit before you start the class.

At my school, I is a pre-req for II, so I wouldn't have had that option.

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