What was (if you have already taken both 1 and 2), or is your least favorite system you are learning or have learned? For example respiratory, neuro, muscles, endocrine etc.
What was or is the hardest?
I'd have to say that my least favorite has got to be the urinary system. UGH! It is soooo boring in class. I've only got 3 more weeks left of school and we just went over it. It's on my test on Thursday, and I'm procrastinating! I've already gone over respiratory and the immune system (which is also on my test), but can't bring myself to study the urinary yet.
I'd have to say the hardest is the immune system, with endocrine coming in a close second (even thought it was interesting) Anyway, this next test is going to be a doozy!
I hated tissues. And I didn't like muscles much at first either. My ap1 teacher kind of made things complicated. My ap2 class is awesome though. I loved urinary, cardio, and endocrine.
For me, anatomy was 5 credit hours and physiology is 4 credit hours. Both classes have labs. I liked all of the systems except the nervous system in the anatomy class. So far, what I like best about physiology is how interconnected everything is. My professor doesn't teach each system by itself, he usually covers two or three or four systems in each 3 hour lecture period. The class is a little harder in some ways because it is hard to sort out what will be on the next test (the tests are on one system at a time). It is easier in other ways because we get a lot more of the "why's" as we go instead of isolated facts. If I had to choose among systems, I like cell replication the least and the muscle system the best so far (haven't done cardiac or nervous systems yet).
Completely hated the nervous system. Endocrine is hard too. I like the cardiac, immune, and urinary systems. I think the immune system might be my favorite.
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LOL! Cranial nerves are cool. I dug it.
I took Anatomy and Physiology separate from each other also. In anatomy my favorite systems were the muscular and cardiovascular systems. In physiology, my favorite is still the muscular system. My least favorite system in anatomy was probably the lymphatic. My least favorite system in physiology is by far the endocrine...Hormones which activate hormones which activate hormones which activate hormones.......eesh.
Old Opie Occasionally Tries Trigonometry And Feels Very Gloomy, Vague, And Hypoactive!
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LOL! Cranial nerves are cool. I dug it.
I took Anatomy and Physiology separate from each other also. In anatomy my favorite systems were the muscular and cardiovascular systems. In physiology, my favorite is still the muscular system. My least favorite system in anatomy was probably the lymphatic. My least favorite system in physiology is by far the endocrine...Hormones which activate hormones which activate hormones which activate hormones.......eesh.
Wow!! I wish I would have know this in that section! I suppose I could always learn it now;) Thanks!
The A just isn't the same without the learning the P at the same time...
When taken separate, crucial concepts may be harder to understand - in this massive subject area, not to mention the huge amount of material to learn, understand, and most importantly retain FOREVER, is best approached using the concept of complimentary structure and function.
A and P I and II definitely required tackling a very large bull with huge horns; the learning process was quite fun and very rewarding.
I enjoyed all of the topics, some more difficult to tackle than others, but if there's one area that still has me puzzled, it's the Endocrine system.
The A just isn’t the same without the learning the P at the same time…
When taken separate, crucial concepts may be harder to understand – in this massive subject area, not to mention the huge amount of material to learn, understand, and most importantly retain FOREVER, is best approached using the concept of complimentary structure and function.
If you've never actually done it separately, you may not really know that to be true. I understand your speculation, but physiology is a cinch when you're not constantly trying to learn structure names, locations, and organization at the same time. Anatomy is the language (words), physiology is the sentence structure and prose. Much easier to learn the language before trying to form a paragraph....For me anyway.
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I hated tissues. And I didn't like muscles much at first either. My ap1 teacher kind of made things complicated. My ap2 class is awesome though. I loved urinary, cardio, and endocrine.