Anatomy and Physiology...

[Wanna_BA_Nurse]

Hi fellow nursing students! I'll keep it simple: Have you taken these two classes in the same semester (anatomy+lab and physiology+lab)? Was it okay or do you advise against it??? Even if you've only taken one of these classes, do you think I'd be able to do it? Anyway, thank you sooo much for any info or experiences!

[Bob_N_VA]

In many colleges, they are combined into anatomy and physiology with a first and second course. They are also lecture and lab. So you would take A&P 1 and then A&P2 in at least two semesters. Each course is 4 credits, and a lot of memorization. Some schools offered a 5 credit version in one semester, aimed at health care students rather than future physicians, but they seem to have fallen out of favor since there is so much information to take in.

[gumby1411]

I haven't seen Anatomy and Physiology as separate classes. I took a combined 5 credit A&P (I & II combined). I also took it during the summer, so instead of the normal 15 week semester, it was pushed down into 7 weeks. It was insane. We had lecture for 3 hours followed by 2 hours of lab, 4 days a week for 7 weeks. INSANE.

I don't see why you'd want to take Anatomy separate from Physiology, if you even can. In my mind, they are inseparable since they are so closely correlated. Why learn the just the parts, when you can learn the parts and how they work?! Now whether you can take A&P I, then A&P II as opposed to taking them combined into one class, that's completely up to you and how much time you can devote to studying.

[escapebigd]

I've never heard of them separate either. I have heard of teachers doing just the anatomy first with a few hints to what the parts do, then moving onto physiology.

[CrunchyMama, ASN, RN]

My school does them together...I personally think it's better that way, I think it would be hard to learn one without the other.

[Calinurse4]

I took them separately; that's the only way my school offers it. They are both 5 unit classes. I took anatomy and micro the same semester, then I took physio the following semester. I think it would work taking anatomy and physio together as long as they were at the same pace or if anatomy was just ahead. If you got to the point that physio was ahead of anatomy, it wouldn't make as much sense, KWIM?

[SurroDoula]

My school actually separates it into 3 classes: Anatomy, Physiology I, and Physiology II, with Anatomy being a pre- or a co-requisite to Physiology I. I took the first 2 courses together, and will be taking Physiology II this fall. Not a problem.

[Wanna_BA_Nurse]

Hey thanks everyone! I wish my school did them together as the same class that makes sense...but I guess (from what everyone says) I'll be okay taking them together. Again, THANK YOU!

[doublehelix]

Yes... there are two parts, and in each course you will learn a system, then learn the anatomy and physiology about the system at once. It makes it MUCH easier. One of my girlfriends took a A&P class for a LPN school, and they taught all the anatomy first, then physiology. It makes much more sense to learn them together, and take Part 1 and then Part 2 later on. It isn't really a hard course, but there's a LOT of information you need to obtain.

I wouldn't take Part 1 and Part 2 together just because there's so much information you'll drive yourself crazy memorizing everything, and then it probably won't stick. I took A&P on it's own before nrsg school, and it was enough just on its own! I studied on average 2.5 hours a day.

[livelifeloveRN]

Mine are separate as well. I took Anatomy at Community College, by it's self to make it easy, and I'm glad I did that. I'm taking Physiology at my new University this semester with 1 other none med class. I would definitely suggest taking them separate...unless all the information goes hand in hand.