Anatomy - Spring 2009 - What to Study?

[smellyacres, BSN, RN]

For those of you have already taken anatomy, can you tell us what the most important things to study beforehand are? I already have my textbook and I'm ready to go, there is so much information, what should be my top priorities?

[dcgrrl, ASN, RN]

Thanks for starting the post.

I'm not too sure where to begin but I have found an amazing website that I've been using for my upcoming A&P I class. Although I am not taking A&P I from this instructor, Professor Imholtz has a TON of practice tests, practice praticals, lecture notes, graphics, and other websites to help reinforce the material. I've already downloaded his first lecture to start memorizing the 11 systems of body. I figure - - -it's never too early to start. :typing

A&P links:

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~aimholtz/AandP/AandPLinks/ANPlinks.html

A&P I Notes:

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~aimholtz/AandP/LectureNotes/ANP1_Lec/205Lec.html

A&P Practice Questions:

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~aimholtz/AandP/PracticeQuestions/ANPquestions.html

A&P Practice Lab Practicals:

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~aimholtz/AandP/Practicals.html

[Aurora77]

Thanks for starting this thread, too. I'm taking an A&P course next semester, so I'm trying to get an early start. I bought an anatomy coloring book in the hopes that would help (plus it's something fun to play with :))

[Northofnowhere]

I know that Anatomy or A&P can differ a bit from place to place, but my Anatomy class we learned the major body systems, every bone with every knook and crany and bump, and all the major body muscles. It's a lot of information packed into a relatively small amount of time.

[sayitaintso]

yea you aae gonna need to know all the bones in the body, all the muscles and about the nerve tissue and the nervous system....

[nneokill175]

OMG! thank you!

im taking AP1 in spring too!!!!

really planning acing this class, nothing is going to stop me now!!!

good luck to you all!

[Hanabna]

Thanks for the great links! I may be insane but I'm attempting to pass Micro, Anatomy, and Physio this Spring. I'm single, no children, and not working. So, if anyone should be able to pass these three classes together it is someone like me!

[mochabean]

The cell, muscle/cardiac/smooth muscle, nervous system, the bones, the muscles and how they are named.

[Absolutely13]

I would start looking at animations of the citric acid cycle. Many folks find this subject tough to comprehend.

Are you taking A&P survey or A&P I?

[ifoundnemo]

It really varies depending upon your school and professor! I know some of the big topics we focused on in A&P 1 were: cranial nerves, skeletal system, nervous system. A good way to do it is to e-mail your professor before the semester and see if they can e-mail you a syllabus or ask them if there is anything you can do to prepare for the class!

[TypeA]

Like I replied on another thread...get a Netter's and start learning. Learn the structures (I recommend learning by body region) ie nerves, bones, muscles. If you can get the origins and insertion points of muscles down life is going to be easy. Good Luck. I loved Anatomy.:heartbeat

[NewGoalRN]

Basic body parts, qudrants, prefixes-suffixes, where body parts are located

Cell Structure i.e Molecules, Neutron, Protron, Electron, Atoms

Parts of a cell - Mitochondria, organelles, Ribosomes etc

Bones- upper body and lower body

Muscles - Upper and lower body

Nervous System- Automatic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System, Central Nevervous System

Parts of the Brain i.e Cerebellum, Brain Stem, Cerebrum, i.e their parts etc Lateral Ventricles, Hypothalamus, Epithalamus, Pituatry Gland (sp?), etc

Best advice, email professor for syllabus or to find out what chapters are covered the first few weeks of class.