Help me please,!!! Anatomy I is killing me...!!

greeniebean · Mar 1, 2009

The Cliffs Notes book on anatomy and physiology is good. I use flash cards to help me also.

Good Luck in your class.

Lola89, LPN, LVN · Mar 1, 2009

YouTube has some videos on Anatomy, some instructor guy explaining certain processes. Look it up. Might help to hear the material expressed differently.

IrishMommy · Mar 1, 2009

I could have written this post my self two weeks ago and completely sympatize with you. The first 4 chapters were painful for me to say the least, especially chemistry, I was completely lost. What helped me to get through my studying and actaully comprehend what I was studying are

1. Rewrite my professors lectures, in my own words. It helped to make things stick.

2. The website myaandp.com. My book came with an access code and the games/puzzles/flashcards made it much easier for me to focus because it was fun!

3. The book Getting Ready for A&P. This book was my saving grace for the chemistry portion, I was finally able to underdstand the concepts.

I broke up my studying into 2 hour chunks to make it bearable and set aside time every day.

I just go my grade from my exam and was pleasantly suprised with an 86. Not fantastic but completely respectable, IMO.

Good luck, I know you can do it, and do it well!

kwest210 · Mar 1, 2009

This may be out of your way... but while studying, I often get online and just type terms into the google search! I love reading what general medical websites say about AP stuff. Its in layman's terms and helps you relate the material to "real life" scenarios... it takes it out of the book and literally tells you how your body is affected. Some concepts you google will actually lead to another instructor's web notes and those are also helpful. I'm sure you will do great, your motivated and are studying hard. Good luck!!!

suzanne922 · Mar 1, 2009

I am a very visual learner too. I passed both ANP 1 and 2 with A's and what got me through was making flash cards for everything. For example, covalent bonds, I put the definition with an example and covalent bond on the other side. I did this for everything that was covered in our lectures and memorized all my flashcards. I also used the cd rom/website that came with my anatomy book. This helps if your book has one. Keep trying, you'll soon get the hang of things!

RescueGrrl211 · Mar 2, 2009

Im taking it this semester also, so I can commiserate! Here are a few things Ive been doing, and they seem to be helping!

1. After the first lecture test I (quietly) sought out the other girls who did well, and formed a study group. It helps so much to have 3 or 4 sets of notes to compare to your own, work through essay questions together, etc. Just dont get in a group of people who arent doing very well or arent motivated coz youll get off track easily and waste time.

2. I take my digital camera with me to lab and photograph everything we have to know for the lab practical. The pics actually come out quite well through the microscope and lets face it, the slides the teacher has arent going to be as great as the ones in the book which will make you falter when test time comes.

3. I study! I know that sounds stupid, but realistically I probably spend an hour a day everyday on AnP. Its tough stuff, and you HAVE to work for your A.

Hope that helps!

js408 · Mar 2, 2009

Why are they teaching covalent bonds in anatomy? That's chemistry or microbio

Hey everyone,
I just started anatomy I a few weeks ago and my first test is on Monday (chapters 1-4, plasma membrane chapter along with cell tissues and covalent bonds and all that stuff)

kwest210 · Mar 2, 2009

I think they just do a drive by of covalent bonds because they make up molecules that make up the compounds within our bodies. Also those bonds affect many processes of our bodies, so they refer back to them later in the class.

nondelicacy · Mar 2, 2009

Hello there =)

Like many others commenting, I also feel your pain. I too am taking Anatomy this semester, although it seems like the anatomy course at my campus is a bit different than everyone esle on here because we not learning about covalent bonds... >_>

Anywho, this is actually my second time taking anatomy because I got a C on it the first time. Since you are a visual learner, i believe you can get use to this course. Flashcards are always good, but I also suggest to get a cheap anatomy chart at a bookstore, cover up the names and study off of it. Also, if your anatomy course offers open labs on certain days of the week, go to it and study with a small group of people. That usually helps me. You can also put anatomical charts on flahscards and study off of those too.

But if worse case scenario happens and you end up not getting the grade you like, IT'S OK TO REPEAT. Good thing about it is that it is SO MUCH easier the second time around. Anything relating to nursing is tough and sometimes, you just don't get it the first time around.

I hope this helps, good luck on the remainding of the semester!

=)

-L

bluemalibu · Mar 2, 2009

Hello there =)
IT'S OK TO REPEAT

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Please check with the administrators within the program that you are hoping to enter BEFORE retaking a lot of your classes... our college allows but ONE repeated class to still remain eligible to apply for the RN program. There is a young lady in my Microbiology class that re-took Anatomy, received a "C", and now must receive an "A" in micro to achieve the required over-all GPA and still be eligible to apply to the program.

I am currently a student teacher in Anatomy... here are a few suggestions that you might try:

Pretend that YOU are the instructor, and teach one of your fellow students some of the precepts that you are struggling with... it will help to cement the concepts into your own mind.

Look up UC Berkley's Anatomy lectures on-line and review the topics that you are covering ... they are available to the public without charge.

As was suggested above, take pictures of the actual models from lab that you will be tested on, and use THEM as your study guide/flash card study material.

~Blue

nondelicacy · Mar 2, 2009

Please check with the administrators within the program that you are hoping to enter BEFORE retaking a lot of your classes... our college allows but ONE repeated class to still remain eligible to apply for the RN program. There is a young lady in my Microbiology class that re-took Anatomy, received a "C", and now must receive an "A" in micro to achieve the required over-all GPA and still be eligible to apply to the program.

My apologies, I should of been more specific about this, because the requirements for the BSN program on my campus is kind of similar to this. We can re-take pre-reqs but the grades of both trials will be averaged. It may be different for your prospective program.

I guess what I'm trying to give you is a sense of optimism. I remember reading a quote from someone on this forum that you should not let the requirements of your prospective program or your current situation stop you in your track of obtaining your goals, if there's a will then there's a way =)

-L