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I don't start A&P I until the fall semester but I would like to start hitting the books now just to get a head start. What would you personally recommend to specifically focus on when studying? I don't want to get too far ahead of myself but I think it's a good idea to start building up on the basics now. I figure I have about 2 months of free time so that is plenty. Also, I will be taking Microbiology that same semester, so if you could give any advice for that class as well I'd really appreciate it. Thank you.

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My advice would be to go out, have a life while you still can. School will be on you soon enough.

But if you feel you need to get started, go with the basics. Start the foundation, and build on it. Learning specifics will make you better in some areas, but it will frustrate you when you hit something you don't know. Read the intros and conclusions of chapters and books. Get familliar with your textbooks so you know where to look for stuff. You don't need to know everything before you get to class but if you know where to look, it will decrease the frantic searches for information when an assignment is looming.

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I asked for the same advice and another forum user recommended this book: http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQprZ2399961QQtgZinfo

I purchased it last week and supposed to get it this Tuesday so I don't know anything about it. However, I did read the reviews and they all seemed pretty good.

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Get a review book and start reading it, I do that before some classes to see if I can brief myself on the information and even learn a thing or two before we officially start.

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My advice would be to go out, have a life while you still can. School will be on you soon enough.

But if you feel you need to get started, go with the basics. Start the foundation, and build on it. Learning specifics will make you better in some areas, but it will frustrate you when you hit something you don't know. Read the intros and conclusions of chapters and books. Get familliar with your textbooks so you know where to look for stuff. You don't need to know everything before you get to class but if you know where to look, it will decrease the frantic searches for information when an assignment is looming.

Maybe I should have mentioned on top of the two science courses I am taking two general education classes as well Two or three hours a day of study time during the summer will not exactly keep me from having a life, but will only make it easier on me during the fall semester.

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Defiently start memorizing the bones and sultures in the skull. and perhaps study all the bones in the body!

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The book prologic mentioned is fine, but if you could find out what book you will be using in the fall, then you should just go ahead and get that one from half.com. Start out learning the organs and their functions and location. There are many terms to describe location....superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, proximal, lateral, distal, medial, quadrants, etc.

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I have Barron's Anatomy And Physiology: The Easy Way (2nd edition). Should we just study chapter after chapter then? I don't know about A&P but I know in some classes instructors jump around different sections of the book in no particular order.

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One question I have is are you sure you want to take anatomy and microbiology in the same semester? I mean, if you have the aptitude to do so, then, go for it, but, those can be very heavy subjects, both including labs. My school didn't allow a person to take micro until they completed both, anatomy 1 and 2. (Of course, this does not mean that this is a requirement for your program, and I am not trying to discourage you if you think you can handle it).

I saw Barron's book. I would just read chapter to chapter, answer the study questions and when the book comes, compare to that. Good luck, and don't overstudy! :0)

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One question I have is are you sure you want to take anatomy and microbiology in the same semester?

I saw Barron's book. I would just read chapter to chapter, answer the study questions and when the book comes, compare to that. Good luck, and don't overstudy! :0)

I rather not but I don't really have a choice. I would like to start applying to respiratory programs next spring but from what I understand I have to complete my prerequisites first before I get accepted. Fall semester I will be taking A&P I, Microbiology, English II and Math (mod 3 and 4). Spring semester I will take A&P II, Intro to Chemistry, and Algebra. It's a lot but fortunately I have financial support and I don't really need to work more than 1 day a week. If I start studying now and get a head start I think I will be fine.

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I liked Grey's Anatomy coloring book. Yes! There was a REAL Grey's Anatomy. The coloring book is a tactile way of learning veins, bones, nerves, etc.

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For great review on pure anatomy, go to http://www.winkingskull.com- great resource for testing your knowledge.

I also agree with Jacquie- go have a little fun already!

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