A&P II Winter/Spring '08

nursenorris · Jan 9, 2008

Hello

Count me in I start next friday! Found out today I have a really hard prof but I can handle it :bugeyes: I was wondering how the class was going for those that have started?

Thanks

smilingjaguar · Jan 10, 2008

We have a pretty cool (although pretty tough) A&P prof who likes to go off on tangents. He tried to hit the ground running but we ended up talking about hunting, Britney Spears, and Dr. Phil. :specs: He's the type with the superlong, write what you know exams, but at least the class is enjoyable...even if my hand is worn out at the end of his tests.

daisyfleur70 · Jan 10, 2008

First day back was yesterday. I have the same instructor as before. After the lecture last night and the way she broke down the grades and expectations, I'm a little nervous. There are more points to earn, exams are worth more, homework worth less , there's a project in addition to a cumulative final AND the last exam. It also looks like to maintain the grade I got for A&P 1 I'll have to put in even MORE hours studying outside of class (and it was pretty hard to pull that off last quarter).

We're kicking off with the endocrine system...yay chemistry:icon_roll

I'm glad there's only one lab per week, and that I will be finishing earlier in the evening than I did last quarter, I'm going to need the extra time!

Good luck everyone!

greekisfun · Jan 12, 2008

I took A&P I last fall and i saw how intense the reading was. I just couldn't keep up with the reading. A chapter in the testbook is like 200 pages and it was just impossible to read everything and still pass all the other classes i was taking. Anyways, since u took A&pII already and came out with a good grade, i was wondering how u did it, how u kept up with the reading.

greekisfun · Jan 12, 2008

Hi to all,
I am posting these in response to many from AP I and II who have asked for my notes from those classes. I am posting the AP II notes here and the AP I notes are on the AP I sticky. I hope that they assist you in your studies. GOOD LUCK.

I took A&P I last fall and i saw how intense the reading was. I just couldn't keep up with the reading. A chapter in the testbook is like 200 pages and it was just impossible to read everything and still pass all the other classes i was taking. Anyways, since u took A&pII already and came out with a good grade, i was wondering how u did it, how u kept up with the reading.

lacosa · Jan 12, 2008

sunnyroad were on the same page. i am taking a&p ii, micro (8weeks) online, a 3-week cna course, and patho(online) along with nur207 therapeutic assesment in the second 8-weeks. but i am hanging in there and looking out for those stickies. i think we all will do just fine. a&p ii is interesting almost a review for a&p i.

WarEagleRN77 · Jan 14, 2008

This is my first time posting! I started A&P II on January 7th, I have the same professor that I had for A&P I. I'm hoping that will help me since I know the way he teaches.

Good Luck, Everyone!!

By the way, I LOVE this site!!!

Have a great night,

Angeline

Gurmo · Jan 15, 2008

I had my first class last night and am a little nervous. We started out with a review "Of things you should already know". Most of the questions asked after he or someone gave the answer I would say "Oh yeah, I knew that!".

This is going to be a tough semester. All exams are essays! Wow! Fun times though, I already told the gf it was nice knowning her haha.

daisyfleur70 · Jan 17, 2008

anyone know of any websites that have good photos of blood cells seen under a light microscope?

The textbook has some pictures, but the prepared slides we looked at in lab weren't the best quality for discerning the different types of leukocytes....

Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.

Gurmo · Jan 17, 2008

Try http://images.google.com/ or even google. Also http://www.wikipedia.org is a good site to find images too. Hope that helps and good luck with your search.

vjm07 · Jan 18, 2008

Can anyone explain the Conducting Zone and Respiratroy Zones?

nurz2be · Jan 18, 2008

I took A&P I last fall and i saw how intense the reading was. I just couldn't keep up with the reading. A chapter in the testbook is like 200 pages and it was just impossible to read everything and still pass all the other classes i was taking. Anyways, since u took A&pII already and came out with a good grade, i was wondering how u did it, how u kept up with the reading.

My AP I and II classes were, as are all our pre req classes, 4 weeks in length. We went 5 days a week for 4-6 hours a day. We covered between 1-2 chapters a day, had an exam every Monday with the final being on the last Friday of class. The way I kept up was to take notes the night before class. I would read the chapter and take "rough" notes of bold face words, words I didn't know, and processes. That way when I went to class when the professor spoke even if I didn't know specifically all the details he was speaking of, I at least had heard the words and had an idea of what was being said. I took vigorous notes, as you will see of the ones I have placed here, and re-wrote the class notes with the nights previous notes. It was a lot of work but it paid off. We formed a study group as well and some nights when the chapters were REALLY LONG we would divide the chapter among us, take notes, copy them and pass them among one another. It made the chapters easier to digest along with getting another persons viewpoint, there were 4-5 in any of the study groups I have been in as of yet.

GOOD LUCK.