A&P 1: The Spring '05 Anatomy & Physiology Club

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2005

Well, it is always hard to find out you did worse than you expected, but at least it is a B. It is easily made up with other exams if you put your mind to it!! :)

Good luck, and why do some instructors have to be sooooo ridiculous? loose areolar connective instead of loose areolar connective tissue proper? come on!!! at least you didn't just write areolar!!!! Does your instructor not know that it is a tissue, so you need to write it? LOL (sorry, I know it's not funny)

Anyway, sorry to hear you're not happy. Good luck next time!

Ugh Ugh Ugh I am so mad at myself right now I could spit nails! I got my lab test results back and I did a LOT worse than I thought I did...and again for my own stupidity ( doesn't help I was really sick)..I got an 84! Why? Besides the 2 I knew I had wrong...I didn't write out the ENTIRE tissue name on a few ( for ex. I wrote loose areolar connective instead of connective tissue proper, loose areolar) and thing is I KNOW better - I don't even recall not writing it UGH!....UGH and another one I had to write the fuction of the "organelle" well the pointer was on Rough ER so I wrote about rough ER and I didn't write about the ER in general.
Ugh! Poop!
Oh well...not much I can do now...just carry on and know I will do better next time.

BoonersmomRN · Feb 22, 2005

Thanks:)

She just posted that the class "average" was a 75 so I guess that sort of puts it in perspective that at least I did better than average even with all my stupid mistakes. My friend whom I know is not dumb got a 63 and is really discouraged right now:(.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2005

Thanks:)
She just posted that the class "average" was a 75 so I guess that sort of puts it in perspective that at least I did better than average even with all my stupid mistakes. My friend whom I know is not dumb got a 63 and is really discouraged right now:(.

That really scares me!! I have my first lecture exam and lab practical Thursday! I have studied my gluteals off!!! I hope I do well.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2005

We received our list for the bones, and marking today. I think I have an understanding of the Femur markings, foot bones, scapula markings, and clavicle markings so far.

Thank God our instructor has a heart, he said we would have a word bank. At least I don't have to worry about remembering the name, plus where it is. If I can see the name on paper, then I should be able to tell you where it is.

I'm going to make myself a list of all the marking, without putting which bone it is on. That way I HAVE to learn where it is found, and on WHAT bone!

I have a little skeleton about 2 feet tall that I bought off Ebay. So, I am going over the markings, and pointing to them on the "little man". LOL

Hope all is going well.

MryRose · Feb 23, 2005

We received our list for the bones, and marking today. I think I have an understanding of the Femur markings, foot bones, scapula markings, and clavicle markings so far.
Thank God our instructor has a heart, he said we would have a word bank. At least I don't have to worry about remembering the name, plus where it is. If I can see the name on paper, then I should be able to tell you where it is.
I'm going to make myself a list of all the marking, without putting which bone it is on. That way I HAVE to learn where it is found, and on WHAT bone!
I have a little skeleton about 2 foot tall that I bought of Ebay. So, I am going over the markings, and pointing to them on the "little man". LOL
Hope all is going well.

Your "little man" idea is great!! Wish I would have thought of getting one during anatomy.

Hugs!

MaryRose

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2005

Your "little man" idea is great!! Wish I would have thought of getting one during anatomy.
Hugs!
MaryRose

It does have a lot of detail, surprisingly. Looks like I bought a good one. I made sure it said if would be good for students, etc.

However, I wonder what people would think if they saw me playing with and talking to a toy skeleton. :rotfl:

I looked for a little man that had some meat on his bones too, but couldn't find one. I guess learning the muscles will have to come from lab, and photos only. lol

EDIT: I found a 1/4 scale "Mr. Mini-Muscle" for $549.95. I don't think so. LOL The 1/2 scale, which is about the same size as my little man cost a whopping $3,295.95!!!

Sorry, I'm not paying that kind of money to learn the muscles. I'll gladly pay the gas money to go to the lab during open hours.

heatherp · Feb 24, 2005

I tried to figure out what school you are going to, but couldn't.
West Valley College in Saratoga, CA uses cadavers, and, in fact, has an advanced human anatomy class in the summer (have to take their anatomy class).
I've heard that San Jose City College uses cadavers, but do not know that for a fact.
NurseFirst

Thank you! I knew that we couldn't be the only one. I go to Santa Rosa Junior College. Our class is just the 'regular' anatomy class for future RN students. There is another one, but it's for the LVN program. But, our school has a BIG reputation of being very hard, and in depth. It's hard, but I know I'm learning a LOT! I know it's a lot harder than the local University, all the math and science classes at SRJC are harder than SSU. LOL

Well, back to the studies. Our first FULL lecture exam is on Monday. She gives a 1/2 exam the after the first 3 weeks of school so that people can drop without getting a W. The first exam was on intro, cells, Epithelial Tissue, Connective Tissue, and the Integumentary system. This one is on all of the above, plus Bone, Joints and Muscle. We've also had 2 lab exams (ET, CT, Integument on the 1st, and Bones on the second), and the 3rd is a week from Friday. We've only been in school since Jan. 10! We have 3 1/2 lecture exams, plus the Final, and 7 lab exams! Lots to memorize, and not much time to do it!

Heather

BoonersmomRN · Feb 24, 2005

Good Luck Fun2Care...you have exams today don't you?

My lecture exam is at 12:30 ( it's snowing...here's hoping they call school off LOL!)...actually I am ready:)

RN_2007 · Feb 24, 2005

I got my skeletal exam back last night! I made a 93.5!! I didn't think I did that well due to the fact that I didn't study as much as I should have. But much to my suprise I passed. I guess the bonus question helped (name all of the cranial bones).

BoonersmomRN · Feb 24, 2005

Yipee! Test over and graded....with extra credit I got a 112%!

I have to say it had to be the easiest test I have taken in a LONG time. The questions were sooooo easy. Like for example:

All the following are true about epithelial tissue EXCEPT

A) can be simple or stratified

B) densely packed cells

C) polarity

D) send messages to the CNS

I swear the whole test was like this LOL! I was like you have gotta be kidding me...yeeeee hawwwww!

Fun2, BSN, RN · Feb 25, 2005

Yipee! Test over and graded....with extra credit I got a 112%!
I have to say it had to be the easiest test I have taken in a LONG time. The questions were sooooo easy. Like for example:
All the following are true about epithelial tissue EXCEPT
A) can be simple or stratified
B) densely packed cells
C) polarity
D) send messages to the CNS
I swear the whole test was like this LOL! I was like you have gotta be kidding me...yeeeee hawwwww!

Way to go BoonersMom, and RN_2007!!

I took my lecture exam, and lap practical today. They covered intro, tissues, integument, and bone tissue.

I'm not sure what I made yet, but I know part of the lecture.

There were 80 scan-tron questions worth 1 point each, and 2 short answer questions worth 10 points each. Out of the 80, I missed 5. So, if I get both the essay questions correct, which I think I will, I should get a 95. I'm not sure if he curves, and there were no bonus questions. (Sure would feel great if he does curve, and I get the highest grade, so he'd curve it 5 points.....100!) lol

Our case study is due on April 1st, and that is 25% of our lab practical grade. So, I'm not sure when I'll find out the grade for that.

Everyone has until Tuesday evening to take the lecture exam, so Thursday we will go over the exam in class.

Most of our questions were easy, but there were 3 I really had to think about. I got all three wrong, but I'm wondering if the scantron couldn't read it well enough b/c I changed the answers. After the test, if I put what I thought I put, I would have them correct. Who knows.....

One question was tricky: Injections are usually given in what layer? Well, I say it all depends on what medicine you are giving. Personally, as a medical assistant, I only gave subcutaneous injections for allergy shots. Most of the injections I gave were intra-muscular, but that wasn't one of the answers. I got it wrong, I think, so I must have put intra-dermal. I may try to fight that question. :rolleyes:

I don't have a clue what the other one I missed was. I must have marked the wrong box b/c it was on the first 50 questions which were toooooooo easy!!

BoonersMom....we had an easy epithelium question also that was something like this:

Which of the following is not a shape of epithelium?

A) Cuboidal

B) Columnar

C) Squamous

D) Stratified

E) All the above are correct

LMAO Well, I guess someone nervous could mess that one up, but I thought it was just too easy......D of course!!!

Now that is through....off to study BONES!!!!!!!

BoonersmomRN · Feb 25, 2005

Fingers crossed you did very well!!!

We are moving on to Electrophysiology in lecture ( ugh) and in lab we are doing the brain + cranial nerves.