~Cel~

I memorized the sliding filament model from the book and the accompanying CD-ROM. Not sure which curriculum you have but just as some of the others here, we are also using Marieb. The CD cracks me up, but really broke it all down for me and has little quizzes to take over each section. I seem to learn much better visually. We just finished with the muscles, brain, and all of the nervous system, the exam we took yesterday. Next exam is 3 weeks away and is over the endocrine system, blood, and the cardiovascular system; both the heart and blood vessels.

I agree, she doesn't like to be wrong. We are just about 1/2 way done. It's 1 semester rather than 2 semesters like most of the colleges around here. Anyhow, thank you so much for your support. Just knowing someone knows what I'm going through helps, well and venting doesn't hurt either. Good luck in your class too.

Thanks for the link and the suggestion. I spoke to her about a misleading word on one of the last test questions...I'm not picky, I've never talked to a professor about a grade before...because I've always done well. My husband hounded me to talk to her about this question since he and I both looked it up. Anyhow, so I talked to her and she refused to listen to me because it was one she told us about in class. I understood her reasoning, but still thought that the question wasn't properly worded. The question was: The chemical directly responsible for initiating muscle contraction is: A. ATP B. Acetylcholine C. Acetylcholinesterase D. Calcium E. Sodium My answer was Acetylcholine. Most of us put acetylcholine and when she gave us our tests she said she thought that one was a gimme since she told us about it in class. The book states acetylcholine is the initiator of a muscle contraction. But the answer according to her is calcium. I understand that without calcium ions the muscle won't contract, but the calcium ions won't be released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum unless the chain of events start beginning with the acetylcholine travelling from the neuron across the synaptic cleft...blah blah blah After she and I talked about it for a while she scratched out "initiating" and asked what I would have put. I said calcium. Am I being unreasonable about this silly question and the way it was worded? I've let it go with her, but intend to take my time tomorrow on the exam. Thanks for listening.

Those are some awesome suggestions! Thank you for taking the time to lay out your strategy for me. I will have to use some of it for myself. Thanks again, Cel

Hi everyone, I'm new to this board. But not new to the site. I'm taking A&P as well this semester. There is no lab for this course at our school. I feel it would be an added help if there was. I'm struggling in it right now...D average I'm not sure what has happened to me, this is the toughest class I've taken in 2 years of college and I'm pretty low about it (GPA was 3.445 before I took this class, lol). I'm not sure why, but the prof makes the tests so darned cryptic. Like a multiple choice inside a multiple choice inside another multiple choice...and that's just one question. I'm learning a lot, apparently though it's just not enough. I'm trying to keep my chin up but it's really been a kick to my ego. I'll stop whining...if you have any study tips please let me know. I've been scouting out the websites posted here and find them really helpful, thank you for posting them.