Recommendations (study tips/flash cards/books/etc) for Anatomy & Physiology

[ForensicMI]

I have Anatomy & Physiology and it is my last pre-req before I can get into the Nursing program. What did you use to study? Where did you get the items? Flash cards? Coloring books?

I currently have Anatomy & Physiology made Incredibly Easy" by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. I'm debating on getting the following:

• "Straight A's in Anatomy & Physiology" Author: Springhouse
  
• "Anatomy & Physiology for Dummies" Author: Donna Rae Siegfried
  
• "Anatomy & Physiology workbook for Dummies" Author: Janet Rae Dupree
  

If you used those, were they beneficial for you while you were taking this course?

Thanks for your help and your responses!

[mac212marco]

I didn't use any of the books you listed but I did use a coloring book that was helpful. I also bought Barrons Anatomy flash cards and I really found those to be helpful, I would quiz myself at home with those. I also think you should get a study group, that was very helpful to me also. Hope this helps!

[mac212marco]

P.S. I found the flash cards and coloring books at Border's books. I think the flash cards were $25 but I can't remember how much the book was.

[777RN, BSN, RN]

Hello!

I recently finished A&P I/II and achieved As in both. To study, I relied heavily on free Internet resources, including the following:

http://www.getbodysmart.com

http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/adamHtml/bodyguides/frameParent.htm

http://www.learnerstv.com/lectures.php?course=ltv007&cat=Biology&page=1

http://sam.westkentucky.kctcs.edu/courses/general/ap/photolab/

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/Anatomy-Physiology.topicArticleId-22032.html

There is so much information on the Internet, certainly you'll be able to find other resources if the ones above don't suit you. I think learning aids have to be matched to the individual. Some of us are visual learners, others prefer hands-on activities, etc. Only you know how you learn best.

I found that because there is so much information to absorb with A&P, it can be difficult to digest it all. It's easy to miss the forest for the trees. Thousand-page textbooks compound the problem. A good, streamlined review source, like the Cliffs Notes above, was very helpful come exam time. Also, reviewing unit/chapter exams was very helpful for my midterms and finals.

Hope this is helpful.

Best,

Wendy

[tonyal]

I used a coloring book it was about $14 from borders I also bought flash cards, but i really never used them except for the bones and a little with some of the nervous system.

anything I bought for extra study was from borders and I used coupons that they emailed me to get it cheaper. I have also done this with some of my nursing books that were required.

[shrimpchips, LPN]

I didn't use any of the books you listed but I did use a coloring book that was helpful. I also bought Barrons Anatomy flash cards and I really found those to be helpful, I would quiz myself at home with those. I also think you should get a study group, that was very helpful to me also. Hope this helps!

I also used a coloring book! The ones I bought were the "Anatomy coloring book" and the "Physiology coloring book" - they were about $20-ish each but they helped a lot!