? for those who've already taken A&P1

[ccjus123]

I'm preparing to take a 5 week A&P1 class in June. I've already bought the A&P for Dummies book and it's helping me alot. I've got alot of input from these boards and from what I gather it seems that the skeletal system will be the most challenging with all of the bones and terms to remember.

I've got to know and understand where certain areas and parts of the skull and facial bones are like: frontal bone, orbital foramen, zygomatic bone, and mandible, ane more. It just seems like I feel lost since I haven't taken the class yet and don't really know what to expect.

Well my question is I'm viewing some websites on A&P and they list the different views with the parts (anterior, superior, lateral, etc.) and with each view are different parts listed.

What has been your experience? Did you study all views with all of the bones for each view or did your professor focus on 1 or 2 particular views? Should I just focus on studying the "general skeleton" (skull, mandible, hyoid bone, cervical vertebra, clavicle, etc.)?

Please keep in mind that I'm taking an accelerated 5 week course beginning in June

Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

-Thanks,

Cee Cee

[oldcatlady71]

Hi Cee Cee,

I am not sure I am following your question but I took A&P1 during the summer, a 5 week course from July 7th to August 7th last year so I'll just tell you my experience. The way the course was for me was a 2 hour lecture from 8-10 and lab from 10-12 in the morning Mon-Thurs. The lecture was a lot of notes, listening, and writing obviously. I found the lecture much harder to study for. In regards to the lab I felt it was a lot EASIER taking the accelerated course because I was there 4 days a week for 4 hours a day. So even though I had a test every 3-4 days it was okay because I was constantly exposed to the material.

In regards to the skull and its anatomy, for my lab exams we had to learn all views of it and when it came time for the test the professor would lay out like 1 or 2 of the views. So basically we had to know every view but weren't tested on all of them it was a surprise we didn't know what view the professor would use.

It's good that you are preparing now but once you get into it and you're there everyday with the material it will get a lot easier. I ended up getting a B+ in A&P1 and an A in A&P2. You'll do fine as long as you study!!!

Good Luck hope this helped :)

[ifoundnemo]

The curriculum for A&P 1 really depends on your professor. We had to know all the foramen and fossas. As far as knowing anterior, lateral and superior, the main thing is knowing what they mean for example they will ask things like "True or False, the mandible is superior to the tibia" Obviously yes, because the jaw bone is "superior" above, the tibia. They will also ask if the ulna is lateral or anterior to the radius, things like that :) So just know what they mean and how the bones relate to eachother in that respect.

Personally, right now I would just memorize the bones in preparation and learn something about muscles, perhaps look online to see if you can find muscle slides. Even a small thing like just memorizing the bones and foramen will greatly ease your load. Email your professor and ask what you can do in preparation too, they are usually more than willing to help an enthusiastic student.

[Wsmith16, ADN, BSN]

Wait until you start the class each professor will focus on diff aspects of it especially since it is a 5 week course. You'll have more info once you have the syllabus in hand.