A&P Prep Materials

[scrawnyguy]

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I'm taking A&P in the fall and I really want to knock it out of the park. Honestly I feel like many of the other prereq courses are pretty much weed out courses, but A&P seems pretty relevant to our field. Besides the textbook did any of you use any other study materials before or during the class. I've seen the anatomy coloring around. I thought they looked silly but my brother says they really helped him out. Any suggestions?

 

[topher031888]

I never used any materials outside of what was required for the class. Lots of people do use things like coloring books and seem to enjoy them. I think they like them because it is a different way to study and keep things interesting. The key to doing well in Anatomy is to stay on top of things. Go over material before class. Don't go and try and memorize it before class, just look it over thoroughly. Then before going to sleep that night do the same thing again. Do this in addition to your usually study habits and you should do great. A & P is a tough class to cram for, its not that any of the concepts are hard to grasp, its the quantity that can be daunting. I loved A & P despite that it was one of the most time consuming classes of my undergraduate degree.

 

[NeuroRehabilitation]

Depends how in-depth you want to learn Anatomy before PT school.

Excellent website with fundamental information: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/

I recommend using this site to view and take quizzes with their radiological and cadavers images: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~anatomy/

You can also find tons of helpful dissection videos on youtube.

 

[Kuhdaytee]

When I took A&P, the best way I learned was to know the material well enough to draw it by hand. So, being able to draw the arteries of the arm, or the cycle of blood, without referencing a textbook. If you aren't comfortable with drawing bones or other diagrams, you can print pictures that are unlabeled, and then slip them into a clear binder, and use whiteboard markers to write on the plastic binder cover, so that way you can reuse the pictures.

Staring at diagrams and reading the book didn't help nearly as much as this did.

 

[scrawnyguy]

When I took A&P, the best way I learned was to know the material well enough to draw it by hand. So, being able to draw the arteries of the arm, or the cycle of blood, without referencing a textbook. If you aren't comfortable with drawing bones or other diagrams, you can print pictures that are unlabeled, and then slip them into a clear binder, and use whiteboard markers to write on the plastic binder cover, so that way you can reuse the pictures.

Staring at diagrams and reading the book didn't help nearly as much as this did.

Good idea. I'm not sure how great my art skills are though. I did order the coloring books the other day. They should be here tomorrow. It's nice to have a break between terms but part of me just wants to get classes started again. I think I am addicted to studying. Is that crazy?

 

[Kuhdaytee]

Yeah, definitely look into printing unlabeled diagrams then. That's basically what the tests were like anyways- naming the body part that was labeled, or the function of it.

Haha definitely not crazy. I miss studying and it's only been a few months out of school for me.

Good luck with the coloring book. I've heard mixed things about it, but I hope you find it useful!

 

[foodislife]

I'm taking A&P in the fall and I really want to knock it out of the park. Honestly I feel like many of the other prereq courses are pretty much weed out courses, but A&P seems pretty relevant to our field. Besides the textbook did any of you use any other study materials before or during the class. I've seen the anatomy coloring around. I thought they looked silly but my brother says they really helped him out. Any suggestions?

The Youtube Channel I'm making might help you out. It's called Anatomy on Demand and it will eventually have a short video for every bone in the body. Since I teach anatomy, I'm big in latin terminology and conceptual understanding and minimizing memorization as much a possible. I'm adding 1-2 videos per week, and should have a video for every major bone in the body by June 15th.
Here is a link to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoe0EmLDrhDo9KGP92P2_Q

You can also just search youtube for "Anatomy on Demand

Also, I've been tossing around the idea of starting a "Video Shorts" series that answers viewer anatomy questions, so shoot me any questions you have and if they would make a solid video I'll put them up within a few days.

Good luck!

 

[mv85dpthopeful]

In my A&P classes, we had to draw by hand both for assignments and exams. It certainly wasn't emphasized heavily, but be prepared for the possibility of having to do it at least a little. If you can get some cadaver dissection software, I found it very helpful.