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Does anyone have any recommendations on anatomy flashcards? I know I shouldn't study before starting school, but I am already geting cabin fever just waiting around until August. The Doctor I work for suggested I just start memorizing some anatomy. I found the Saunders Veterinary Anatomy flashcards and thought they look pretty good, but would love suggestions from anyone!!

These are the ones I found:
http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/pr...&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CLPUx_G38rUCFQGCnQod6xAALQ
 
cs5910 said:
Does anyone have any recommendations on anatomy flashcards? I know I shouldn't study before starting school, but I am already geting cabin fever just waiting around until August. The Doctor I work for suggested I just start memorizing some anatomy. I found the Saunders Veterinary Anatomy flashcards and thought they look pretty good, but would love suggestions from anyone!!

These are the ones I found:
http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/pr...&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CLPUx_G38rUCFQGCnQod6xAALQ
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I was actually thinking about brushing up on my anatomy knowledge over the summer too. I've forgotten the majority to my Comparative Anatomy. 🙁

Not sure about these flashcards, but I know using flashcards did help me to study anatomy when I took it as an undergraduate. I gave my boyfriend a pack of human anatomy flashcards and he found them to be really helpful before starting his Physical Therapy masters.
 
jmo1012 said:
maybe instead of flashcards you could get the anatomy coloring book - that way you could be reviewing and having some fun at the same time! http://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Veterinary-Anatomy-Coloring-Book/dp/1437714390

i should probably invest in this book this summer - my anatomy knowledge from year 1 is pitiful! :laugh:
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Oh! I actually have this one for horse anatomy. I've found it to be very good. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/horse-anatomy-robert-a-kainer/1111317854?ean=9781577790211

Bought it way back when I thought I was going to be a Biological Illustrator.
 
selisona said:
I was actually thinking about brushing up on my anatomy knowledge over the summer too. I've forgotten the majority to my Comparative Anatomy. 🙁

Not sure about these flashcards, but I know using flashcards did help me to study anatomy when I took it as an undergraduate. I gave my boyfriend a pack of human anatomy flashcards and he found them to be really helpful before starting his Physical Therapy masters.
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You will be amazed at how quickly that anatomy will come back, just enjoy your summer. You will have plenty of time to kill your brain with anatomy once school starts. 🙂
 
twelvetigers said:
No no no no no.



(No.)






(I'm serious. NO.)
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That, and don't waste your money on the flashcards. I bought them first year and they were a total waste of money. Half the cards use different terms than we learned, or only have a few basic things on a diagram labelled, and overall just didn't match up well with our course.

(If you do decide you want them, I'll sell them cheap)
 
jmo1012 said:
maybe instead of flashcards you could get the anatomy coloring book - that way you could be reviewing and having some fun at the same time! http://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Veterinary-Anatomy-Coloring-Book/dp/1437714390

i should probably invest in this book this summer - my anatomy knowledge from year 1 is pitiful! :laugh:
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I have that one and really like it. Never taken an anatomy course though so can't say much about it being helpful. Just saw it for $7 and decided to get it. Haha
 
Some of my classmates use the Saunders flashcards and the corresponding coloring book, and say it helps.

But really, enjoy your summer!! No need to study (yet)!!
 
I agree on the no anatomy over the summer. I love anatomy and still vote enjoy your summer and don't spend it studying. One thing I recommend doing if you aren't already good at it, though, is the directional terms. That will help you immensely. I still have issues with direction terms. Ulna starts medial proximally and goes lateral as it moves distally and the radius is the opposite. I'd recommend just looking over things and describing it's position using directional terms. Other than that, no anatomy, you won't know what to study and could spend all summer covering what you'll learn in like 1 week in school. Plus it really helps to dissect as you go to really understand things.
 
jmo1012 said:
maybe instead of flashcards you could get the anatomy coloring book - that way you could be reviewing and having some fun at the same time! http://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Veterinary-Anatomy-Coloring-Book/dp/1437714390

i should probably invest in this book this summer - my anatomy knowledge from year 1 is pitiful! :laugh:
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Amen. I was in surgery with a fourth year during my first year... the surgeon held up a length of small intestine and said "what is this?" The fourth year hemmed and hawed for a while before saying "Um... small intestine?" The resident rolled his eyes: "Yes, but what part?"

I'm sitting there looking at the anti-mesenteric artery (or whatever it's correctly called) running along it thinking "Ileum! C'mon, it's the ileum! Duh!"

Pretty sure that will be me on rotation, though - staring at the small bowel thinking "um... I barely remember that it goes duodenum, jejunum, ileum.....Ok, I've got a 33% chance...."

Anyway. Back on topic: Incoming 2017ers, enjoy your gd summer. Don't waste it studying.
 
This supposed stigma against studying before vet or med school is hilarious. It's as if the neurological basis for learning/memory itself somehow magically changes all of the sudden once you step into professional school! ... In my experience, the same students who are/were worried about just passing classes like anatomy and who were complaining about it being an overwhelming amount of material are the same ones telling you that studying for a subject several months in advance won't help you.

Maybe it's different for vet school, but by the time I had taken A&P as an M1 I had already spent spent a significant amount of time studying, and I find it hard to believe that it not being overwhelming for me was a coincidence.

You've presumably been in school for most of your life, yes? Did you ever take a subject twice? Was it easier the second time? Use your common sense and best judgement, cs5910, and don't let embittered upperclassmen (or peers, for that matter) make you question what you have learned about learning over the past 20+ years of life.
 
kkraken said:
This supposed stigma against studying before vet or med school is hilarious. It's as if the neurological basis for learning/memory itself somehow magically changes all of the sudden once you step into professional school! ... In my experience, the same students who are/were worried about just passing classes like anatomy and who were complaining about it being an overwhelming amount of material are the same ones telling you that studying for a subject several months in advance won't help you.

Maybe it's different for vet school, but by the time I had taken A&P as an M1 I had already spent spent a significant amount of time studying, and I find it hard to believe that it not being overwhelming for me was a coincidence.

You've presumably been in school for most of your life, yes? Did you ever take a subject twice? Was it easier the second time? Use your common sense and best judgement, cs5910, and don't let embittered upperclassmen (or peers, for that matter) make you question what you have learned about learning over the past 20+ years of life.
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:troll:
 
Lol. Yes, the troll is telling you that studying for a class will help you be successful.

I guess instead of reviewing for boards I'll work on posting another 13,000 times in order to gain some credibility. Oye.

Good luck, kiddies.
 
No... the vet students are telling those that have not yet started vet school to enjoy their summer before school begins and to NOT study... No where did anyone say it would NOT help, just that the amount of info you will cover in the summer will probably fly by within the first week or two of school... it just is not worth it... Take the summer before even starting school and enjoy your time. It is NOT bad advice.
 
DVMDream said:
:troll:
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HAHA I love this ^

I was actually thinking about about getting a coloring book online from half.com because they sell them pretty cheap. I'm pretty good with anatomy with a major exception to neuro/muscular systems. I figured doing some of the colorings every now and then would only make me feel better. If it turns out not to be a great resource I won't have thrown much money down the drain.
 
kkraken said:
This supposed stigma against studying before vet or med school is hilarious. It's as if the neurological basis for learning/memory itself somehow magically changes all of the sudden once you step into professional school! ... In my experience, the same students who are/were worried about just passing classes like anatomy and who were complaining about it being an overwhelming amount of material are the same ones telling you that studying for a subject several months in advance won't help you.
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:hello: um yeah, vet student here - i did very well 1st semester and i'd never taken anatomy, histology, embryology, or nutrition and had only taken a biological physiology class that definitely didn't really help me with medical physiology.

the biggest struggle for students in vet school is usually studying. there is so much more to cover in so much less time, that most people have to relearn how to study. you can't really do this until you're in the middle of it all. chances are, all the pre-school studying in the world can't help you with this because its something you have to handle under pressure. also, a good deal of the best studying occurs in groups, something you wont have over the summer
 
kkraken said:
Lol. Yes, the troll is telling you that studying for a class will help you be successful.
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Sure, studying for a class is useful. But that's only if you really know how to organize the studying. My advice is predicated on the belief that incoming students are going to be further ahead if they enjoy their summer and come into grad school refreshed, relaxed, with their tanks topped off, than if they try to fumble around studying material erratically - all of it material that they're going to cover in about 2 weeks of vet school.
 
kkraken said:
Lol. Yes, the troll is telling you that studying for a class will help you be successful.

I guess instead of reviewing for boards I'll work on posting another 13,000 times in order to gain some credibility. Oye.

Good luck, kiddies.
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I have to agree with this person in some respects. For some of us, review of previous material helps immensely. And just because you don't agree with this opinion doesn't automatically make this poster a "troll." People throw that word around far too lightly on this forum. I don't think it means what you think it means.

I can see where the OP is coming from, as I too have a ton of free time on my hands right now and have been considering pulling out my UG anatomy book and doing some review, if only out of sheer boredom and the desire to do something productive. Obviously there's no point in killing yourself over the summer. But I wouldn't mind feeling a little more prepared, even if it only lasts for the first week of vet school. As someone who spent two summers studying Organic Chemistry on her own, I can say from experience that it's perfectly possible to enjoy your summer AND flip through some flashcards every once and a while. I really don't understand why everyone needs to get so defensive about it.
 
BlackDog17 said:
I have to agree with this person in some respects. For some of us, review of previous material helps immensely. And just because you don't agree with this opinion doesn't automatically make this poster a "troll." People throw that word around far too lightly on this forum. I don't think it means what you think it means.

I can see where the OP is coming from, as I too have a ton of free time on my hands right now and have been considering pulling out my UG anatomy book and doing some review, if only out of sheer boredom and the desire to do something productive. Obviously there's no point in killing yourself over the summer. But I wouldn't mind feeling a little more prepared, even if it only lasts for the first week of vet school. As someone who spent two summers studying Organic Chemistry on her own, I can say from experience that it's perfectly possible to enjoy your summer AND flip through some flashcards every once and a while. I really don't understand why everyone needs to get so defensive about it.
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I think you need to re-read the tone of that first post that poster made... it was very... umm... what is the word I am looking for... egotistical?? Maybe not that... anyway... re-read that first post and maybe you will see why it was offensive.... he/she whatever, basically said that those of us posting to not study in the months before school are also the ones that probably struggled through anatomy, which is very much not the case. I did splendidly well in anatomy and still stand by not reviewing beforehand and I had been out of school completely for two years before starting vet school.

Now, just like anything else on the forum, that is just my opinion... if you want to flip through anatomy flash cards during the summer then have at it.

But his comment was meant to create a reaction based on the tone he came in here posting with and the way he responded once he was called a troll.
 
actually, for you bored people, my best advice for you would be to get as much clinical experience possible right now even if its all hands off. it made a tremendous difference to be able to apply things to cases i had seen. i had a huge leg up because i'd spent time with a boarded radiologist. learning pharmacology was easier when i had already heard of the drug before even though i had no clue why it was used.
 
I was one of those people where studying the summer before made me feel less anxious about the uncertainty of starting school. I definitely don't think my studying helped me with first semester in any perceptable ammount (except the directional terms as another poster mentioned), simply because it's really hard to study things out of context. But I don't regret my decision because it helped me maintain sanity before starting school. I was so terrified I wouldn't be successful that the studying really helped me feel at ease and in control. But if I were a normal student not completely terrified of failing out of school, I would go back and enjoy the simple things. Just some background- I took 4 years off between UG and vet school so I was more concerned about failing than the average first year.

I really like the Saunders flash cards but the terminology is different from The Dissection of The Dog. So even things you think you know might be different in school.

Summary: if at all humanly possible, please enjoy your summer! If that absolutely requires studying, then I completely understand where you're coming from 😀
 
My first semester anatomy professor has been working on an anatomy active lesson for tablets and phones but can be used on the computer too. It was very helpful for me last semester because I had not had any anatomy prior to vet school.

http://www.activelessonhq.com

A big difference in how you need to study coming from undergrad to vet school is the idea that you aren't studying for an exam but you are studying for your career. A difficult thing to do when you are slammed with exams every week. Wanting to start looking over things before school starts is a great mentality to have, if you enjoy it, don't let it stress you out. Its proven that smaller doses of repetition are what contribute to long term memory.

I would also suggest getting the coloring books - I really like my canine one. Equine anatomy is also intense so an equine coloring book is a great idea too.

Good luck!
 
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