Class of 2017.... how you doin?

[Lupin21]

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Hooray, Abs!!! I have a mini quiz today over cranial nerves, pathways etc. I hope I know enough...

 

[Escalla]

Boom. Crushed it.

 

[Foxhunter]

OK so... Soooo excited. We filled out our selectives registration forms last week (basically 1 or 2 week specialized intensive electives at the end of the semester- you can do two 1 week course or 1- 2 week course). I had a good number, but I'm a first year so didn't really expect to get anything that cool, but I still put some reach things on there. Got an email today asking which I would prefer, saying that I'll likely get my top pick out of these options:

1 Week Equine Colic and 1 Week Lab Animal Medicine (a first choice and a fifth choice combined)

ORRRR

2 Weeks on an Equine Orthopedic Surgery Rotation in the hospital (my third choice)

I already can't decide.... I'm leaning torwards the orthopedic surgery just because there are only two spots per semester and I'm guessing it's just a fluke that one is still open, but both sound super awesome!

 

[Lupin21]

OK so... Soooo excited. We filled out our selectives registration forms last week (basically 1 or 2 week specialized intensive electives at the end of the semester- you can do two 1 week course or 1- 2 week course). I had a good number, but I'm a first year so didn't really expect to get anything that cool, but I still put some reach things on there. Got an email today asking which I would prefer, saying that I'll likely get my top pick out of these options:

1 Week Equine Colic and 1 Week Lab Animal Medicine (a first choice and a fifth choice combined)

ORRRR

2 Weeks on an Equine Orthopedic Surgery Rotation in the hospital (my third choice)

I already can't decide.... I'm leaning torwards the orthopedic surgery just because there are only two spots per semester and I'm guessing it's just a fluke that one is still open, but both sound super awesome!

Sounds like a win win either way. Don't know what I would do in that situation either.

On another note- I did know enough to make the anatomy quiz not too horrible. 🙂

 

[felinelvr44]

With our whacky PBL curriculum, we have our midterm on Monday (gross anatomy, histo, embryo, nuero, radiology). Let's just say I completely understand the "vet school is a nightmare" thread now. 🙁

 

[Crystalight33]

Ugh, I couldn't imagine having multiple tests in one day. We have a test every Monday and Friday until October. Anatomy was the test I was dreading the most (how are we supposed to know everything about everything??) and not only did I pass, but I made an A on it 🙂. Now I'm trying to find the motivation to study for Monday's Bacteriology test....

 

[felinelvr44]

Ugh, I couldn't imagine having multiple tests in one day. We have a test every Monday and Friday until October. Anatomy was the test I was dreading the most (how are we supposed to know everything about everything??) and not only did I pass, but I made an A on it 🙂. Now I'm trying to find the motivation to study for Monday's Bacteriology test....

Yup... kind of going through everything else I could be doing right now instead of vet school in my head right now. I didn't expect to feel this discouraged this soon. 🙁

 

[BlackDog17]

Yup... kind of going through everything else I could be doing right now instead of vet school in my head right now. I didn't expect to feel this discouraged this soon. 🙁

I didn't feel discouraged until I was talking to my bf on the phone about everything I need to do for classes/midterms and he asked "Don't you have anything to look forward to?"

And I realized the only thing I'm truly looking forward to is Christmas break . . . crap.

 

[TooLove]

Immunology is getting hard to sit through. Our prof is new so I find his slides really unorganized and he flicks through a minimum of 50 slides per 50 min lecture. Add to it his thick Spanish accent and I learn nothing in lecture. It's looking like Immuno will mostly be self taught and that scares me.

Ugh yes.

If you have the book, it's actually pretty helpful. He is actually following it quite closely it's just that the individual lectures seem like they're all over the place. Frustrating though 🙁

 

[BlackDog17]

Ugh yes.

If you have the book, it's actually pretty helpful. He is actually following it quite closely it's just that the individual lectures seem like they're all over the place. Frustrating though 🙁

The notes one of our classmates was passing around are helpful too. It's nice to see things in a sequential order for a change. 🙄

All of the upper years I've talked to have said to just throw out the powerpoints and study only from the lecture summaries.

 

[Lab Rat83]

Ugh yes.

If you have the book, it's actually pretty helpful. He is actually following it quite closely it's just that the individual lectures seem like they're all over the place. Frustrating though 🙁

I'm going to look trough Tizard today. Hopefully it will teach me something. I still need to get those notes off of our classmate. Hopefully all of that will help,

 

[Coquette22]

I liked Tizzard. Other people didn't, but I found it outlined things pretty well. Making flowcharts helped too. This cell does this, which causes this, which causes that... etc. That said, I can't give any direct advice on immuno because you guys are the first class with the new prof.

 

[felinelvr44]

I didn't feel discouraged until I was talking to my bf on the phone about everything I need to do for classes/midterms and he asked "Don't you have anything to look forward to?"

And I realized the only thing I'm truly looking forward to is Christmas break . . . crap.

I hear you. I'm really looking forward to our "fall break" in two weeks where we get a whole Friday AND Monday off! I'm going to nap so hard. 🙂

 

[equineconstant]

Having so much trouble getting motivated to study for Tuesday's physio exam right now...

 

[TooLove]

I liked Tizzard. Other people didn't, but I found it outlined things pretty well. Making flowcharts helped too. This cell does this, which causes this, which causes that... etc. That said, I can't give any direct advice on immuno because you guys are the first class with the new prof.

Aaah! Flow charts!!!

Just kidding that's actually a great tip, thanks coquette!

 

[Coquette22]

Aaah! Flow charts!!!

Actually, that was my reaction when I realized that's what I was going to have to do. I'm not a fan of flow charts, but they were helpful for immuno and physio.

 

[Lupin21]

Think my brain just broke.

 

[HorsesRLife]

Think my brain just broke.

I feel the more I cram into my brain the stupider I get when it comes to normal functions like walking and talking.

 

[WelshCob]

I feel the more I cram into my brain the stupider I get when it comes to normal functions like walking and talking.

I swear I am incapable of carrying on a normal conversation with anyone any more.

 

[Lab Rat83]

Think my brain just broke.

too funny. I put hand soap on my toothbrush after a night of intense studying.

 

[Coquette22]

The morning of one final last year, I put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the pantry. 👍

 

[Frozenshades]

The morning of one final last year, I put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the pantry. 👍

I'm crazy/absentminded enough that I've done that normally when not under much stress

Sometimes I wonder how I function as an independent adult.

 

[NStarz]

I put the eggs in the freezer during finals last semester. Needless to say, I no longer had useable eggs...

 

[wldlfstdnt]

I'm crazy/absentminded enough that I've done that normally when not under much stress

Sometimes I wonder how I function as an independent adult.

I wonder this same thing

 

[that redhead]

Khan Academy on Youtube also does some decent videos for immuno and physiology that I liked last year 👍

 

[Lupin21]

Feels like I broke my brain for nothing. Stupid histo. Why can't the questions be normal facts that are important to know? Why put obscure bits in the answers to make you question the validity of the statement? BLARGH!!!!!!!

 

[HorsesRLife]

Feels like I broke my brain for nothing. Stupid histo. Why can't the questions be normal facts that are important to know? Why put obscure bits in the answers to make you question the validity of the statement? BLARGH!!!!!!!

That was horrid! So unmotivated for anything now!

 

[Frozenshades]

Today has been a day of baked goods and sugar. Roommate shared leftover donuts she had with me for breakfast. Then wld gave me a cupcake cause she's awesome. And someone else brought me cake. This makes this week suck less despite microanatomy's best efforts 🙂

 

[Lab Rat83]

I have no motivation tonight. Histology just sucked the life out of me. All I got done tonight was re-write my histo notes. :cry:

 

[Escalla]

I don't appreciate having a quiz on two lectures....that's comprised of only a couple questions.....be worth 10% of my grade in the class. 😡

It's not easy memorize and regurgitate material either....

This may end up being a throw-away because I have no idea what to expect.

 

[wldlfstdnt]

Today has been a day of baked goods and sugar. Roommate shared leftover donuts she had with me for breakfast. Then wld gave me a cupcake cause she's awesome. And someone else brought me cake. This makes this week suck less despite microanatomy's best efforts 🙂

🙂 glad you liked the cupcake!

 

[Jessperk]

Had my first anatomy test today, did pretty poorly on it I think. Reconsidering that small animal surgery residency pipe dream.

 

[twelvetigers]

How you do on your first exam in your first anatomy class doesn't dictate your potential skill as a surgeon.

Plus, and I used to hate it when people told me this (so bear with me), what you want to do right now as you are just starting out will probably change or evolve over the next few years.

Deep breath, have a beer, and study a bit differently for the next one. 🙂

 

[Jessperk]

Thanks for the pick me up! I understand what you mean--I was dead set on shelter medicine when I started undergrad and got away from it after a few years.

I subscribe to the whole "study smarter, not harder" idea coupled with quite a bit of time spent studying. I feel like I'm just not getting the kind of results I should.

 

[twelvetigers]

Anatomy is all about repetition and time in the lab. It sucks to do but that's pretty much what you have to do for it to come together.

 

[WelshCob]

OMG nerves.... Anyone got a bone to throw me? parasympathetic, sympathetic, pre and post ganglionic

 

[HorsesRLife]

OMG nerves.... Anyone got a bone to throw me? parasympathetic, sympathetic, pre and post ganglionic

 

[DVMDream]

OMG nerves.... Anyone got a bone to throw me? parasympathetic, sympathetic, pre and post ganglionic

Well, we just did an overview of the autonomic nervous system in pharm this morning... reminded me about a lot of it... anything in particular you need a "bone" for? Are you looking at neruotransmitters and receptors? Actions of the neurotransmitters?


ETA: Don't ask me about specific nerves/their locations... I don't remember.

 

[psilovethomas]

OMG nerves.... Anyone got a bone to throw me? parasympathetic, sympathetic, pre and post ganglionic

Parasypathetic= "rest and digest", LONG preganglionic nerves, short post ganglionic nerves. Pre ganglionic nerves synapse with post ganglionic nerves at the site of action, ie an organ. Vagus nerve is a huge parasympathetic nerve that innervates many organs. Cranio-sacral distribution

Postsympathetic= "fight or flight", preganglionic nerves synapse on post ganglionic fibers at ganglia, such as the stellate glanglion in the thorax, and then post synaptic nerves travel to their destination site to innervate an organ. Thoracic-lumbar distribution. Preganglionic Sympathetic fibers originate in the spinal cord and then travel to a ganglion, synapse, and then the post innervates the organ.

 

[DVMDream]

Parasypathetic= "rest and digest", LONG preganglionic nerves, short post ganglionic nerves. Pre ganglionic nerves synapse with post ganglionic nerves at the site of action, ie an organ. Vagus nerve is a huge parasympathetic nerve that innervates many organs. Cranio-sacral distribution

Postsympathetic= "fight or flight", preganglionic nerves synapse on post ganglionic fibers at ganglia, such as the stellate glanglion in the thorax, and then post synaptic nerves travel to their destination site to innervate an organ. Thoracic-lumbar distribution. Preganglionic Sympathetic fibers originate in the spinal cord and then travel to a ganglion, synapse, and then the post innervates the organ.

Parasympathetic = Ach is neurotransmitter at the pre ganglionic synapse... it acts on nicotinic receptors at this point. At the synapse with the site of action Ach is STILL the neurotransmitter, but it acts on muscarinic receptors...

Sympathetic = Ach is neurotransmitter at the pre ganglionic synapse... it acts on nicotinic receptors... at the post ganglionic synapse.. i.e with the effector organ.. the neurotransmitter is Noradrenaline (norepinepherine) and it acts on adrenoreceptors (alpha 1 and 2, beta 1 and 2).

I have a very simplistic picture that I have drawn out that I can post on here later if anyone is interested. Also, a table of effects on the organs and which receptor is stimulated/inhibited.

 

[TooLove]

I have a very simplistic picture that I have drawn out that I can post on here later if anyone is interested. Also, a table of effects on the organs and which receptor is stimulated/inhibited.

👍 yes please!

 

[WelshCob]

Its all for anatomy. We have an extensive nerve portion. 🙁

 

[that redhead]

Anatomy is all about repetition and time in the lab. It sucks to do but that's pretty much what you have to do for it to come together.

So (unfortunately) true. If you do nothing else to study, go with someone to lab for a few hours most weekends and just point at structures and say what's that? What does it go to? What does it do? Boom.

 

[Crystalight33]

I don't want to study anymore.... Kinda wish my brain acted more like a cell membrane so all this information would influx across a concentration gradient (cause there is way more info outside of my brain than in it lol). Also, why oh why did I register for a half marathon during my first semester of vet school?? I'm so dumb lol.

 

[equineconstant]

I don't want to study anymore.... Kinda wish my brain acted more like a cell membrane so all this information would influx across a concentration gradient (cause there is way more info outside of my brain than in it lol). Also, why oh why did I register for a half marathon during my first semester of vet school?? I'm so dumb lol.

Some of my classmates are doing a half marathon in December or January, I think. Not me, though--I can't even keep up with them on our usual loop, much less half a marathon.

 

[equineconstant]

Whoops, double post.

 

[Crystalight33]

Some of my classmates are doing a half marathon in December or January, I think. Not me, though--I can't even keep up with them on our usual loop, much less half a marathon.

Yeah, mine is Oct 19th.... I ran 7 miles two weeks ago (I decided studying anatomy was more important than training last week). It's not going to be pretty lol, and I may not be able to finish it, and the vet who goaded me into signing up for it with him is going to laugh at me 🙄. I'm definitely a back of the pack runner (average 11-12 minute miles) but I guess did not finish is better than did not start?

 

[DVMDream]

👍 yes please!

Ok, will do, but won't be tonight and a good chance I will get home tomorrow night and say hell no to studying, so maybe Saturday. 🙂

 

[TooLove]

Some of my classmates are doing a half marathon in December or January, I think. Not me, though--I can't even keep up with them on our usual loop, much less half a marathon.

I foolishly signed up for a local half that's the day before our anatomy midterm 🙂 oops. At least I should be to physically exhausted to be stressed!

 

[Rainheart]

Officially stressed! Next week we have 3 exams and two quizzes. Plus another exam the monday after that... UGH Anatomy!! I don't like the abdominal arteries...