Deos it matter at all? Woudl studying Anatomy alongside Physiology help with making connections between the two and possibily help with learning? I personally find it extremely helpful to link concepts together to learn. But asides from that, is there any value in taking one over the other?
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"Human Anatomy and Physiology" or "Animal Physiology"
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I took gross anatomy and it's pretty focused on bones and muscles, and not so much the organ systems. I would say there wasn't much to relate between like systems physiology and gross anat. But maybe human anatomy courses are different? (I didnt take human anat.).
The physiology course I took was pretty good about teaching the basic structure/anatomy of each organ system, so maybe there's some overlap with human anatomy courses.
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Plain human anatomy is useless for the MCAT/Pre-Med, so I would go for a combined course if possible.
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In my major we had to take MSK anatomy, physiology, and a A&P class taught through the med school's anatomy program. The combined class was very helpful. Structure and function, man. Can't have one without the other.
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kinesiology graduate chiming in here...I took human A&P, as well as applied anatomy in kinesiology...loved all of them , especially physiology in biology 😀
At my school, I think pre meds take both animal and human physiology...me? I feel like i walked away with a good physiology background taking human only...why the hell do they make pre meds do animal phys?
At my school, I think pre meds take both animal and human physiology...me? I feel like i walked away with a good physiology background taking human only...why the hell do they make pre meds do animal phys?
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I took both Human Physiology and Animal Physiology in undergrad. I learned similar principles in both classes. For the most part, physiology is the same all around. Animal phys was interesting because I was able to learn some different things that help animals survive.
When I was pre-med I thought taking classes such as anatomy, physiology, neurobiology, mechanics of human movement, etc would help prepare me for undergrad. While having a baseline fund of knowledge made studying for certain classes in med school easier, it did not mean I could give the subject material a once over and expect to do well. I knew quite a few people who would say "I was a biochem/neurobiology/anatomy major in undergrad so this will be easy for me" and end up doing not as well as the rest of us because we put forth more effort to learn the material well.
You will all take the same courses in med school regardless of your undergrad experience. If I could do it again, I'd take less of the classes I thought would help prep me for med school and take some other interesting classes I would never get a chance to experience again.
The only class I heard any of my classmates wishing they had taken in undergrad to help in med school is anatomy.
When I was pre-med I thought taking classes such as anatomy, physiology, neurobiology, mechanics of human movement, etc would help prepare me for undergrad. While having a baseline fund of knowledge made studying for certain classes in med school easier, it did not mean I could give the subject material a once over and expect to do well. I knew quite a few people who would say "I was a biochem/neurobiology/anatomy major in undergrad so this will be easy for me" and end up doing not as well as the rest of us because we put forth more effort to learn the material well.
You will all take the same courses in med school regardless of your undergrad experience. If I could do it again, I'd take less of the classes I thought would help prep me for med school and take some other interesting classes I would never get a chance to experience again.
The only class I heard any of my classmates wishing they had taken in undergrad to help in med school is anatomy.
Exactly my thoughts about structure and function. Having both of them would help me create a mental image of the body and the systems of it.
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