human physiology questions on DAT

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just wondering what other people use to review/learn the more detailed parts of human physiology in preparation for the Bio section. I was doing practice problems and ran into several questions regarding questions about the skeletal system, and i dont recall reading much about it in AP bio and KBB. also i just re-read the animal form and function section of the Cliff's AP bio book, and they dont even mention parietal, chief, globlet cells from the stomach. it just says pepsinogen is secreted from stomach cells and is activated in acidic conditions lol. the book refers to the stomach cells as "other stomach cells", yet im pretty sure you need to know this stuff for the DAT

 

[Toothshucker]

There were a lot of physiology questions when I took the DAT. AP Biology books/guides and Kaplan books didn't go into enough detail to cover the material for the questions I got. But I did use my slides and course notes from when I took physiology during undergrad. That covered almost everything except one crazy question.

 

[Toothshucker]

btw, the slides worked great for me for REVIEW, since I had already learned the material. If you are worried though and haven't taken physiology, a physiology book may be too detailed or dense to read and learn to cover DAT questions. You may find that too hard to skim and learn the material without using a huge amount of time.

 

[willdrill4food]

If you can get your hands on Campbell's Biology Textbook, you can just review the sections on human form and function and look for areas that are emphasized in the book and lacking in Cliffs AP. Take notes on things you feel are important and disregard anything that feels very very random (caption of a photo, etc.). If you can rent it from a library or a friend for a couple evenings and take good notes with diagrams, you should be set.

 

[sunflower8]

I think aside from memorizing the things in the books/practice exams, do problems and really read all of the explanations of the questions whether you get them wrong or right. There is likely to be a detail that you might not be familiar with, and it's fair game for the DAT. So If you see something in the explanation or a question choice you don't know- google it. Wikipedia is a great resource for the bio section. Take the time to scrutinize the questions as annoying as it might be but you never know what you might see on the real test.