There's 2 stages to mastering anatomy:
(1) Memorize the picture-perfect anatomy (your atlas)
-take your favorite atlas & grab your structure list from school
-mark pages with anything on your schools' structure list & mark those pages (for easy access; page markers)
-go through it once a day (or every other day or whatever)
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write everything out; research has shown writing things out helps wth memory (& it doubles as spelling practice if your school grades on that like mine does)
(2) Practice identifying in lab
-preferably w/ a tutor or professor or someone that can with 100% certainty confirm that you are correct. If you have the atlas stuff memorized, this part doesn't take long at all. You just need someone to confirm what things look like in real life.
That's it. Most of the work is step 1. (IMO) you don't need to spend much time in lab at all. I did really well in anatomy and barely spent any time in lab using the above strategy.
Extra Help: BlueLink
-quiz yourself from home with the website above if you're sick, can't make it to lab, or cramming for an exam.
Note: flashcards work too, but they take
forever to make, which is why I recommend the atlas marking strategy.
Anatomy sucks, but it's a part of the grind. You got this.