studying for human physiology

[avi79]

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So, I am planning to take human physiology for the upcoming school year and heard that it is a lot of work. I'm just wondering what kind of suggestions you guys would have for doing well in this course(Unfortunately most of my friends didn't end up doing very well). Plus, I'm getting a new professor and I'm assuming they will be new to teaching the course. In my experience the new professors seem to have more trouble with explaining difficult material, so I'm assuming I'll have to study a bit more. Anyways, what did you guys find helpful when studying for this class. Thanks!

 

[ferretsrcool]

I'm also interested to hear about this

 

[hoihaie]

read the assigned chapters beforehand and review your lecture notes immediately after lecture. By the end of the day at the latest

 

[keevwu]

record every lecture. look at different pathways/functions of the body and think "what would happen if there would be a problem at this part?" then, google it. there is probably a disease that happens because there is a problem exactly at that point. do this to test yourself after you are done reviewing the material

 

[Doctor Dream]

Just to note, if by new professor you mean new to your campus that doesn't mean he/she hasn't taught anywhere else before.

Anyways, I just finished up Human phys last semester so I'll add my two cents. Make you sure you take great notes, study them that day and review a little for the exam every other day if the exam is far out. Start reviewing everyday if the exam is in less than a week. Essentially, make sure you are comfortable with the material. Know not only how something works, but WHY that works. Deeper understanding is what will help you not only do well on the exams, but slay the exams.

Another thing which helped me a lot were the diagrams in the book, which showed the processes that we were talking about in class. Don't neglect those.

A last thing to think about too is that homeostasis is EVERYWHERE in physiology. If you're not sure how the body would respond to certain conditions or stimuli, just think about homeostasis. Blood too acidic? Remove H+ ions from the blood via the kidneys and into the urine. CO2 concentration too high in blood? Respond by hyperventilation.

 

[FindMeOnTheLinks]

Buy a 24 inch whiteboard and draw out the pathways and diagrams until you know them like the back of your hand.

 

[avi79]

Thanks so much! These are really great answers. I tried studying after each class for biochem and it worked well for me. Sounds like it's the same deal with human phys.