[mandazzle]

This semester is proving to be very difficult for me... I'm taking Anatomy & Physiology and it has pretty much dominated my life. I have so much work and have to study so much that I'm finding it hard to keep up with my other classes. Thankfully all of my other classes are easy because I am nearing the end of my college career, but even though they are easy I am falling behind because its hard to find time to do the work. I have to push everything aside to focus on A&P. Even now it is 3AM and I am still up and studying after a four hour review session because I have a lecture exam on Friday. I honestly don't have any free time because school work has taken over my life this semester.

So because I am so stressed about school, I feel like my mental health is not heading in a good direction. I have been struggling with staying in recovery from my eating disorder (I went to residential treatment over the summer) and stress is definitely a trigger for me! I don't have any 'me' time anymore. The only time I feel like I can gather my thoughts is during yoga once a week.

Oy vey!

A&P was my favorite! I wish I could help you out.

[Fresia]

Depending on if you are taking the lecture or the practical lab with it...
For me, making flashcards helped for A&P and if taking the lab, there are pre-made colored flashcards with pictures to help for the structures and associations for their locations. I carried these around with me everywhere to squeeze in looking at them whenever there was a free opportunity, even if it was a few minutes. The other thing that helped, the newer books come with a CD or website for interactive learning, which was the most helpful to me being a visual and tactile learner. Check in the front of the book to see if there is a website for this available, if a CD did not come with it or sometimes both.

I usually don't go to study groups but for this class found it helpful because there are a lot of associations that others come up with to remembering things; it might be really helpful to you too. Review session are helpful if offered. If taking the lab, if they offer extra times to go in, go. It is worth it to have that time to spend with the specimens and slides, really helped especially come exam time.

There are other teaching tools for A&P that some other students tried such as coloring books, not worth the time or money. For practical A&P; there was a book of overlays, with the colored structured pictures/drawings and a clear transparency with the names you could lay over top to test with instead of using the flash cards; if you can find this instead; this was used a lot too and was helpful as well. Check out a regular bookstore for these and the other flashcards.

Take good care of you and good luck!!!

[luna22]

I can relate to your post mandzzle! I am taking classes and they are all running my life. I have no free time and I feel pretty overwhelmed. I have a particularly tricky assignment- a lot of research, slides, presentation etc. organizing this project is beyond me at the moment...