Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies

Anatomy and Physiology Help

By Lisa Jones Bromfield

Anatomy and Physiology is a difficult course. It is time-consuming and requires both the memorization of a lot of new vocabulary and an understanding of physical and chemical processes that affect the human body. Of course you must study to do well in the class, but there is other anatomy & physiology help out there besides your textbook.

Here are some suggestions from a current RN, and former teacher who got an 'A' in Human Anatomy & Physiology.

1) Make sure you understand some basic concepts of chemistry such as

* osmosis
* facilitated transport
* what a chemical equation means, and
* how molecules behave in solution.

Water molecules react and interact with other solutes continuously and this has a large impact on many bodily functions.

2) If you don't understand these processes, find a resource on-line, in the biology or chemistry department or in the form of a tutor or textbook to help you. This extra step will help you understand many of the concepts you'll cover in A&P.

3) Utilize the internet.

Many universities have websites with anatomy & physiology animations and tutorials. Also, you'd be amazed what you can find on YouTube. Type in whatever system or concept you are struggling with and you are likely to find something useful. Just be sure that the author is reputable.

When you find animations, turn off the sound and try to describe what you see happening. If you are having a tough time, invite a study partner to watch it with you and see if you can figure out what's going on. You might even convince your professor to do it in class as a group.

4) Ask questions upon question upon questions.

I don't necessarily mean that you should continually interrupt your instructor but that you should be thinking questions as you are listening or reading or watching. Ask some of these questions, but also write some down to be answered later or after class. Find the answers to some of them yourself.

Make sure that when you are reading your text that you stop at the end of a section or page and ask yourself what you just read. If you don't know, you didn't learn anything. It's very easy to just let the eyeballs move back and forth over the page without the words penetrating into learning or thought.

Ask questions that are not necessarily related directly to A&P but show that you are comparing or integrating what you are learning in A&P to what you already know or are learning in other fields. In other words if something you hear in A&P reminds you of something you read about for American History, write down that thought or that question. Talk to someone else about it. Develop the thought and the question. These kind of questions and thoughts are links that build understanding and remain with you much longer than simply memorizing a fact.

There is creative anatomy & physiology help as well. Music can be used to help teach A&P. If you are looking for a way to learn more A&P while riding in the car or doing errands, check out a 14 song CD of songs that teach A&P. Click here http://anatomyphysiologystudyguide.com/wp-content/fbones01/ to download a free song that teaches bone nomenclature and physiology. Good luck with A&P!

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