It's only the end of our first day, and I'm already exhausted! But I do think I'm coming down with a cold, so I'll write it off as one of the side effects of that.
Today was kind of a blur - physiology lecture (NOT on the exam!) about the rapid pace of biotechnology evolution, histology/cytology lecture (starting in with basic cell bio review), histology lab, anatomy lecture (thoracic limb), and anatomy lab.
The only one that concerns me right now is anatomy. We've kind of been thrown into it without an idea of what to do. The depth of the notes versus the dissection guide is pretty inconsistent...so I'm not quite sure just how many of those tubercles, fossae, and edges I should really worry about. I'm guessing all of them (or at least as many as will fit into my head). Our first exam is in two weeks and will cover bones and muscles of the limb. It's a bit smaller just to ease us into testing.
Our group has two dogs (male and female) and a cat. We started today with just removing the skin from the left cranial sides of the animals, extending from the mandible down to the umbilicus. Tomorrow we'll get more into identifying actual muscles, insertions and origins, actions, etc.
Going off now to study a bit more of the forelimb bones before I get too far behind! And then...glorious sleep! :)
When it comes to anatomy, there will never be a 'you have to know this' and 'you can forget this'. You will figure out where your limit is after a few months. Nobody will be able to remember everything but you will be able to find ways to remember as much as you can. For now I wouldn't worry too much about it but certainly don't kill yourself trying to remember EVERYTHING! It's impossible!
ReplyDeleteWith time you'll figure it all out, just relax for now!