Hey, so it’s been a few days. Believe me, that’s a testament to how busy it gets over here. A normal day can look something like this:
Class 1: 8am-9am
Class 2: 9am -10am
Class 3: 10am-11am
Class 4: 11am-12pm
Lunch break: 12pm-12:50pm
Demo#1: 1pm-1:30pm
Study time: 1:30pm-3pm
Anatomy or Micro or Histo lab: 3pm – 5:30pm (these lab times can vary depending on your lab number)
Or sometimes it can be replaced with Biochemistry small group
Point is, you’ve got something going on at all times of the day and the hours that you’re “free,” you’re really only free to study. Time management!! Key point 🙂
I think that, by far, the most intimidating course has been Anatomy. Honestly, it is just like learning a new language. Tell me if you understand this:
“Branches of the profunda brachii artery supply adjacent muscles and anastomose with the posterior circumflex humeral artery. The artery terminates as two collateral vessels, which contribute to anastomotic network of arteries around the elbow joint.”
Okay. I’m not too dumb. I understand that they are talking about an arterial supply (meaning oxygenated blood is being pumped away from the heart and to the rest of the body). I understand that the location in the body must be around the shoulder or upper arm area (key terms: brachii, humeral). But what the heck does “anastomse” mean??? What are collateral vessels? Is posterior “up” or “down” or “behind” or??? Do you see what I mean? The above was only one of the more simpler examples too.
Thus, I’ve had to spend the entire first week of school trying to figure out how to even read through a sentence in its completion without being utterly confused halfway through. At the end of the first week, however, I still had not learned my first week’s structures. Week two begins, and I’m only barely beginning to understand week 1. And so on and so forth. Now we are on week 3 and it is my turn to dissect. As a dissector, I am in charge of giving a demonstration to my fellow teammates at the end of the week. Me! By the end of the week, I have to know this week’s structure and be able to teach them about it. It’s intimidating!
Really brings a whole new meaning to the colloquial saying, “I know it like the back of my hand.”
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