Ahh, anatomy. The classic requirement for any student who wishes to study nursing, premed, occupational therapy, athletic training… (and for some reason, psychology – sorry psych majors!). Anatomy, with all its memorization and the monster amount of material you’re responsible for, is, well… a pain in the perineal region to say the least.
For anyone taking this class, who wouldn’t want to be that girl who magically knows exactly what’s going on, has all her flashcards done two weeks before an exam, scores well on tests, and also manages to stay awake throughout the hour fifteen minute lecture?
This is the anatomy of that girl.
External:
Ocular Region (aka the eyes) – focused straight ahead or down at her notebook, scanning notes of the projector
Scapular Region (aka the upper back) – hunched over, her body is engaged in her work and she is writing furiously
Manus region (aka the hand) – in one hand, she’s holding a pen and highlighter; in the other hand, a notecard from her set on medical vocabulary
Pedal region (aka the foot) – walking, on her way to open lab or her teacher’s office hours
Cranial region (aka the head) – busy applying the concepts she learned from class, not just going over memorization. She knows that the best way to master the information is to make bigger connections between the material and her world.
Femoral region (aka her lap) – balancing a textbook on her thigh as she studies. You can’t know all the material just from the lecture; you have to refer to the book, too!
Internal:
In her bloodstream – adrenaline, as she sits down to her exam. She’s anxious but she’s ready!
In her backpack – lecture and lab textbooks, notecards, highlighters, and an anatomy coloring book to help her study in her free time
In her planner – the dates of her tests and quizzes for the rest of the semester and her SI’s times for the week
Anatomy girls – what’s YOUR anatomy? How do you study for the class that kicks you’re butt?