At the High School I attend, we have a wonderful anatomy and physiology teacher, no lies about that. I've yet to meet someone who didn't like her, her class and her teaching style. Shes small in stature, blonde, a mother and extremely fit. Much to my disappointment (and everyone else's) A&P is not an Advanced Placement class (AP) that can be taken for college credit. Its an Honors class, and I can admit its an honor and also a burden at times. I'm halfway through the class and I can tell you with every bone in my body (Which I could probably name to you, along with their processes) how much I love and hate this class. Let me explain.
I love Anatomy. Its arguably my favorite class. I want to be a Cardiologist, so loving anatomy is probably a good place to start. Even if I wanted to be a pastry chef (with many less layers of epithelium to memorize) I'd still love anatomy. Anatomy fascinates me. I mean, who knew there were so many wrist bones and they all had their own names? Before I took this class, I couldn't tell you the difference between a medullary cavity and the medulla oblongata. This class educates you in a way you never even thought you would be educated. The amount of chemical reactions and processes that have to be carried out precisely in order to keep you alive is both two things: Scary and Extraordinary.
And at the same time, I dislike Anatomy. I mean, seriously, Its hard (for a lack of better terminology, which trust me, I'm well rounded in). As a student, I try to be dedicated, on time, thought provoking, and admirable. But I have a tendency to fall off the wagon (and rupture my vital organs in the process). I have found myself up at the wee hours of the morning completing study guides or feverishly coloring a femur. Now, I don't practice this method of homework completion frequently, I just sometimes...forget!
And when the test rolls around, you had best believe I have my notes, highlighted to indicate Overarching Subjects (Yellow), Steps of a Process or Bullet Points (Pink), Key Terms (Orange) and Anything that was said aloud but not actually in the notes (Blue) ready to study (For anywhere from 1-5 hours) so that I can actually pass the test and not have a full fledged panic party before the test.
Now Boys and Girls, what is one of the many animals B loves without hesitation? Ill give you a hint, hers are white, fluffy, with long whiskers and big green eyes and leave small dead animals in the foyer. Guess which class calls for you to dissect one of these animals? That's right, in anatomy the students dissect cats about halfway through the school year. I learned recently that due to rigor mortis, the cats tongues are sticking out, their eyes are open and their paws are splayed open. The first image that came to my mind was Miley Cyrus with her tongue out.
Anatomy demands to be felt. And studied. And completed. And dissected. And highlighted. And pulled out whenever any relatively anatomical conversations come up at dinner with your friends (In which your friends then give you that Non-Anatomy student look of "What in the heck did you just say?"). Anatomy and Physiology is like a clingy boyfriend. You don't want to spend every waking moment with him, but the time you do spend with him you know you do have some appreciative feelings toward him.
For better or for worse, Anatomy is amazing.
Love Always, B
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