I signed up for the Anatomy and Physiology Janplan course to fulfill my final lab credit for the biology major. In all honesty though, it provided me with so much more. I had never taken an anatomy class before, even back in high school, so I was very excited to learn more about the human body and its complex yet advanced nature. While I am a biology major, I think I was one of the only, if not, the only student in the class who is not on the pre-med track or pursuing a career related to biology. Because of this, I was a little intimidated by the course initially, especially upon looking at the syllabus the night before the first day of class. Dr. Klepach also mentioned on the first day of class that this course is good preparation for medical school, something that did not cross my mind since I am going into the computer science field. Having friends drop the class in the first week also made the course seem a little more stressful than I thought it would be. In the first few days I felt a little discouraged about what was ahead, and whether or not I\u2019d be able to enjoy my last January on campus. I even had a couple students ask me why I took this course if it is not a post-grad requirement for me, but I am so glad that I did. This course exceeded my expectations and ended up being very manageable and enjoyable too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since A&P was the only class I had to worry about, instead of normally having assignments for three other courses, the workload was not too overwhelming. I also do not ski, so I had the time to study for lab practicals and review the material that others may have had to sacrifice. After the first week flew by, I knew that the course was not going to be as intimidating as I previously thought. Once I had a few of the quizzes under my belt, I started to get the hang of the questions and my stress levels decreased. I will admit though, the pig dissection did scare me a little. I had never done a dissection like the one we did in class before, especially a pig heart. I was nervous that it was going to freak me out, but it was actually extremely interesting and helpful in understanding the anatomy of the heart. Cutting open the right ventricle and finding the moderator band was the highlight of that experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also really liked how Dr. Klepach had us complete a daily lifestyle log, because it made me more aware about living a healthier lifestyle when I was writing down my meals and the hours of sleep and exercise I was completing everyday. I thought that going into the course with not much knowledge of anatomy would make a lot of the material feel difficult and complex, but as the course progressed, I realized that I knew more than I thought I did. I recognized a lot of the processes we discussed not only from other courses, but also because many occur daily in my own body. I learned a lot about the physical parts of the body and their names, but I learned more about how they all work together successfully so that I can live the way I do. More importantly though, I learned about things I can do to improve their function and improve myself in general which I believe was the most beneficial part of the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lexi Hammer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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