Post by Brian G on Nov 12, 2014 13:53:13 GMT
One of the hard parts about this course is figuring out what is important to study. Some lectures seem vague, and there is so much to read in the book. Many many questions on the test come straight out of the text, often times word for word. But how do you know which?
When I am taking a test, and run across a question I am not sure about, I put a question mark by it and come back to it after I'm done with the rest. Then right after the test I jot down some notes about those questions so I can remember to go look them up later on. Once you find the answer in the book, this helps you to see what parts of the text are important to read and what parts can be ignored.
Here's a paragraph from the urinary section and how I would highlight it.
Once formed, urine from the nephrons empties into the pelvis of each kidney. From each kidney, urine is transported by rhythmic peristalsis through the ureters to the urinary bladder. The ureters enter the bladder obliquely. A fold of membrane in the bladder closes the entrance to the ureters so that urine is not forced up the ureters to the kidneys when pressure exists in the bladder. Figure 37-1 shows the male and female urinary systems and the position of the kidneys and ureters in the abdomen.
The rest is just fluff.
Things to look for: function of the part or system; definitions; causes or relations to a disease process; things you are allowed to do or not allowed to do; why you do something.
How to look for these things: The section titles of each paragraph tell you what the paragraph is about. Anatomy and physiology of the kidneys and ureters. Turn that into a question. Once you have answered it, move on. Use the study guides and power points the same way. Don't just read the bullets on the power points and try to memorize them. Turn each into a question and be able to answer it using the text as a reference.
Regards
Brian
When I am taking a test, and run across a question I am not sure about, I put a question mark by it and come back to it after I'm done with the rest. Then right after the test I jot down some notes about those questions so I can remember to go look them up later on. Once you find the answer in the book, this helps you to see what parts of the text are important to read and what parts can be ignored.
Here's a paragraph from the urinary section and how I would highlight it.
Once formed, urine from the nephrons empties into the pelvis of each kidney. From each kidney, urine is transported by rhythmic peristalsis through the ureters to the urinary bladder. The ureters enter the bladder obliquely. A fold of membrane in the bladder closes the entrance to the ureters so that urine is not forced up the ureters to the kidneys when pressure exists in the bladder. Figure 37-1 shows the male and female urinary systems and the position of the kidneys and ureters in the abdomen.
The rest is just fluff.
Things to look for: function of the part or system; definitions; causes or relations to a disease process; things you are allowed to do or not allowed to do; why you do something.
How to look for these things: The section titles of each paragraph tell you what the paragraph is about. Anatomy and physiology of the kidneys and ureters. Turn that into a question. Once you have answered it, move on. Use the study guides and power points the same way. Don't just read the bullets on the power points and try to memorize them. Turn each into a question and be able to answer it using the text as a reference.
Regards
Brian