How to Study Anatomy

How to Study Anatomy...

Anatomy is considered as one of the toughest subject in medical student's life.It is so,but there are few steps that students can do to make the learning much more easier to study and understand. Anatomy is considered tough because there are numerous new words and term of human body parts that have to be remembered. They are the steps that student should do to overcome those problems.

Instructions

Step 1)Before you go through the notes,you should first see the diagrams,picture of an anatomical part and try to remember the names of the parts and position.

Step 2)Always try to make a connection with one part with another.All those parts actually related to each other.Dont try to memorize all the parts.Try to identify their name and location.You will remember more precisely when you make a reading about the parts.

Step 3)Each terms in anatomy have its own meaning.If you knows the meaning,then it will be very easy.For an example,orbicular oculi is a name of the muscle.You can easily identify the location of the muscle by knowing the meaning.Orbicular means anything related to eyes.So,if you know the meaning,then you can identify the location of the muscle,around the eyes.

Step 4)As i mention above,before start to study,go through the pictures of the parts.For this propose,you have to use a good atlas guide book .They are few good book by great author such as 12th Edition Grant's Atlas of Anatomy by Anne M.R Agur and Arthur F.Dalley or Apex Anatomy Viva Colour Atlas by Dr Javed Yousuf or Mc Graw Hill published medical books.All those book contain imaginary and lively pictures of organ,muscle,skeletal and body parts with the parts names labelled.

Step 5) After go through the books,then start reading your text books..Always try to read anatomy in a group of few students.Make a group discussion regarding the topics.Make sure that you have do some reading about the topics before attending a group discussion.It will be much easier to understand if you study in this way.

By Lakdhes