One Little Victory

We got our test scores back, and I am happy to say that I did much better on this exam than the first. I am finally getting into the swing of things and learning how I need to study for med school.

Yesterday morning we jumped right back into histology with a neverending lecture on cartilage and bone development. Our next lecture was pushed back into the afternoon due to a tornado warning that cut the presentation short. The lecture dealt with the anatomy of the axillary (armpit) region, which is actually very complex since all the arteries, veins, and nerves in your arm have to pass through this area. The brachial plexus is a big tangle of nerves in this area that we have to know like the streets in our hometown. We then met with our humanities group where the day's topic was ethics in medicine. Definitely my favorite discussion so far. This was followed by another anatomy lecture on the shoulder region. It was definitely the longest and most tiring day we've had so far.

This morning we had our clinical skills class where we learned about major symptoms associated with all the body systems that we have to be familiar with when we are questioning our patients. This was followed by a lecture on the upper arm and elbow... this next exam is going to be a very anatomy-intensive, which is great because it means we have no biochem :)

Abby and I had the afternoon off again while our tankmates dissected the axillary region. We have been assigned a new cadaver, and will be switching to a new one after every exam from now on. We met with Pickles and Ahmad immediately after lab to review the dissection because we have lab every day this week, which means that we have to take our quiz tomorrow. It might prove difficult since most of the questions will likely concern the brachial plexus. Time to get studying again...