And here I am at the vet school...
Suprise!
Getting ready for a baller week. One quiz (which is really more like a test), one regular test, and then an anatomy exam which is really more like 2 exams.
Which reminds me. I never explained how anatomy exams work. For each anatomy exam we have a list of things we should know about/be able to find/be able to label. For test 2 (this test) that list is almost 4 pages, 2 columns on each page, size 11ish font. That's a lot of terms.
For the written portion we have lectures about anatomy given by our various professors. The written test is about 1.5 hrs long and depending on your alpha number (kind of like an ID number) you will either take the written or the practical portion of the exam first. Since I took the written portion first last time, I will take the practical portion first this time.
The practical portion is kind of awesome but also a little scary. About 3am or 4am the morning of the exam, the anatomy professors go into the lab to start setting up. We have left all our dogs and cats out and the professors tag things on them, on lab specimens, on dried bones, and on radiographs (x-rays). A tag might be a pin stuck in a muscle; a string tied around a vein, artery or nerve; or a circled portion of a radiograph. It really could be anything and there may be 2 parts. For example, a muscle may have a pin in it labeled 27 and #27 might read "#27 a)Identify the muscle (if it's a certain portion of the muscle they may add "BE SPECIFIC") b) what innervated this muscle?" So you have to not only name the muscle, but also what nerve sends it signals.
You have exactly 60 seconds at each station with your clipboard and then once everyone has gone through once, you have another round with 20 seconds at each station. So it goes pretty quick. It is kind of neat to see what your brain has retained, but it is also kind of terrifying. And since I write so sloppy, I had the worst pains in my left hand from trying to hold my clipboard super steady. But the professor was still able to read it, so Win.
The littlest brother was here this weekend which was fun! We made a pilgrimage to 3 different pet stores. Mostly cuz it's fun, but also because I am investigating getting a pet rat. Yes I know you may think it is gross, but they are actually very smart and friendly, and I think it could be fun. And I'm a vet student, I need a little fun in my life :-)
Rat Agility Example. I know, who knew rats did agility?
Surprisingly little bro was not a hindrance to my studies because whenever I looked distracted he would ask if I was really studying, which I wasn't. And we played Cash Cab in my car where he would read me questions from my flashcards and I would answer them. Fun times with the big sis huh?
But never the less, I have a quiz in Micro Anatomy, also known as Histology, also know as looking at stuff on slides. Woo.
I really love vet school, I do! (not sarcasm...well not at this moment anyway)
