Oh i used to hate anatomy. I found it a tad difficult especially surface anatomy, embryology and diagrams. Anatomy is pretty vast too. Theres histology too which was slightly boring. the daily dissection sessions which I didn't enjoy too much. But we used to gather around in groups chit chatting sometimes instead of dissecting. Lol. The formalin smell was overpowering. You get used to it...but still. I used to just ratta maaro from B.D. Chourasia- that book was our bible. and make like 500 flashcards to remember stuff. Remembering the courses and landmarks associated with every vessel and nerve was truly painful. I liked the osteology part especially the head/neck. I remember making mnemonics to remember all the structures that pass through foramens etc.
Anatomy has some awesome mnemonics.
Like the classic one-
She Looks Too Pretty, Try To Catch Her to remember all the carpal bones in the hand
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform
trapezius, trapezoid, capitate, hammate.
We used to make our own Desi Mnemonics too....
We had named all the cadavers too. One of them was even called just Caddie. Lol.
We used to get regular tests in anatomy too- like pop quizzes n stuff which is still a nightmare.
I preferred biochem n physiology in first year. Anatomy was not my strong suit.
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