September 4th, 2008



NOTE FROM KIM:
Anatomy & Physiology. Where it is, and how
it works. The basis for every other class
you’ll every take in healthcare. Flunk these
and it’s,”Would you like fries with that?”


The Top 8 Signs You’ve Studied Too
Hard for Your Anatomy & Physiology Exam


8> You sit down at the piano and try to remember Bach’s “Medulla Oblongata.”

7> You’re all excited about planning your spring break vacation to the Islets of Langerhans!

6> You told your boyfriend there was a “vas deferens” between saying “I love you,” and “yeah, me too.”

5> You scream at the TV when the commercial for the soap that washes your “2,000 body parts” comes on.

4> Your new self awareness allows you to sense that your spleen itches.

3> You don’t “flip someone off,” you “give them the third metacarpophalangeal joint salute.”

2> After three days straight studying the Latin terms for the entire body, you’re going to ace the exam, but you can no longer tell your ass from your elbow.

and the Number 1 Sign You’ve Studied Too Hard for Your Anatomy & Physiology Exam…

1> Your blind date slapped you and stormed off after you used “pectoral” and “insertion” in the same compliment.




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Credits:

Selected from 30 submissions from 10 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Frank, Crosby, Tx — 1, 7, Topic
Steve Lunetta, Tucson, AZ — 2
Larry Mills, Keeseville, NY — 3
Scott Witmer, Hanover, PA — 4, 5
Judith Cottrill, Bronx, NY — 6
Phyllis Reinhard, E. Fallowfield, PA — 8
Randy Lee, Burke, VA — Banner tag
Kim Walker-Daniels RN/NWA, Madison, WI — Nurse Bones



RUNNERS UP list — Diss-tal

You’ve started contributing to a humerus website.
(Randy Lee, Burke, VA)

You keep telling your family you have to study hard for these testes.
(Judith Cottrill, Bronx, NY)

You can find the appendix in your textbook, but not the jejunum.
(Doug Frank, Crosby, Tx)


Runners Up list name
(Doug Frank, Crosby, Tx)