# Question for the medical (DR.) Dopers of the Board

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-medical-dr-dopers-of-the-board/172400 "2003-05-01T15:51:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-medical-dr-dopers-of-the-board/172400/1 "2003-05-01T15:51:28Z")

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I’m going to be going into a radiology program in late August and one of the classes I’ll be taking right off is Anatomy/Physiology. I took it a year ago, but due to some family matters, I wasn’t able to give the class the attention it needed.

My question is this: Did you have any special techniques or ways of studying that helped you memorize all of the terminology/body systems etc?

Any hints, help or advice would be most appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-medical-dr-dopers-of-the-board/172400/2 "2003-05-01T16:37:20Z")

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Repetition. Repitition. Repetition. Repitition. Repetition. Repitition. Repetition. Repitition. Repetition. Repitition.

That’s what helped me.

Also, if you can find a model - someone patient enough for you to poke, prod and mumble to - it also helps. Rather than looking at photos in a book, a 3-D model makes a difference and helps the learning process.

Good luck 🙂