So, today was the written exam that was held at the main university (not the one I have been attending classes at). I had no idea where this place was, thankfully I had my handy dandy iPhone for that matter. I turned on my GPS and weaved my way through random streets until I found the main building. It was really funny when the elevator doors opened to where all the students were because almost every single person in the room was frantically sifting through page after page of notes in a last ditch effort to get some cramming in. I showed up in clothes and brought my pen and pencil and that was it. I find it pointless to cram at the last minute (literally). I was done studying days ago! Well, I have been revising to make sure it stays in my head. We were split into 2 groups and when we entered the room the desks were covered with packets (was really quite scary at first!). I sat down and filled out my attendance form. I began the test and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. My favorite question was on the exam and it was a question that wanted you to explain the anatomy of the stifle joint and sacroiliac joint. Ok, very easy. That was an essay question and thankfully, for that matter! Another essay question was to explain the different epithelium of the body and give examples of where each can be found. That was somewhat easy, I illustrated a lot of examples to make it that much better :)
The toughest question on the exam was "What is a G-protein linked receptor.....", I don't really remember the rest of the question. I should have just put down "a receptor that is linked to a G-protein", that would have been easy! Regardless, it was cell biology and I had refused to revise the cell biology material that was available on top of everything else we had to know. It was pointless because I knew there would be only one question. SOOOO, there was a big blank spot below that question! I had no problems passing that question up. Besides, I knew most of the questions on the written and felt that the exam from yesterday wasn't horrible either. Tomorrow, hopefully, will not be difficult and all three will average out just fine. Tomorrow is when I have to talk about a certain part of the body for 10 minutes with one of the professors. Maybe it will be about the stifle joint? That would be great! Better yet, the contents of the abdominal cavity/thoracic cavity, which would be super easy as well. As long as I don't get a question about the origin and insertion of the various muscles, I will be happy. Well, I am finding it very difficult to study right now. My brain is fried from all of this studying and on top of that, I haven't been able to go out at all this last week. I have been cooped up in my bedroom for the last 8 days studying with the occasional outing for food. I guess I should attempt to revise over anatomy pictures and look at the origin and insertion of muscles. Wish me luck!
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Doc Dan,
I'm very impressed! Your practical knowledge combined with a whale of studying has served you well. You sound highly competent and I'll bet the professors are impressed as well. That feeling of confidence is very special when you know you know and in fact could save an animal's (or a person's) life because you had done the work not to wow anyone but just because you cared about being a doc who could do what you're asked to do - in both routine and emergency situations. As I knew when I first met you, you are a born physician and that will always serve you well.
Keep it up. It only gets better,
Doc Brock
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