Quiz 2

We got our quiz two grades back today.  As expected, the average was around 58.  I am glad that I received the grade I got, so I cannot complain.  However, there is one question on the quiz that I am considering fighting but we will see.

3-1

Our quizzes from Monday have been graded however individual grades have not yet been released.  However, the average for the quiz was a 23/40 which is a whopping 57.5%.  So, knowing that, I'm not so sure I want to see my grade!  There is going to be a LOT of upset people after that!

Two days ago (Tuesday) our class found out that our histology lab exam which takes place on Monday is no longer going to be multiple choice  like it always has been but is now going to be short answer.  You want to talk about ruffling some feathers, boy oh boy, the reaction of many of the class members was less than joyful.  While I am not excited about it, I am just going with the flow.  There's is nothing I can do to change it, so why complain, whine, post things on facebook like how we should protest and refuse to take the exam, etc.  It will definitely require more studying than I normally put in for the histology lab exam but so be it. 

Wednesday morning our class was severely reprimanded for ten straight minutes by the doctor who is the coordinator for this quarter's classes and grades for the unprofessional behavior exhibited when we had a doctor from the community come lecture us on animal behavioral classes.  She also discussed the histo lab exam which was still quite fresh in many people's minds.  Needless to say, between the reprimandation and the reminder of the histo lab exam change, yesterday had everyone in not the best moods. 

Finally, on a more positive note, today was our comparative anatomy final lab exam.  Our multiple choice was take home while the lab exam part was this afternoon.  My first station asked a question concerning the movie, "Jaw" which I had never seen before.  I was like, uh oh, this is not a good way to start an exam!  Well, as I moved from station to station and found numerous questions like that interspersed amongst actual legitimate questions I figured out that this exam was probably not that serious.  Sure enought, after the exam they had us clean up the stations while they graded the papers.  Then, one of the instructors came out and said, "The good news is everyone passed (they did not grade the papers) and the better news is we (him and the other two instructors) made food associated with exotic animals (turtle cake, goldfish, chocolate covered marshmallow eggs, etc) and now we're gonna have a party!  What a nice surprise!  Now that class is over so I will gain three hours of studying time on Thursday afternoons which will be very nice.

This weekend will consist of mostly studying as we have our week of exams next week.  Yippee!!!

Weekend/Quiz2

This past weekend was really nice.  I was in West Bend, Iowa for a friend's proving and baptism.  The only negative part of it was that I had to study on the ride out and the ride back.  Studying in the car like that really puts a damper on the trip but it was well worth it, I had a really nice time.  This morning we had our second quiz of the quarter.  I was feeling decent going through it until I came to the histology part.  The histo questions were quite difficult.  I would not be surprised if the quiz grade becomes my lowest grade so far, but we will see.  Everyone I talked to agreed that it was very difficult, some believe (including myself) that it was the toughest quiz/exam we've had so far.  Then, to top it off, we had an hour of liver drug metabolism and an hour of non-drug ways to modify animal behavior.  What an exciting morning!  This is our last week of class.  Next week we have our lab exam, palpation exam, and final exam and that will be the end of this quarter.  I will be glad to put another quarter behind me!  

Random Facts

Here are a couple interesting facts that I learned in school:
1. Horses do not vomit
2. Cows produce between 100-200 liters (yes, liters) of saliva a day! 

Had my long day today, just got done studying the lectures, it takes awhile!  Will be heading to Eureka tomorrow night after I finish studying and then off to West Bend Saturday morning.  I am looking forward to the trip although I will be studying on the way out and on the way back. 

2-22

This week has, yet again, been cruising on by.  I have been really pushing to keep up on studying, although the two toughest days are tomorrow and Friday.  I have to say that it didn't give me any encouragement when I opened up the neurobiology powerpoint for tomorrow's 11-12 lecture and it was entitled: "Psychopharmacology: Chemical Neurotransmission"  Just the title sounds intense, I wonder what the lecture will be like!  Also, today our anatomy professor put up a couple tables of different arteries with names like cranial and caudal pancreaticoduodenal arteries which branch off the gastroduodenal artery and the cranial mesenteric artery and supply certain parts of the abdomen, and said "you have to know these" and "this is the part that [stinks] about vet school, you have to memorize stuff."  Thanks, Dr. Allender for your encouragement!  Tomorow morning is going to be a looooong morning with three straight hours of gastrointestinal physiology followed by the previously mentioned neurobiology lecture.  Well, I suppose I should hit the hay so I can attempt to stay awake during my exhilirating morning! 

Grades and Such

I received my new quiz 1 grade, my lab exam grade, and my midterm day 1 (100 multiple choice grade) and I did fine for which I am glad. 

Yesterday I was in Bloomington for church with my roommate Josh and then went to my great aunts visitation in Goodfield.  I enjoyed meeting new people and then seeing some of my family at the visitation. 

Today we started gastrointestinal physiology so that was super exciting (or maybe not so much!).  In anatomy lab we started working on the horse abdomen.  My group of four (Group #2) actually went and worked with live horses first while the other group of four (Group #1) worked on removing the gut from our horse.  When we swapped, my group opened the bag that was labeled "Group 1 and 2 GI Tract" and all we found were lungs.  However, we eventually figured out that they had hid the gut and thought they were pretty funny!  When we opened up the stomach there were tons of botfly larvae (cuterebras) present which is not uncommon in horses that are not given antiparasitics (drugs to prevent parasites from visiting).  We removed them all and saved them, however some of them were put to use for various extracurricular purposes. Let's just say that group number one is going to have a pleasant surprise when they open up their dog carcass next to continue working on its abdomen!!!!  That's what they get ;)

I will be working hard to keep up with my studying this week as I have a quiz Monday morning at 8AM but will be in West Bend this weekend for baptisms. 

Valentines Baby-Sitting

So tonight, some of us from the U of I young group watched some kids so the parents could have the evening to spend time together around Valentine's Day.  It was fun, I always enjoy an opportunity to get to know the kids a little better.  Here are just a few pictures I took as my camera battery died down:

Elliott and Owen playing "Pop the Pig":

Four Square

We had pizza, chips, and soda for dinner

 These two photos are specifically for Jayme.  Here is proof that your gift to me has been used!