Good Way To Study Biology

[Steve Frost]

What are some good ways to study the biological aspects of things like hearing as well as the brain?

Right now, I see that flashcards and studying the different parts of the hearing system do not go well together.

There's so much of the following: A does this to B which does this to C and this is connected to D.

Flash cards work well for something like:

Question - Who liked to talk about the id, ego, ...? (flip card): Answer: Freud

What do you think?

How can this be studied well and efficiently?

[university99]

I would recommend just studying the entire process of hearing or seeing, and then just memorize the processes and structures involved. For example, south enters the ear through the pinna, which concentrates sound waves, then it enters the auditory canal, where it is funneled to the basilar membrane, etc...

Extra tip: The GRE uses really old terms. For example, they don't call them the anvil, stirrup, and hammer, but the weird latin terms that you see in some books...

[Steve Frost]

Thanks!

Edited December 29, 2010 by Steve Frost