Flashcards. I haven't taken Anatomy (although I am working my way through UC Berkeley's online Anatomy course lectures) but with classes like this with so many facts to remember, flashcards help tremendously. As you make the flashcards, you cement in the knowledge. As you use them, you reinforce it even more.

I used flashcards to learn anatomy as Tuesday suggests. It's the easiest way and you can remove ones you have down to focus on the ones that give you trouble. Plus, I'm a visual learner so it was easier for me to associate the memory with an image. Good luck. I hated memorizing anatomy.

Okay, I'll head to CVS. Someone also suggested making funny little sayings that stick with me to remember all the muscles

To remember bones make little songs up hanna montana does a short one to help you remember a few of them i know it's cheesy but it helped me out a lot. I took Anatomy and physiology last semester and song helped me out the best.

Oooh, I'll look up that one by Hannah Montana then.
You got a link? I'm looking on my phone ;p

2 things that helped me. I got an anatomy coloring book and I wrote the name of the part(muscle/bone/organ etc)on the part or nearby and then colored it. I found an anatomy cdrom for my computer than went over each system and had quizes. I am pretty sure I got them both at Barnes and Noble, but it was about 15 years ago. Good luck! Also study groups help!

I'm really good at anatomy and I've taken that ncbtmb massage exam, so I could probably help. What systems are you covering? when I was in massage school, we just did bones and muscles mostly. When I went on to study physical therapy, I had to learn everything in depth.

If you're just doing bones and muscles, my advice is to learn the bones really well first because the muscles sort of build on that information especially if you are learning origins and insertions.

Do you have models at school you can study from? that is always what worked best for me, since that is usually what they will test you on if it is a practical exam.

If you need more tips let me know

Oh and by the way it is definitely pretty anatomy/physiology heavy on the national exam. Or at least it was when I took it a few years ago. Definitely try and get a firm grasp on the understanding of it, rather than just cramming it so you will know it for your boards.

It really helped me to make mnemonics for each part of the body (heart, blood, bones, muscular...et cetera).