Now that we have finished all the guts and their glory, we have now moved on to learning about some extremities. As many people know, the arms and legs are full of muscles and nerves. Since there are so many nerves that have different functions, we really have to focus and discipline ourselves during the studying for the next test. One way our professor helped to teach us the different pathways for the nerves was very unique. At the beginning of the lecture he was rustling with his tie and microphone, finally taking them off. Before we knew it, he appeared in gym shorts and a Warrior Dash t-shirt in the front of the class. I was extremely confused as to what was going on until I saw the Crayola markers—He was going to draw the nerves on his arms… and legs! I never had a teacher do something like this to help us learn such a confusing topic, it was really awesome. Standing before all of us, he began with the upper extremity and explained the major nerves that stemmed from the brachial plexus such as axillary, radial, musculocutaneous, median and ulnar nerves. Each nerve in a different color he traced a line down his arm whilst explaining the functions. Just when we thought he was finished coloring his arms, he walked to the back of the room tracing out the various lower extremity nerves including the sciatic nerve. At first I felt overwhelmed after taking a look at all the nerves we needed to learn, but after he demonstrated the major routes and functions I feel like I have a much better grasp. It’s crazy how much someone can learn in just one lecture!
With his permission, below is a photo of this great teaching moment!
With his permission, below is a photo of this great teaching moment!