Prepare for tons of memorization if you want to survive a human anatomy and physiology class. Many professors use diagrams for exams. You may receive a diagram that requires you to label all of the muscles of the body, for example. You may get a list of bones that you must label on a human-body diagram. A professor may give you a hand-out of the heart. You must draw in which way blood flows through the heart, for example.
Train yourself to visualize the mannequins in class. Several stand in front of you each day. One shows all of the muscles of the body. Another shows bones. A third may show all of the body parts. If you want to survive a human anatomy and physiology class, stare at those mannequins until you can "see" them (and every detail about them) in your mind's eye.
Practice taking tests. Make "cheat sheets" for studying each body system. (These should be used only for study, of course, unless your professor specifically says you can use them on tests.) Use a separate sheet of paper for each system such as the cardiovascular system and musculature system. The skeletal system may be put on another sheet. Divide the sheet into columns on the paper. Label each column: Main Purposes; Main Disorders; Major Body Structures. This helps you understand structures.
Be prepared for hands-on experiences when you want to survive a human anatomy and physiology class. Prepare yourself to see and handle some nasty stuff. Your instructor may give you a bag of "gook" to examine. You must prepare a microscope slide, smear the stuff on and examine it under the microscope.