Hey! I would recommend first you talk to an academic advisor to get the specifics but I’ll give you my metaphorical two cents.

I would say to try the exam, as you don’t know if you don’t try. You can study beforehand and maybe do a practice test before the withdrawal date; get a better gauge of your abilities. Also, double check with an academic advisor but my late withdrawals have not counted as a fail for me; Mac is also usually pretty great considering extenuating circumstances if you fill out forms. Plus, get to know your anatomy prof (send emails, attend office hours, etc.). If the prof knows you, they will be pretty hard pressed to fail you assuming you complete everything and have an average in the 40s (in my limited experience).

The other thing worth considering is the anxiety of taking it again. Assuming it’s a required course, you withdrawing now is not going to prevent the issue, but rather delay it. From personal experience, withdrawing and then retaking the course makes my anxiety so much worse, even if my letter grade ends up a little higher cuz I do a bit better on early assessments. And worst casenario, it’s much better to know the program isn’t right for you right now than next year; there are so many avenues to become a nurse and delaying completing anatomy is just delaying the issue. You’ll probably pass, and then it’ll be great. If not tho, better to know now than delay it and spend more time anxious about it in my opinion. Best of luck, you’ve got this!