Atlas of Human Anatomy, 4th Edition (Netter Basic Science) Paperback – July 7, 2006 Author: Frank H. Netter MD | Language: English | ISBN:
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"The care with which this volume was assembled so elegantly...is itself a stroke of genius." -Review of previous edition in Surgical Neurology
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Discover the art of medicine with this meticulously revised edition of this Netter classic and new powerful electronic ancillary package
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- Series: Netter Basic Science
- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 4 edition (July 7, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416033858
- ISBN-13: 978-1416033851
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This review is from the perspective of a first year medical student in Gross Anatomy. I own both Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science) and Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, and what I've found is that they really cannot be compared. They are both 5 stars if you use them properly.
Grant's Atlas shines when it is in the dissection room with you. The drawings are more realistic, and more often than not muscles are reflected out of view rather than being omitted completely (Netter). While this is indeed more realistic and allows you to see more muscle relationships, it slows down studying because of the more complicated mess you see before you. Therefore, it's best used in the lab when that complicated mess is EXACTLY what you are seeing. In all fairness, there are little schematic drawings that simplify important muscle relationships. It also comes with a CD with the images from the book allows you to turn off the labels and quiz yourself. There are also about 100 USMLE style anatomy questions.
Netter's atlas shines for at home study away from your cadaver. It is more high-yield than Grant's atlas and makes for easier and faster learning. Grant, because of its thoroughness and more realistic perspective, can be a little bit of a chore to get through when cramming for a test. Netter said himself that he tried to find the balance between simplification and realism, and I personally think he did an outstanding job. I can study any of his diagrams and quickly see the most important relationships between muscles, arteries, veins, nerves, and bones.
I agree that this book is one of the best atlases on the market today. It clearly delineates structures that are very difficult to see on a cadaver, and it does a great job of showing you what should have been there before your cadaver was mutilated by a million students. The book is very well organized with color tabs for each section and it is fairly easy to open the book and find what you want without consulting the index. It even has cross references at the top of relevant pages to help you get from one place to another However, this book still has weaknesses that can make it rather frustrating, especially to a newcomer.
Its first weakness lies in the number of words on each drawing. Every drawing has, what appear to be, a million tags. If you're a beginner at anatomy, you will end up spending most of your study time playing Where's Waldo looking for a particular structure amongst the mess of tags on each picture. Who wants to spend even 10 minutes trying to find just one particular structure on several pages and from different angles? What a waste of time.
Second, this book tries to bring in clinically related pictures, more particularly with cardiac malformations and neurological deficits. While these can be helpful, there is almost no text to guide you through the swirling pictures that are masterfully done. This really leaves the reader, who might be studying anatomy exclusively, stuck in the mud without a paddle.
Finally, this book labels all the junk whether the structure is meaningless and minute or not! If you're getting your graduate degree, it's wonderful, but a student in medical school doesn't care about every hair follicle.
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