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| Grant's Atlas of Anatomy | 
 enlarge | Creators: Anne Mr Agur, Arthur F Dalley
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Customer Ratings:  7 comments
Media: Paperback
Edition: Eleventh Edition
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Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (pounds): 4.7
Dimensions (inch): 10.6 x 9.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0781742552
Dewey Decimal Number: 611
EAN: 9780781742559
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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 Used it for Graduate level Anatomy October 18, 2008
I bought this for a Grad level A&P course. It's one strength was showing a more precise presentation of how structures look in the human body/cadaver, but it had some downfalls. While I could often find specific structures in the pictures, they weren't labeled which left me (and others) frustrated. Also, the book is divided into sections that make no real logical sense, and I always felt like I had to hunt for what I was looking for. While there are some useful aspects of this book, I'd use this as a second resource or backup.
After using a variety of sources (and watching other students to see what they use), I'd recommend Frank Netter's Anatomy as my first choice recommendation, and the best value for a student on a budget. Netter's drawings were more artistic, but the labeling, color, and multiple angle representation of structures were far superior to this book. By the end of the semester, most students didn't even bother bringing their Grant's Atlas to class, and lab stock of 'netters' were hard to come by because everyone found them so much more helpful and easier to use.
 TAKE A LOOK INSIDE April 6, 2008
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS ON THE INSIDE???...CHECK OUT THIS BOOK...I BOUGHT IT TO SEE WHERE MY ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON WAS GOING TO CARVE (ACTUALLY THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SAME ANKLE WILL BE MODIFIED)...NOW I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT IS ABOUT TO BE DONE...THANK YOU DRS. STEVEN ROSS AND JOHN WILSON JR....ALSO I CAN FOLLOW THE ROUTE GI JAY TOOK ON MY COLONOSCOPY (I REFER TO JAY P. DILIBERTO, MD)
The best dissection atlas out there. October 15, 2007
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This review is from the perspective of a first year medical student in Gross Anatomy. I own both Atlas of 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. Ultimately, I would learn more using Grant's Atlas, but Netter is best when you are pushed for time. One thing I didn't like at first was that, unlike Grant's Atlas, Netter's doesn't have any text or tables. Then I found out that they were all on www.netteranatomy.com, which a pretty nice website that in my opinion give Netter's Atlas more value.
So, in short, Grant's atlas and Netter's atlas are both excellent. Each can stand on its own, but they really do compliment each other a lot for being direct competitors; Grant's is the best while dissecting, and Netter's is best for studying for exams and the USMLE.
EDIT: Also keep in mind cadaver atlases (Color Atlas of Anatomy: A Photographic Study of the Human Body (Color Atlas of Anatomy (Rohen)) and Atlas of Clinical Gross Anatomy) that could serve as a substitute for Grant's atlas, but not really for Netter's. I hear the Thieme Atlas of Anatomy, a three-part set, beats Netter's in "every" way, but I haven't used them.
awesome atlas September 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this comment useful.
awesome atlas. great "teaching atlas" with explanations to go along with the pictures. a great way to go through each system, as if a teacher were guiding you through each structure/organ. also, incudes a CD-ROM that can be installed on your computer, so you can review the atlas contents and it also includes a "quizzing" feature with labels removed.
 All the information you need March 9, 2006
2 out of 7 found this comment useful.
Lots and lots of illustrations, so it has all the stuff you need. Not easily accessible/not easy to navigate.
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