best book for anatomy....?

[dr786]

For those dental students now, what do you think was/is the most helpful book for anatomy? I know we get a little more in depth when it comes to head and neck, so that's why I'm asking specifically geared towards a dental student. Thanks for your help

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[DCRedskinsRule]

You'll get a billion people on here Recommending Netter's and for good reason. It's pretty much essential because many professors are familiar with it, and it has the most labels for each drawing. But I supplement my Netter's with two atlases. One, is Rohen's because it uses photographs of cadaver's instead of cartoons and it's pretty commonly used as well. The other book that I use is not AS commonly known (it's not rare, just not as common as Netter's) is Thieme's Color Atlas of Anatomy. I got it off of Amazon and the reason I love is that it has AMAZING cartoon diagrams that are infinitely more realistic than Netter's, but it doesn't always label everything and at times the organization of the book can be a bit confusing. So if you know exactly what you're looking for, its a much better representation. Also, it has summary charts and tables which are really helpful, especially with the muscles because it includes easy to follow diagrams in the charts with their origins and insertions. Just my two cents...

 

[squeegeediver]

Netter's is WONDERFUL.

I also recommend Grant's Atlas of Anatomy and Gray's Anatomy for Students. I don't actually own the former, but we used it a lot during labs -- lots of great concise explanations. I own the latter and have found it extraordinarily helpful for learning how everything works.

I'm a very visual learner, as I think many dental students are, and both books are well-suited for people who learn best with lots of pictures, diagrams, charts, and other visuals. Neither one has much extraneous text: both of them generally make their points using as few words as are necessary.

 

[armorshell]

Hands down the best in my experience. Netters is just plates and plates of pictures, if you're at all the type that learns by reading I'd try this book out:
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Clinical-Anatomy-Keith-Moore/dp/0683061283

 

[TheWiredNerv]

Netter's or Liebgott

 

[Stephie3]

you know what has helped me a TON? online tutorials and youtube videos. there is this lady on youtube that gives cadaver tutorials on muscles and it is SUPER helpful to remembering how to and being able to identify stuff on the cadavers. online tutorials are cool too.

 

[Stephie3]

their cost? FREE! if you have some mundane anatomy book, online tutorials and youtube will really help soldify and bring to life what you read.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2h4LPElXLg

i like SpringPhoenix385's videos. has been awesome cadaver tutorial so far for lower limb, upper limb, hand, and upper trunk muscles. it makes learning stuff on the cadaver SO easy and fast!!! i don't know how i'd survive cadaver anatomy without this.


http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pages/crimando/Tutorial_Big.htm
so far i've used these for bones and muscles. great for practice!!!!!

i should make a whole thread for this so everybody can benefit.

 

[DrReo]

their cost? FREE! if you have some mundane anatomy book, online tutorials and youtube will really help soldify and bring to life what you read.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2h4LPElXLg

i like SpringPhoenix385's videos. has been awesome cadaver tutorial so far for lower limb, upper limb, hand, and upper trunk muscles. it makes learning stuff on the cadaver SO easy and fast!!! i don't know how i'd survive cadaver anatomy without this.


http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pages/crimando/Tutorial_Big.htm
so far i've used these for bones and muscles. great for practice!!!!!

i should make a whole thread for this so everybody can benefit.

That's a really good idea. A lot of the predental students would also benefit if they are going through anatomy.

 

[anesthesia_209]

Here are some anatomy videos that should help out :

http://www.anatomy.wisc.edu/courses/gross/



http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/courseinfo/video_index.html

 

[DrTacoElf]

Thieme puts netters and all others to shame

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...=aps&hvadid=1150884281&ref=pd_sl_36pk93y03r_b

 

[DCRedskinsRule]

Thieme puts netters and all others to shame

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...=aps&hvadid=1150884281&ref=pd_sl_36pk93y03r_b

That's what I basically said...only I used a lot more words