Gray's, Netters or Grants....Also! what's the difference between..

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Looking for the text that would be the most relevant and easiest to learn from. I know a lot of it comes down to personal opinion, but which would you say is better for a person in my position. Also! what is the difference between an anatomy atlas and an anatomy reference?

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They are 3 completely different books with completely different uses.

Gray's is an anatomy textbook. If you need a reference book for anatomy, that would be an option.

Netter's is an atlas. Detailed, labeled drawings meant to help you understand and visualize the anatomy and aid in dissections. There's really no text descriptions.

Grant's is more like a manual for dissection. It tells you how to approach dissection and IIRC it has some textbook-like information. But mainly to be used in the anatomy lab.

Atlas = pictures
Reference = textbook with words (and pictures)
 
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Rohen's and Netter's combination is what I would recommend.
 
RE: Netter's

I happened to pick up a Netter's on a ridiculous sale offer and had a gift card for Amazon at the time, so I grabbed it over the winter break before my first semester of undergrad A&P. As a student in the course I used Netter's only as an extra reference and any cheap anatomy atlas bought used off Amazon would have been more than adequate. I was a little miffed with myself for spending money so much earlier than I really needed to but then I was invited to apply to TA the lab. As a TA I used it and my course text for the refreshing of content in brief, for showing students alternate views that would illustrate a point (the version I got is for Kindle on the iPad and has some videos included), and got ideas for sourcing some test/quiz material. If you aren't planning to go for lab TA, I'd talk to your A&P folks and see if the text comes bundled with an atlas. If it does, you'll likely be well covered for undergrad; if it doesn't, really, just pick up a cheapy from a used bookstore or Amazon. I bought review materials for the MCAT and so think I didn't use it at all for MCAT review.
 
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