Netter vs Rohen

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So many people seem to like Netter. I just got the textbooks recently and don't understand why people like Netter. Especially when there's something like Rohen which is filled with real photographs. I get so much more out of seeing what things "really" look like rather than illustrated cartoons.

But I'm open to others' perspectives. If so many people love Netter, there must be a reason... right? Tell me why you like Netter over Rohen.

 

[xanthomondo]

So many people seem to like Netter. I just got the textbooks recently and don't understand why people like Netter. Especially when there's something like Rohen which is filled with real photographs. I get so much more out of seeing what things "really" look like rather than illustrated cartoons.

But I'm open to others' perspectives. If so many people love Netter, there must be a reason... right? Tell me why you like Netter over Rohen.

It's much easier to learn the *ideal* version of how the things are in the body and then see/learn the variations in the cadavers (whether that be in lab or in Rohen). With Rohen I thought there just weren't enough good pictures of everything (sure, you could find just about any structure you wanted in the book, but if you actually looked it would just be a little labeled spec in a photograph).

Rohen was nice for studying for anatomy practicals, though.

 

[Perrotfish]

My opinion: you should have two atlases, one idealized and a Rohen. Use Netter/Grants/Grey's/Netter Flashcards first, then Rohen to get ready for the practical.

 

[ZagDoc]

My opinion: you should have two atlases, one idealized and a Rohen. Use Netter/Grants/Grey's/Netter Flashcards first, then Rohen to get ready for the practical.

👍 That's what I did.

It's incredibly difficult to learn the anatomy and the spatial relationships for the first time from a picture atlas like Rohen. Especially early in anatomy when you are not adept at distinguishing fascia/artery/vein/etc yet. Netter is great because you learn things in relation to each other. You learn the branching of the vessels better. It sacrifices perspective for clarity. But you need Rohen to prep for the practical, unless you prefer to spend hours in gross lab (I didn't). Use both.

 

[The Angriest Bird]

Netter without Rohen = Detached from reality

Rohen without Netter = Reality is too complicated to make any sense

Netter ---> Rohen = I <3 anatomy

 

[MossPoh]

In the grand scheme of things, it isn't that expensive to get both. Some times you can get a Netter's for free....OR you could just get the flashcards.

 

[WellWornLad]

Screw Rohen's. Go to the lab to look at cadavers. Netter's is so that you know what to look for beforehand.

 

[gman33]

I used both.
Netter is easiest for initial learning, Rohen is good for helping to figure out what it will look like on the body. Probably the best thing is to just spend a lot of time in lab. That's how you'll be tested.

 

[MossPoh]

Screw Rohen's. Go to the lab to look at cadavers. Netter's is so that you know what to look for beforehand.

Except there are a ton of variations and bad dissections in the lab. Its good to have an idea or if you know....want to leave the lab and study somewhere else. I personally like to minimize my time down there digging through fat and fascia just to find out they tore something or it was removed by accident.

 

[WellWornLad]

Except there are a ton of variations and bad dissections in the lab. Its good to have an idea or if you know....want to leave the lab and study somewhere else. I personally like to minimize my time down there digging through fat and fascia just to find out they tore something or it was removed by accident.

Suit yourself, but test questions come from those less-than-ideal cadavers, not Rohen's. Those variations you dismiss were usually emphasized in my exams.

Idealized cadaver pictures are just that - idealized. As long as I'm studying something impossibly clean, I'd rather study Netter's.

 

[Samus Aran]

My opinion: you should have two atlases, one idealized and a Rohen. Use Netter/Grants/Grey's/Netter Flashcards first, then Rohen to get ready for the practical.

it worked for me!

 

[bleeker10]

We just started gross lab this week and I have a Rohen's. It's a great atlas but it's really hard to use for doing dissections. We use a Netter's in lab and then I go back later on and go through Rohen's. It allows me to go over actual dissections. It's easier to figure out how the structures are ideally supposed to be when doing the dissections. This way we aren't digging around in a cadaver forever without accomplishing anything. I also take my Gray's Anatomy for Students into the lab so we can read about stuff like the clavipectoral triangle or how the brachial plexus branches.

 

[engineeredout]

Thus far I've been surviving with a rohan's atlas and netter's flash cards.

 

[DeadCactus]

Thus far I've been surviving with a rohan's atlas and netter's flash cards.

I did the opposite. I think either variation is the best way to go...

 

[bodonid]

Whatever works! I used Rohen and only Rohen. It is fine, as long as you have the text. But if you are just starting, give netter's a chance. It is popular for a reason.

 

[Random Anesthesiologist]

We just started gross lab this week and I have a Rohen's. It's a great atlas but it's really hard to use for doing dissections. We use a Netter's in lab and then I go back later on and go through Rohen's. It allows me to go over actual dissections. It's easier to figure out how the structures are ideally supposed to be when doing the dissections. This way we aren't digging around in a cadaver forever without accomplishing anything. I also take my Gray's Anatomy for Students into the lab so we can read about stuff like the clavipectoral triangle or how the brachial plexus branches.

This is exactly how I used these books too 🙂

 

[Perrotfish]

I also take my Gray's Anatomy for Students into the lab so we can read about stuff like the clavipectoral triangle or how the brachial plexus branches.

Several seperate people have seen Gray's on my shelf and commented that they never knew I was such a big fan of the show. They were all dead serious. True story.

 

[unsung]

Several seperate people have seen Gray's on my shelf and commented that they never knew I was such a big fan of the show. They were all dead serious. True story.

The show is Grey's Anatomy, not Gray's anatomy 😛

 

[funkydrmonkey]

What about Grant's vs. Netter's? Any opinions?

 

[Noirukiddingme]

I have Netter's flash cards... do I need the atlas as well? Thanks.

 

[phospho]

been using rohen and netters, and it has been working perfectly for me... I still hate anatomy though 🙁

 

[futuredoctorboy]

I use the double approach too - Netter and Rohen. I like Netter for all the color. And I like Rohen for preparing me for what to expect in cadaver lab. Using the two together has worked well.

 

[mave]

I initially bought a Rohen, and it was pretty helpful for studying for practicals, but not that helpful in prepping for lab. I bought a copy of Clemente, which is idealized, but less so than Netter. The pictures are beautiful and it was reasonably cheap.

 

[Forthegood]

Netter and Rohen. Why buy one when you can have two for twice the cost? 🙂

 

[45408]

Screw Rohen's. Go to the lab to look at cadavers. Netter's is so that you know what to look for beforehand.

This is what I did. We didn't have Rohens at my school, but we did have some color atlases in the library. They were good, but most of the dissections in our lab were nowhere near as good as the ones in the photo atlas. It was easiest for me to learn the ideal version from Netter, which is just so easy to visualize and understand, and then look at the cadavers in our lab.

There's no right or wrong way - whatever works for you is the best way.

 

[Zoom-Zoom]

Anyone use the Netter's iphone app?

 

[Dissected]

Several seperate people have seen Gray's on my shelf and commented that they never knew I was such a big fan of the show. They were all dead serious. True story.