Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy),   ISBN:9781604060621

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I love this atlas! It's very informative and has great illustrations. In fact, my instructor uses pictures directly from this atlas in his lectures because they're so awesome. I highly recommend it for health professionals and those interested in human anatomy.

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I looked at a lot of anatomy text books in my college library and at the university bookshops and online. My conclusion was that I would need at least two books, maybe even three; as they all seem to have there strengths and weaknesses. I have used this atlas for more than 300 hours now and I love it. I have never felt the need for more clarity or a better angle. There is also an online resource that accompanies this book. I have never logged on though, as I have been so happy with the book.

There has been absolutley no hindrance to learning while using this text.

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The Thieme (pronounced "team-uh") atlas teaches anatomy from deep to superficial. Each unit starts with skeletal structures and subsequently adds muscles, organs, arteries, veins, lymph nodes and nerves. At the end of each unit, a few topography illustrations put everything in place to give the reader a since of the big picture. Finally, surface anatomy is presented to train the reader to see the anatomy underneath the skin of a patient. Figure captions, muscle tables, clinical correlations, and radiographs are present and helpful, but perhaps a little sparse. Radiographs are present in Netter, but the others aren't, though they ARE present and abundant on the accompanying website, netteranatomy.com . The Thieme website winkingskull.com is comparatively weak, but most of its content is free if you register.

The organization of this atlas is consistent throughout and far superior to Grant and Netter atlases, perhaps because the illustrators and collaborators built this atlas from the ground up around this "deep to superficial" concept of teaching anatomy. There are more illustrations in this atlas than Netter and Grant, allowing the illustrations to focus on a few key concepts with each. (There are also schematics illustrating the path of lymph node drainage and autonomic innervation, the former being seriously lacking in Netter.) Sometimes when I was learning anatomy, I felt that Netter and Grant illustrations threw too much at me to learn in a single illustration. I would have LOVED having this atlas during those moments. But this leads me to a weak point in this atlas as compared to Netter (and maybe Grant): the "topography" sections that I mentioned above, with "everything" put in place, are inferior to the other two atlases. The courses that arteries, veins, and nerves take just aren't depicted as well as in Netter. The neurovasculature of the lower limb comes to mind as a weak area in the topography section. Also, each illustration is not as heavily labeled as in Netter. Great while you are learning anatomy, but a weak point for those who have already been through an anatomy course. Since this atlas is so "broken down" with weak topography sections, Grant and Netter will continue to reign in the cadaver lab. Netter is still my first reference as I review anatomy now. If the topography areas are revised and maybe a dozen more illustrations added, this atlas would top Netter hands down.

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This anatomy book is great for studying university-level anatomy. It shows many body parts that are not listed in other books. The illustrations are good, too. This book also comes with a code for online access. I highly recommend this atlas.

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The visual representations provided in this text are wonderful and tremendously enhance understanding. One of the most important concepts to grasp when studying anatomy is the spacial relationship between various structures. This atlas provides logical, well labeled figures that provide unique views of the body which elucidate these important relationships. Have a look at this book and see for yourself.