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Summary: This atlas will always be a classic, must buy
Review: I used this atlas in chiropractic school. It's the best atlas, and it's so detailed that I prefer looking at this atlas than any other one. His pictures are as clear as can be. Obviously, Dr. Netter is very talented. I used this book also for my gross anatomy classes along with the following book also sold on amazon.com:
Spinal Anatomy Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers
(ISBN: 0971999600)
I got an A in my gross anatomy classes and also an A in my Spinal Anatomy class using both these books. My advice is definitely get both books. I also have friends in medical school who also used these two books and got excellent grades in their gross anatomy classes
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Summary: Great Atlas
Review: Netter is the Man!
Netter's hand-painted images are so precise and amazingly beautiful, just like the human body.:o) This is a must have book to use in your anatomy lab and at home. (I suggest you get a used copy to keep in the lab, as it will get very stinky and messy.) The book is well-organized by osteology, muscles and their attachments, and neurovasculature. In comparing Netter's atlas to the actual cadaver, you'll be amazed to see how precise his images really are. Netter is the Michalangelo of the human body.
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Summary: terrible content
Review: What a waste of money? Like most people, I bought this book for Gross Anatomy because it is so well-known and so pretty. But two weeks into the class, I had to resort to using big Moore and Grant's dissecter for both lectures and labs. This book is so disorganized that it is distracting. You'll be spending 15 min. trying to find the perineal cavity and it's nowhere to be found because the author seems to be more concern with presentation than content. I give this book 2 stars for its beauty but as we all know, asthetic quality doesn't mean squat in medical school.
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Summary: Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy
Review: The Netter was an absolute lifesaver for me as a first year medical student. I was overwhelmed already with the information that I needed to understand and learn in my first semester. What was worse, being an auditory learner, I found gross anatomy lab to be especially challenging. Even though each cadaver has quirks and differences, the atlas really provides a firm understanding of the accepted and normal anatomy of a human being. The illustrations are straightforward and the many layers of musculature helped tremendously in clarifying things for me. Every student I know bought one and no doubt will recommend it to the next class of students. I, for one, will be keeping this book for the rest of my life!
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Summary: Pretty pictures don't always cut it
Review: First thoughts upon opening Netter's -- "wow, this book is gorgeous." But after the first week of anatomy I was cursing it left and right and ended up relying on Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy and Gray's Anatomy for studying.Netter's is full of errors, mislabeled structures, and illustrations that are plain wrong -- seemingly drawn from imagination rather than cadavers. Text Moore's and Gray's don't have as many illustrations but their solid text clears up any confusion far better than a pretty picture.
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Summary: Far too many errors
Review: I am an anatomy instructor, and I dislike this book with great intensity. Why? Because students seem to love it, and yet it is full of factual errors and mislabeled diagrams. New editions fix old errors, but create new ones. I agree that there are few better atlases for artistic quality -- but when the labels are wrong, what have you gained? Yes, every book that is this densely packed with information will have a few errors in it. This book just seems to have more than its fair share. If you really don't know anything about anatomy, and are trying to learn it for the first time, there are many better books for your money on the market.
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: Netter sets the standards for modern anatomy books. Beautifully drawn plates make learning anatomy more fun(compared to the dull drawings in grants for instance). As a first year medical student, i have enjoyed using this book. The CDROM is also great.
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Summary: Don't Put Off Buying this Atlas!
Review: I did, and I regretted it. It must've been the 50's style drawings that turned me off to Netter originally. So I resolved to make do with other Atlases. BAD IDEA. I am not sure what it is exactly that Netter's work has, but after getting into a bind in my Anatomy class and having to spend 7 days (in a row) in the Cadaver Lab, suddenly, Netter's drawings looked much more 'cadaver like' than many of his competitor's. Besides, the bulk of the structures you'll likely be studying are all here. I'm almost done with my 1st year of Anatomy now, and have peers in higher trimesters who also use Netter to augment their study of the Peripheral Nervous System. Hope this helps!
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Summary: Indespensible for the medical student
Review: As a second year medical student, I can say that the prospect of taking an anatomy class without using this book is laughable. This is the most comprehensive, yet accessible anatomic atlas I have ever seen. Every part of the body a student could wish to study has been presented in exhaustive detail, most often in multiple plates offering views from different angles and of different layers. Although excellent, any artistic presentation can only go so far in representing reality, so I would also recommend Rohan and Yakochi's atlas for the photos to prepare for a practical exam - Netter's plates are often too perfect to represent what would be seen in a Cadaver.
To sum up, this is the ideal book for any medical student or anyone else who wishes to have a clear, accurate, easy to use atlas of human anatomy.
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Summary: Second only to the real thing!
Review: Netter's work is amazing. If you need some help with dissection (or drawing!) this book is the one to use. The only improvement I could imagine is getting it on DVD!
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