Anatomy


Anatomy; some hate it, some get along with it, a few love it! If you are in the first category, then you should seriously consider "evolving" to the next. Whether you like it or not, a good knowledge of anatomy is very important.

Learning anatomy by reading the texts in books may not be the most efficient method. It is important to be able to visualise the structures in 3-D. Illustrations in books will most of the time only provide a 2-D image. You must be able to reconstruct an image in your mind to fully comprehend anatomy. Those of you with access to cadavers are obvioulsy at an advantage, but if these are not available, then surely a software for computer-aided-learning is.

Like for most things you need to memorise, writing the main points down is helpful for learning and for quick revision before the exams. Below are some links you may try.

Gray's Anatomy Online:

http://www.bartleby.com/107/

You can have access to not only illustrations from this popular anatomy textbook, but also to texts. This is really "the" anatomy site (for me anyway). Even though you may note that it's a relatively old version of the textbook, it remains extremely helpful.

Digital Anatomy Interactive Atlases

http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html

Computer generated 2-D and 3-D views of organs, reconstructions from cadavers, etc. are available here.

Human Anatomy Online - Innerbody

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Classified according to the different systems of the human body, the illustrations are helpful for getting a general idea of anatomy. Also available are descriptions and animations.

University of Michigan - Gross Anatomy

http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages...

Here you will find actual pictures of cadavers, X-rays and so on. Labelled for easy identification of the relevant structures.

Kansas University Medical School

http://www.kumc.edu/AMA-MSS/study/anatom...

This site gives very good point-form notes on anatomy. No bulky texts, but brief phrases to facilitate learning. The main drawback is the total absence of pictures, drawings or diagrams. But then, it wasn't made for providing these. (See Gray's Anatomy Online for illustrations)

You can even download a copy of the study guide from: http://www.kumc.edu/AMA-MSS/study/thorax... (But if you may find it easier to cache the page and save it).

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