Anatomy
Anatomy is one of the core building blocks of medicine. So, learning it right is essential. I’m going to suggest some key resources that I have personally used and found really helpful. Click on the links to be directed to each resource.
This is the single most useful resource for learning anatomy. The 4th edition has now been released, but the 3rd edition does the job quite well and is also cheaper. The best things about this book are its clear, colourful diagrams and easy to follow descriptions.
Anatomy is a visual subject. There’s no way you’ll be able to rote learn and retain without having a visual image in your mind. And this book provides those visual images. At first glance, the book is chunky and scary. But it’s worded quite nicely and it’s actually quite manageable if you chunk your learning and revision into chapters. A must have!
McMinn's Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy
An “anatomy atlas” is a book of prosection pictures, ideal for learning true life appearance. It has loads of images and photographs of cadavers. This nicely complements the diagrams in Gray’s by giving you photos of what you’ll see in real life. It’s best to understand the details using Gray’s first and then using McMinn’s to learn real life appearance.
This is one of the coolest apps for learning anatomy. You start with a 3D model of the human skeleton. It allows you to isolate bones, muscles, ligaments; learn their insertions, orientations and most importantly allows you to totally visualise things by giving you control.
This website contains some great diagrams, videos and narrated slides that explain a lot of the difficult concepts. It looks a bit dated, but the content is great. Use the institutional login to get free access and use it to learn the trickier concepts in anatomy. It’s also great for getting extra information to put into essays if your medical school requires essay writing.
