Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy) [Paperback]

Anne Gilroy (Author), Brian MacPherson (Author), Lawrence Ross (Author), Michael Schuenke (Author), Erik Schulte (Author), Udo Schumacher (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 160406062X | ISBN-13: 978-1604060621 | Publication Date: June 3, 2008 | Edition: 1

Atlas of Anatomy contains everything students need to successfully tackle the daunting challenges of anatomy.

Complete with exquisite, full-color illustrations by award-winning artists Markus Voll and Karl Wesker, the atlas is organized to lead students step-by-step through each region of the body. Each region opens with the foundational skeletal framework. The subsequent chapters build upon this foundation, adding the muscles, then organs, then vessels, then nerves, and finally presenting topographic anatomy for a comprehensive view. Each unit closes with surface anatomy accompanied by questions that ask the reader to apply knowledge learned for the real-life physical examination of patients.

Features:

-2,200 full-color illustrations of unsurpassed quality

-Brief introductory texts that provide an accessible entry point when a new topic is presented

-Clinical correlates and images, including radiographs, MRIs, CT scans, and endoscopic views

-Muscle Fact pages that organize the essentials, including origin, insertion, and innervation--ideal for memorization, reference, and review

-Navigators that orient the reader with location and plane of dissection

- A scratch-off code provides access to Winking Skull.com PLUS, an interactive online study

aid, featuring over 600 full-color anatomy illustrations and radiographs, “labels-on,

labels-off” functionality, and timed self-tests

This atlas provides everything students need in just the right format, making the mastery of human anatomy eminently achievable.

Editorial Reviews

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"The 2200 full-color illustrations are...impressive. The artists, with their sensitive rendering of light and shadow, have achieved a remarkably effective 3-dimensional representation of structures...without sacrificing clarity. Throughout, extensive tables and charts make it easy to find factual information..It seems likely that the trend away from buying or even using books will continue as online resources become more prevalent...However the beauty of the images in Thieme's Atlas of Anatomy, and the clarity of the concise tables and textual notes, may help stem the ride and rekindle student interest in the use of books."--Journal of the American Medical Association

"[Five stars] A brilliant masterpiece, filled with anatomical illustrations of great accuracy, appropriately labeled...aesthetically appealing...flows logically and systematically through the regions of the body...indispensable...for medical students...and medical residents in surgical specialties."--Doody's Review

"The illustrations by Voll and Wesker are exquisite...The shading and color used are extremely detiled and visually pleasing. Illustration labeling is easy to read. Atlas of Anatomy is a very useful tool for the medical student. It provides complete and informative coverage of the subject matter with the highest quality artwork available in any atlas...Atlas of Anatomy serves as an excellent source of high-yield information and is highly recommended."--JAOA

"Have you ever pulled out an atlas of anatomy to show a patient a tendon or muscle that is a source of his symptoms? Or have you referred back to your anatomy text from school to remind yourself of the relationship between structures? Are you a student taking anatomy? Then the newly published book from Thieme, Atlas of Anatomy, and its interactive website, www.winkingskull.com, should be on your reference shelf and bookmarked on your computer. The drawings appear to leap off the page in three rather than two dimensions... I was blown away by the website... It is engagingly interactive...highly recommend[ed]."--ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

"Of the several atlases that are available to the student, the [atlas] is one of the most useful and complete. Its 623 pages not only cover the gross anatomy of the human body, but also have extensive illustrations encompassing the peripheral innervation, lymphatics, arterial supply, and venous drainage of the various regions... Many radiographic images are included when appropriate to integrate the anatomy with the radiology. In addition, surface anatomy illustrations and clinical correlation boxes are generously sprinkled throughout the atlas to integrate this information with future clinical experiences. The completeness of this Atlas along with its presentation, clarity of illustrations, and content brings everything together for the student. This Atlas is indeed a powerful learning tool for students. It will be utilitzed by the students in gross anatomy and neuroanatomy, and by the clerks in surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, and neurology. Finally, this is an atlas that they will return to as first-year residents when they review specific regions of the human body for their training."--Clinical Anatomy

"The illustrations have exceptional clarity, which makes them visually pleasing and engaging... Comprehensive...Gilroy, MacPherson, and Ross have achieved their goal of creating a single-volume atlas of anatomy...The atlas employs excellent organizational strategies; it is filled with excellent illustrations, diagrams, and clinical notes. Students as well as practicing clinicians from a variety of healthcare fields will find this atlas easy to use and very instructuve."--Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Pysical Therapy

"The Atlas presents a very well-prepared full-color illustration of the gross anatomy of the human body divided by regions...A useful atl

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Thieme; 1 edition (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160406062X
• ISBN-13: 978-1604060621
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings a unique concept to anatomy atlases., March 30, 2009

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J. Greene (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy) (Paperback)

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.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Rest, June 30, 2008

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Derek Bryant "Dbry" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy) (Paperback)

A friend of mine recently introduced me to this book and I have to say, I'm impressed. It's fantastic! I studied anatomy in my first year of med school so I'm familiar with the other big Atlases (Netter's, Gray's, Gosling's, Grant's...) but in my opinion this book surpasses them all. It's the artwork. The artist has found the perfect balance of detail and clarity. Some of these illustrations have to be seen to be believed. Especially those relating to the circulatory system. The book also cuts down on superfluous text, providing the most relevant information. The pearls of clinical information are very good and these add significance to the information and make it easier to remember -- Easier to remember is key.

Great job to whoever was involved in making this invaluable resource!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite an excellent Human Anatomy atlas--better than Netter, July 26, 2010

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T. S. Ferguson "Phillyfergs" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy) (Paperback)

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What is in the book: This is a stand-alone atlas of Human Gross Anatomy. The pictures are all painted drawings, with some clinical images mixed in (CT/MRI). These images are scattered throughout the book at strategic places and highly complement the material being presented. It is actually a translation (and possibly relabeling) of a German anatomy atlas. The images are top-rate and finely detailed. It is hands down one of the best atlases I have seen. I was trained on the Netter series, and I like this one much better. I especially like that this book includes tract diagrams for the neuroanatomy section, something often missing from anatomy atlases. Even though the pictures are drawings as opposed to photographs, I feel that learning anatomy on idealized drawings is better than from pictures, where you are relying on the care of the prosection and the quality of the specimen to show the various structures and relations. Skilled drawings are much better for learning, and this book has those.

What it isn't: This is not a textbook! This book is an atlas, so do not expect text explanations. If you are looking for a good anatomy textbook, I would try Moore and Dalley's "Clinically Oriented Anatomy".

The weaknesses (why it earned only 4 stars): One of the weak points in the book is the labeling of structures. Focusing on the neuroanatomy section, which is my particular specialty, some of the labels mix terms or use archaic terms not commonly used anymore. For example, when labeling the brainstem, the different parts of the brainstem in the same figure are labeled with a mix of developmental and structural terms (for example: the midbrain is labeled by its developmental name, the mesencephalon, but the medulla is labeled the medulla oblongata. The developmental term for the medulla is the myelencephalon). Also, sometimes the spinal cord is labeled the "cord" and others it is the "spinal cord". When a student is learning anatomy for the first time, it is important for consistency in labeling or, if you are going to mix terms, make it clear what those terms are. Someone just learning anatomy may not realize that the midbrain and the mesencephalon are the same structure. Also, refraining from using more obscure labels is preferred. However, for someone who already knows anatomy and can easily pick out these differences, the atlas is top rate.


My qualifications: I am a Professor who has been teaching first year medical students at an Ivy League school and a state school for over 14 years and I have published several textbook. I am constantly on the lookout for good atlases, especially for Neuroanatomy.