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Essential Clinical Anatomy

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This is what you should read for medical school anatomy. I started our reading big Moore and discovered that it is quite wordy and slow to read. Overall not an efficient way to learn or use precious study time. This condensed version contains most of the information in big Moore. It has illustrations, tables, and clinical correlations. I switched my study method to reading this book (baby Moore) from cover to cover and studying it in detail. I then used big Moore as a reference for additional details and would skim big Moore and note things that seemed of possible importance not included in baby Moore. You can then use Netter, Grant, and/or Rohen atlases as a supplement.

They got the title correct. This book is ESSENTIAL! This is the condensed version of Clinically Oriented Anatomy. The diagrams and pictures are taken straight from the bigger text, as well as almost ALL of the chapter material. It looks so much smaller because the font and pictures are a little smaller. They've taken out some fluff to help us keep our sanity. If you've never looked in either book, let me teach you of the beauty of the blue box. You will live by the blue box. These blue boxes contain clinical correlations. They bridge the gap between Gross Anatomy pieces-parts and clinical presentation. This is very very important if your Gross Anatomy class exams contain thinking questions and not simply "what is this structure?" Many of my exam questions have been straight from the blue box. The newest edition also contains a CD-ROM by Grant. It's a great interactive study tool. If you're getting the new Grant's Atlas, you'll probably get doubles of this CD-ROM. My advice is to get a cheaper slightly older version of Grant or Netter Atlas (things haven't changed too much in the past few years) the new Moore Essentials, Grant's Dissector (new or older), and Netter Flash Cards. Sounds like a lot of money, but you're saving on the atlas, the dissector, and the Essentials because it's definitely cheaper than the full "Clinically Oriented Anatomy." Good luck in Gross!

Positives:
- I liked the layout of the text, clinical "blue boxes", tables, and schematic drawings.
- The authors/editors fit an amazing amount of information for the size of this book.

Negatives:
- My classmates and I found quite a few errors.
- Some of my classmates thought it was TOO concise, preferring the "Big Moore". (My friend Jeff says this book is Big Moore with all adjectives and verbs taken out)
- It may be small for a textbook, but a board review book it's not!

Basically, it was better than I expected. I also recommend the Review Questions for Gross Anatomy & Embryology by Gest, et al.

This text provides basically the same info as the big Moore book but is much easier to carry around and read through.

In trying to prepare myself for classes this fall, I have been searching for an easy to use and comprehensive anatomy text. Essential Clinical Anatomy is an excellent resource-- it is jammed packed with useful clinical information and reminds me (as compared to some other anatomy texts that I have read) why it is so important to master anatomy.

WIth this book and Netter's you will have everything you need in anatomy. This book is also EXCELLENT for your surgery rotation in third year. Older versions are always smarter in anatomy . . . things haven't changed much in anatomy in say . . . a couple million years.

I used this book for Anatomy class at Stony Brook University this is one of few books that I've read and found great for preparing for exams. I would like to also recommend Netter's Altas of Human anatomy and Netter's human anatomy cards