Keith L. Moore, Anne M. R. Agur, Authur F. Dalley, Anne M. Agur, Arthur F. Dalley - Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Pros: well written, super diagrams

Cons: pages fall out!

Review: This was the first anatomy book I ever bought and I still love it! It's got EVERYTHING - the right amount of detail, clearly written, with super diagrams and pictures that make all that learning just a bit easier.
It's the pictures and diagrams in...

Pros: Good tables, good clinical references

Cons: Long, images are not always helpful

The Bottom Line: A long-winded but through approach to anatomy. It's poor pictures sometimes need supplementing but the tables almost make up for this fact.

Review: Although I don’t have much experience when it comes to other texts, I found Moore’s to be a good starting point for studying.
While the text is long and perhaps excessive, I found that if I read it and paid attention enough to understand it, I...

Pros: teaches you what you're tested on

Cons: big, wordy

Review: As you've either already learned or are about to find out, anatomy is now "clinically oriented". That means, for exam purposes, it's no longer sufficient to know that the thyrocervical trunk has 4 branches (or whatever) and that the pancreas...

Pros: well0organized, clinical excerpts

Cons: more info than needed

Review: If you're just looking for an atlas for anatomy then go with Netter. But if you're looking for an actual anatomy text book, this is a pretty good choice. The text is well-written and fairly concise and clinically relevant excerpts are highlighted...

Pros: great reference, with a lot of problems revolving around cases

Cons: none

Review: You thought thinking about anatomy was over after the step 1 boards. Nope. I've been asked about the old anatomy knowledge pretty much everywhere, in medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and even in rehabilitation medicine! Everybody's favorite phrase,...

Pros: Great clinical asides, complete detail, good charts

Cons: Too detailed, Grant's images are bad,

The Bottom Line: Too detailed to be a good primary text for an anatomy course, but still useful as a reference text.

Review: Like every other med student in the world, I bought WAY too many books when I first started med school. For anatomy I purchased: Clinically Oriented Anatomy ("Big Moore"), Esential Clinical Anatomy ("Little Moore"), and every atlas known to man plus...