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Atlas of Anatomy
The new gold standard for learning anatomy...
Atlas of Anatomy, Second Edition, is the essential resource for anyone studying gross anatomy. Packed with over 2,400 full-color illustrations, this atlas guides you step-by-step through each region of the body, helping you master the details of anatomy.
Key Features:
Exquisite full-color illustrations with clear, thorough labeling and descriptive captions
Even more clinical correlations help students make the connection between anatomy and medicine
Coverage of each region intuitively arranged to simplify learning: beginning with the skeletal framework, then adding muscles, organs, vasculature, and nerves, and concluding with topographic illustrations that put it all together
Over 170 tables summarize key anatomic information for ease of study and review
Innovative, user-friendly format in which each two-page spread is a self-contained guide to a topic
Surface anatomy spreads now include regions and reference lines or planes in addition to landmarks and palpable structures to develop physical exam skills
Muscle Fact spreads ideal for memorization, reference, and review organize the essentials about muscles, including origin, insertion, innervation, and action
New sectional anatomy spreads at the end of units build familiarity with 2D views of anatomic regions
Access to WinkingSkull.com PLUS, with over 500 images from the book for labels-on and labels-off review and timed self-tests for exam preparation
Atlas of Anatomy is the student's choice:
Thieme is the best anatomy atlas by far, hands down. Clearer pictures, more pictures, more realistic pictures, structures broken up in ways that make sense and shown from every angle...includes clinical correlations and summary charts of innervations and actions. That's about all there is to it. Just buy it. Thank you Thieme!!! Ok, now back to studying...
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.... 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.
Atlas of Anatomy, Second Edition, is the essential resource for anyone studying gross anatomy. Packed with over 2,400 full-color illustrations, this atlas guides you step-by-step through each region of the body, helping you master the details of anatomy.
Key Features:
Exquisite full-color illustrations with clear, thorough labeling and descriptive captions
Even more clinical correlations help students make the connection between anatomy and medicine
Coverage of each region intuitively arranged to simplify learning: beginning with the skeletal framework, then adding muscles, organs, vasculature, and nerves, and concluding with topographic illustrations that put it all together
Over 170 tables summarize key anatomic information for ease of study and review
Innovative, user-friendly format in which each two-page spread is a self-contained guide to a topic
Surface anatomy spreads now include regions and reference lines or planes in addition to landmarks and palpable structures to develop physical exam skills
Muscle Fact spreads ideal for memorization, reference, and review organize the essentials about muscles, including origin, insertion, innervation, and action
New sectional anatomy spreads at the end of units build familiarity with 2D views of anatomic regions
Access to WinkingSkull.com PLUS, with over 500 images from the book for labels-on and labels-off review and timed self-tests for exam preparation
Atlas of Anatomy is the student's choice:
Thieme is the best anatomy atlas by far, hands down. Clearer pictures, more pictures, more realistic pictures, structures broken up in ways that make sense and shown from every angle...includes clinical correlations and summary charts of innervations and actions. That's about all there is to it. Just buy it. Thank you Thieme!!! Ok, now back to studying...
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.... 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.
672 pages, Paperback
First published June 3, 2008
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March 14, 2025
My gluteus maximus has been FLATTENED with how many hours I’ve been sitting down reading this book
December 29, 2010
Okay this isn't usually the type of book I review, but when I saw this was offered through the Amazon Vine program I snapped it up because it just looked so cool. Right off the bat I will tell you I am not a medical student or a doctor so this review is from the layman's perspective.
This book is exactly what the title suggests; it is an atlas of the anatomy of the body. It is filled with wonderful illustrations of every part of your body you can possibly imagine. There are not many photographs; most of the pictures are illustrations although there is the occasional picture of an MRI or something of that nature. The book is separated into six sections: back, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, upper limb, lower limb, head and neck, and neuroanatomy. The nueroanatomy is by far the smallest section of the book.
All of the illustrations have decent descriptions. The skeletal, muscular, and vascular structures are detailed for each section as well ascartilage, ligaments, joints.
Everything is beautifully presented and very easy to read.
This is definitely a great book for those who want something to help them visualize the location of things in the human body. My only complaint would be that there is not a ton of text. There are short descriptions and some small grey boxes with asides describing certain conditions. But, this is definitely a book that details where things are and doesn't have a ton of emphasis on how things work.
I think it is a beautiful book full of a ton of excellent information on where things are in the human body. The brief explanations given are good enough for the layman, but not incredibly detailed. We have used it a number of times in my family to show my three year old son what his bones look like, where his muscles are, and how blood gets moved through his body. I think it will be a useful book for us as a family.
Overall an excellent map of the human body, very high quality and highly detailed illustrations. I would definitely recommend this book both for families and for medical students who need to learn the parts of the human body.
This book is exactly what the title suggests; it is an atlas of the anatomy of the body. It is filled with wonderful illustrations of every part of your body you can possibly imagine. There are not many photographs; most of the pictures are illustrations although there is the occasional picture of an MRI or something of that nature. The book is separated into six sections: back, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, upper limb, lower limb, head and neck, and neuroanatomy. The nueroanatomy is by far the smallest section of the book.
All of the illustrations have decent descriptions. The skeletal, muscular, and vascular structures are detailed for each section as well ascartilage, ligaments, joints.
Everything is beautifully presented and very easy to read.
This is definitely a great book for those who want something to help them visualize the location of things in the human body. My only complaint would be that there is not a ton of text. There are short descriptions and some small grey boxes with asides describing certain conditions. But, this is definitely a book that details where things are and doesn't have a ton of emphasis on how things work.
I think it is a beautiful book full of a ton of excellent information on where things are in the human body. The brief explanations given are good enough for the layman, but not incredibly detailed. We have used it a number of times in my family to show my three year old son what his bones look like, where his muscles are, and how blood gets moved through his body. I think it will be a useful book for us as a family.
Overall an excellent map of the human body, very high quality and highly detailed illustrations. I would definitely recommend this book both for families and for medical students who need to learn the parts of the human body.
February 13, 2009
Great Anatomy book...if you're in medical school ;)
February 1, 2025
As a sports medicine student in college I had to study many different anatomy books and this one was my absolute favorite in terms of illustrations. Absolutely phenomenal artwork.
It is, as the title dictates, an “atlas� and not a textbook. Of every complete anatomy atlas I have so far encountered, nothing has topped this. The illustrations are clear, detailed, beautiful, and educational in a way that’s easy to understand. I know these types of things are mainly personal preference but I think this is just stunning.
It is, as the title dictates, an “atlas� and not a textbook. Of every complete anatomy atlas I have so far encountered, nothing has topped this. The illustrations are clear, detailed, beautiful, and educational in a way that’s easy to understand. I know these types of things are mainly personal preference but I think this is just stunning.
March 21, 2021
De todos los libros que he consultado fue el que en su día fue de mayor ayuda a la hora de aprender y, a día de hoy, repasar la anatomía humana. No obstante, cabe mencionar algunas imprecisiones, pocas, sobre funciones musculares que se conocen actualmente diferentes.
May 26, 2017
Good for when the three volume atlas is too much. Contains a few errors - nothing serious though, but it's annoying
December 6, 2018
this coumd save your life while working on your residency programm
April 28, 2024
Such a valuable resource for anatomy especially for the artist.
July 25, 2020
The book contains beautiful illustrations and lucid tables and figures that aids in the process of learning the complex human anatomy.
May 15, 2025
Not to spoil the ending but our bodies have way too many terms.
Yea my cerebrum was dissolving after looking at those pics for hours on end but hey I’m passing nursing so far ✌️
Yea my cerebrum was dissolving after looking at those pics for hours on end but hey I’m passing nursing so far ✌️
June 28, 2014
Very useful for topographic anatomy - it includes well structured pictures and stays on point. However I would not recommend using it for head and CNS as I found it to be really underwhelming. Using it as a base was fine, but I thought of Sobotta and Köpf-Maier as more useful for deepened and wholesome understanding of the before stated topics.
September 22, 2023
Ilustraciones super útiles y muy buenas. Contiene también cuadros que vienen muy bien a la hora de entender conceptos
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