Gray's anatomy for students V.S. Moore's clinically oriented anatomy

**Captain_Carrot** · 13-09-2006, 01:53 AM

I've found Moore and Dalleys book to be quite good. I used that plus Instant anatomy as a quick reference. Robert whitaker who wrote instant anatomy does some (free) podcasts which you can get via itunes, which are quite good. The thing I would say is M&D is clinically orientated so tends to focus on the clinical relevance of the anatomy which i found helped it to stick. I doubt a pure anatomy text would have helped me as much. Plus our course is/was based on it.

I would advise that you don't buy the book until you get to uni and talk to people who have done that particular course for a year or 2 to see which books they recommend, cause you could buy some really duff books if you just go by the list you're sent (Attention gio!): I bought quite a few of the books on my list (Bham) and have barely used some (neuroscience, bears connor and paradiso being one, and its not a cheap book!). The added advantage of being there is that you might be able to pick up a copy off an older year student a bit cheaper.

**Captain_Carrot** · 13-09-2006, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by Le Pom

well if i read the classic edition this summer before uni and make notes, i should be well prepared.
except i am not doing medicine this year.

Just relax, there's plenty of time to stress when you get to med school.

**kittykat025** · 13-09-2006, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by Captain_Carrot

cause you could buy some really duff books if you just go by the list you're sent (Attention gio!): I bought quite a few of the books on my list (Bham) and have barely used some (neuroscience, bears connor and paradiso being one, and its not a cheap book!).

we didn't get our booklist until quite a while after lectures started
i don't like that neuroscience book, just look it up in a physiology book, it'll do fine!
also don't buy the scambler sociology book (eugh, behavioural science)

**scrubs** · 13-09-2006, 02:16 AM

I ordered that Scambler book, actually quite interesting in parts! Some of it is bloody boring though!

**Captain_Carrot** · 13-09-2006, 04:19 PM

I would say that scambler has two uses: one is for the family attachment essay. The other is as a door stop.

**Fried_Rice** · 13-09-2006, 04:57 PM

And as a laptop up-propper when it's overheating. Fascinating little book that Scrambler one is...

I've used both of the anatomy books this year. The Moore one has much, MUCH better text (second to none) but I find the diagrams in the Student Gray's Anatomy easier to understand for certain things, like layers of muscles where the colour really helps me. It just really shows layers so well!

**Gio** · 13-09-2006, 05:07 PM

Ah is the book THAT bad??Are there any other books you can get instead that serve an academic purpose?

**Fried_Rice** · 13-09-2006, 05:14 PM

(Assuming you are talking about Scambler's book):

No, it's not THAT bad, it is well researched and quite interesting in some parts (very useful for the family attachment project if you will have one of those) It's just not worth buying because there should be some in your medical school library.
I think it's mainly the topic that is always a bit dull (sociology, shudder) and tends to be looked down on by medical students in the early years because we (at least I do) don't see it as very sciency and 'proper' and thus not important to medicine as such. (I despised sociology lecutures, but i'm beginning to see it might have some importance.

But in terms of a sociology book with clear application to medicine it is really good!

**Captain_Carrot** · 13-09-2006, 09:53 PM

thats what ive bin talking about. essential is the smaller one - it's alright, but not brilliant - it cuts out a lot, (including major plot twists).

**Frank E** · 22-03-2009, 10:49 PM

Moore and Dalley is excellent. I prefer it to Gray's

If only to get through exams, I'd go for M&Ds' smaller sister pulication Moore and Agur Essential Anatomy (It has been used in the past in my local med school for 1st year (check it's sufficient for your course). I didn't like M&A to start with but having used it a few times now I've got to like it for it's mid range detail. The operative word in th title is 'essential' so know one is not learning superfluous details or spending time and effort filtering extraneous infromation when there is so much to learn in other subjects.
Think I'll look at Moore and Dalley ECA when I 'need' to integrate more detail. I left enough white space on the notes I took to trace in more detailed illustrations later.

I love the series of videos by Prof Diamond featured above as a systemic introduction. For me it's good to learn systemically and regionally. Depends on the exams and how much detail one needs, her block drawings are sufficient to point out features of structures how they articulate, insert etc.

I wish Anatomy compilers would arrange their illustrations in third angle projection and not put a superior view next to an anterior one instead of below. Makes it so much easier to see the spacial relationship between details of a structure and form a three dimensional mental image of the structure. Still, it's good to get the tracing paper and drafting pens out, draw the views properly and learn kinaesthetically.

Edit: Oops clicked on this in 'related threads', not 'current threads'.