Product Description

Instant Anatomy is quite different from the vast number of other anatomy books. The clever structure of the information facilitates accurate and speedy retrieval of anatomical facts, and is very popular with students. Two features make the book especially useful. First, it stresses anatomical relationships which are even more important now with the increased use of cross sectional scanning and computer generated reconstructional imaging. Second, it allows structures such as blood vessels and nerves to be seen in their entirety instead of regionally as they are so often described in standard textbooks. The section on the autonomic nervous system has been expanded in this second edition to meet the needs of students who often find this area of knowledge so difficult.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #579045 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 205 pages

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons, Oct 2000
This is a concise well-written short text of anatomy that is easy to follow...

BJS, 2000
As a quick revision reference for both undergraduates and postgraduates ... I would still recommend it.

Customer Reviews

Superb
This is a must of skeletal anatomy sudents.
It addresses vascular and nerve distribution with very clear colour drwaings.
Is very easy to read and understand and it can also be use as a reference book for post graduate work.

5 stars

The best way to make sense of anatomy - BUY THIS BOOK
I would highly recommend this book to anyone starting a medical degree and other anatomy related courses.

Instant Anatomy charts the course and distribution of every artery, vein, set of lymphatics, and nerve (cranial, peripheral and autonomic). This is done in a very simple style with a diagram on one side and any text on the side opposite. Quite frankly a goldfish could read this book and get an anatomy degree.

Probably the most impressive section is that on the muscles. This is great for revision with each muscle listed alongside it's origin, insertion, action and innervation.

Also included is information on joints, ossification times, foramina (in full detail), other spaces and positions of structures according to vertebral levels.

You will need a more pictorial anatomy text to accompany this to get the full picture. But I cannot stress enough that this a perfect book if you are learning anatomy.

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT!!
I love this book!! the second edition got me through anatomy as a 1st year medical student and now 8 years later I am still using the book for parts 1+2 MRCS and I am sure will continue to use it throughout my career. the second edition got handed to friends and I never saw it again!! so I had to get the third edition which has new invaluable chapters on specialised spaces, surface anatomy and vertebral levels. Bob is a truly inspirational teacher and I am constantly using his mneumonics to this day