Best anatomy book on Reddit

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#1

Gray's Anatomy

4.8
(16)
"Hands down."
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"Gray’s Anatomy For Students is the best one I have used in my opinion."
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"Gray's Anatomy is a classic reference."
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"A combo of Netter's and Gray's should suffice"
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"Netter’s >>>>>>>>>>>>> Grays"
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"It's written simply and you don't even need Netter or videos to understand its contents."
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"Gray's Anatomy for students"
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"The art is beautiful and so detailed."
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"Gray's is great"
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"Simply great for in-depth understanding."
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#2

Netter

4.8
(14)
"If it's just for visualization, I highly recommend netter."
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"Netter is essential for understanding anatomy."
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"A combo of Netter's and Gray's should suffice"
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"I used Netter + Gray for my studies and found them extremely helpful."
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"I love Netter’s, especially the coloring book atlas. If you’re newer to anatomy then I’d look into it. But the regular atlas is great!"
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"Netter’s for content review and then Gray’s for practice questions"
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"Netter is the best all rounder."
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"Netter is the gold standard for anatomical references."
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"Highly highly recommend both but if you can only get one I’d go for the coloring book."
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"Netter’s anatomy has the best representations."
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#3

Sobotta

4.7
(6)
"Sabotta"
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"Sobotta anatomy has everything covered."
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"Sobotta"
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"I really like the Sobotta Atlas's for diagrams."
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"Sobotta provides clear illustrations."
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"Sobotta has more detailed pictures and is more realistic compared to Netter."
#4

Snell

4.3
(6)
"The best!"
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"It comes with pictures and basic descriptions too."
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"But, if you want to have an understanding of its pathways then I recommend snell!"
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"Textbook wise, I use Snell's Clinical Anatomy."
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"Snell’s Anatomy is an easier book to work with."
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"I don’t recommend Snell’s though."
#5

Netter's Anatomy

5.0
(3)
"Netter"
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"I would recommend what your anatomy prof. recommends and whatever your class uses."
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"Netters no doubt"
#6

Netters

5.0
(3)
"Netters is a classic. It, and others, are also available as coloring books."
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"Netters has consistently been the best anatomy reference with high-quality illustrations."
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"I have Netters and love it"
#7

Netter's

4.7
(3)
"I only used Netter's and Grays."
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"I found netter's to be best personally"
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"Netter's is a great adjunct resource for extra detail."
#8

DK

4.7
(3)
"The Human Body Book and Human Anatomy by DK"
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"The DK Anatomy book is great for comp therapy course and really useful."
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"Sent it to my 5 year old nephew, and he seemed to like it, but he couldn't read yet, so he just looked at the pictures."
#9

Gray

4.0
(3)
"Gray’s anatomy is great and very comprehensive and clear."
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"Gray is the most technical."
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"Gray lacks quality illustrations and needs to be paired with an atlas."
#10

Leslie Kaminoff

5.0
(2)
"Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff is a classic."
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"Highly highly recommend Kaminoff and Matthews 'Yoga Anatomy'"
#11

Kristin Leal

5.0
(2)
"MetaAnatomy by Kristin Leal sounds like what you're looking for."
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"I like MetaAnatomy by the amazing Kristin Leal."
#12

Taco

5.0
(2)
"A great option if you are into comic art."
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"I really like how the author breaks down anatomy into very easy shapes."
#13

Amazon

5.0
(2)
"My first grader's best friend's parents are physicians and said their kids liked the below book. My 1st (going into 2nd) kiddo loves it. Lots of great questions and explanations and humor."
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"It talks about boys, girls, babies, adults and even animals while the family spends a day on the beach."
#14

Ray Long

5.0
(2)
"I like The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book, Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long."
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"I like Key Muscles of Yoga: Your Guide to Functional Anatomy in Yoga by Ray Long."
#15

Stephen Rogers Peck

4.5
(2)
"A lot of help for understanding human anatomy."
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"A great resource for artists."
#16

Last

4.5
(2)
"Excellent for prosection and is the prescribed book for our surgical entrance exam."
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"Heard that Last’s is also a good resource."
#17

Atlas

4.5
(2)
"It's a standard in artist homes, along with James Gurney for colour and light."
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"Atlas Gilroy is highly recommended for beginners."
#18

Openstax

4.5
(2)
"It's comprehensive, structured in an amazing fashion, and it's free."
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"It’s definitely advanced but tons of info, and free."
#19

Thieme

4.0
(2)
"Small, easy to handle, and simple books that are extremely useful."
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"Great for understanding concepts before diving into more complex materials."
#20

George B. Brinkman

5.0
(1)
"Has a lot of illustrations for all different body parts."
#21

B.D. Chaurasia

5.0
(1)
"I’m using B.D Chaurasia for anatomy."
#22

Teach Me Anatomy

5.0
(1)
"Teach me anatomy is 🔥."
#23

Science of Yoga

5.0
(1)
"Science of Yoga by Ann Swanson - It’s similar to the Leslie Kaminoff book but much more detailed and with a more modern look…. I LOVED it and used it a lot during my teacher training…"
#24

YogAnatomy

5.0
(1)
"I’d highly recommend checking out the YogAnatomy series by David Kiel."
#25

Ross Wilson Anatomy and Physiology

5.0
(1)
"Ross Wilson Anatomy and Physiology is a fairly standard one"
#26

Bontrager

5.0
(1)
"Bontrager’s"
#27

Tortora

5.0
(1)
"Tortora is fairly common."
#28

Trail Guide

5.0
(1)
"A great guide for palpation and finding muscles."
#29

Color Atlas of Anatomy

5.0
(1)
"It is excellent for studying cadaver anatomy outside of lab."
#30

A&P

5.0
(1)
"I love my A&P book!"
#31

Andrew Biel

5.0
(1)
"The book includes a code for video on how to palpate, which is really helpful."
#32

ProHealth Systems

5.0
(1)
"This is the best full anatomy book on the market. Best book for a massage therapist I have found."
#33

ThriftBooks

5.0
(1)
"Very useful."
#34

Guyton & Hall

5.0
(1)
"Both excellent books IMHO."
#35

Zollinger's

5.0
(1)
"Zollinger's provides the level of detail and information needed for head and neck cases."
#36

Lauricella

5.0
(1)
"Lauricella's interlocking forms and shape->detail flow makes it easy to understand anatomy."
#37

Muscolino

5.0
(1)
"As an anatomy teacher I second the Trail Guide to start. When/if you want to go deeper get a copy of Muscolino's Kinesiology."
#38

First Aid

5.0
(1)
"I'd also recommend First Aid Step 1."
#39

Christopher Hart

5.0
(1)
"I enjoy the Chris Hart 'Figure It Out' series for its clear guidance on drawing."
#40

Burne Hogarth

5.0
(1)
"This book is very informative on how the human body works and how to put it to paper."
#41

TB Choi

5.0
(1)
"This book is also recommended."
#42

Moore and Dalley

5.0
(1)
"Is better than an atlas like Grays or Netters."
#43

THIEME

5.0
(1)
"Best one ever!"
#44

David Keil

5.0
(1)
"It's really interesting!"
#45

Grays

5.0
(1)
"Grays Anatomy for Students is the gold standard."
#46

Grayson

5.0
(1)
"Both excellent books IMHO."
#47

Tom Fox Draws

5.0
(1)
"This book is really good!"
#48

Stonehouse

5.0
(1)
"It's a terrific book for anatomy studies."
#49

Jean-Claude Druvert

5.0
(1)
"It’s beautiful and detailed enough for older kids."
#50

Goldie Karpel Oren

5.0
(1)
"Includes a DVD that goes with the Anatomy of Fitness set."
#51

Essential Anatomy

5.0
(1)
"It's AMAZING and I swear by it."
#52

Rohen

5.0
(1)
"Rohen is a must-have cadaver atlas."
#53

Complete Anatomy

5.0
(1)
"Complete Anatomy has been a LIFE SAVOR with a great interface and accurate information."
#54

Human Anatomy and Movement

5.0
(1)
"An excellent guide through the use of muscles."
#55

Prometheus

5.0
(1)
"Highly recommended for comprehensive physiology."
#56

Yoga Anatomy

4.0
(1)
"If you are also a yoga practitioner, Yoga Anatomy is a great book."
#57

Human Anatomy for Artists

4.0
(1)
"Goldfinger's Human Anatomy for Artists is a good one."
#58

Anatomy for Sculptors

4.0
(1)
"New and has a good ebook version."
#59

Morpho

4.0
(1)
"There's a whole series of Morpho books that cover various types of anatomy and the series is designed to be done in order."
#60

Nolte

4.0
(1)
"In retrospect, it was still pretty good and I often return to it."
#61

Scholar

4.0
(1)
"Bang up Scholar for review articles on functional neuroanatomy."
#62

Fitzgerald

4.0
(1)
"Fitzgerald neuroanatomy is OK for those starting in neuroscience."
#63

Eliot Goldfinger

4.0
(1)
"Neat expression diagrams."
#64

Pernkopf

4.0
(1)
"Pernkopf is great for head and neck/neuro."
#65

Michael Hampton

4.0
(1)
"Plenty of stuff to improve your figure drawing and a quite good anatomy section."
#66

Bridgman

4.0
(1)
"I still love Bridgman though, just got a copy of his drawing from life book."
#67

YouTube

4.0
(1)
"YouTube dissections provide practical insights."
#68

Frank Netter

4.0
(1)
"Great visuals of the muscle layers."
#69

Thomas Myer

4.0
(1)
"A cool way to break down the body and how it moves."
#70

Andrew Loomis

4.0
(1)
"Vintage books that can be found free online."
#71

Sinelnikov

4.0
(1)
"Sinelnikov is great for neurocranium studies."
#72

Kenhub

4.0
(1)
"Kenhub offers excellent online resources."
#73

Anatomy Learning 3D

4.0
(1)
"Anatomy Learning 3D is useful for visualizing cranium bones."
#74

Netter’s Coloring Book

4.0
(1)
"I like the Netter’s coloring book for easy, low brain power review."
#75

Seeley

4.0
(1)
"Seeley is great for a more superficial level."
#76

KLM

4.0
(1)
"Used a combination of KLM and Last’s."
#77

Steve Huston

3.0
(1)
"Could use more construction options, but it's good."
#78

Barbara Bradley

3.0
(1)
"Has a good amount on clothing."
#79

Vilppu

3.0
(1)
"Classic but usually out of print and hard to find."
#80

3D Anatomy Resource

3.0
(1)
"A 3D anatomy resource could be useful for visualization if you already know the steps of the operations."
#81

Elsevier

2.0
(1)
"Not preferred, but still a good book."

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