Grant's Dissector

by Patrick W. Tank

Grant's Dissector walks students step by step through dissection procedures in the anatomy lab. Each chapter is consistently organized beginning with a brief study of surface anatomy followed by concise coverage of osteology, presenting important foundational structures that will aid in localization of soft tissue structures. Each dissection unit begins with a "Dissection Overview" providing a guide of what is to be accomplished during the dissection session. This is followed by "Dissection Instructions," with a logical sequence and numbered steps for the dissection. Each dissection concludes with a "Dissection Review" that presents a numbered lists of tasks illustrating the important features of the dissection and encouraging the synthesis of information.

Genres: Textbooks, Medical

285 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2005

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you ever need to dissect a human corpse or just want to learn how, this is a great guide. The pages are even laminated so it is easy to clean off the gross bits.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Technically a book. I read it. #medschool

Seriously, though, in case anyone is interested, I really enjoyed this one. Of the various anatomical atlases, Grant's usually comes out on top for me: Netter's can get too far into the weeds for a first pass, and Thieme's illustrations sometimes get distracted by their "look" vs. what's easy to see and understand. I used this guy as more than just dissection instructions; it was totally vital to my later making any sense out of Moore's Clinical Anatomy (an opinion for another day).

[nathalie]

i am going to have to saw someone's head off eventually, literally, and this book is going to show me exactly how to do it.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Usually a clear guide, not always the best method for dissection. I wish there were less "find this, note this structure" mixed in with the instructions. Sometimes these "this is here" notes were helpful for continuing on, other times it was just in the way. All in all a good book if you're going to do a dissection, if you're not then I would recommend an atlas or text rather than this book.

[Madelyn Bacchiocchi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as an instructional piece while working with a cadaver. It was helpful throughout the dissection and relatively clear with its instructions. It doesn't go into great detail, but that made it a good size (thin) and easy to always have in my book bag. It's good to use a large anatomy text along side this book while studying.

[Billy]

How to dissect a human cadaver.

[Mie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a guide for gross lab. Obviously to understand anatomy, this book is not good enough. But to understand the procedure of cutting bodies,,, it was useful..