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virtual anatomy

I ran across this free virtual anatomy software courtesy of our friend Dr. Shock: the “Visible Human Server” and thought I’d pass it on.  When I’m trying to study anatomy, I always find that a 3-dimensional approach is most helpful with an emphasis on looking at cross-sectional anatomy, which is the view physicians often run across when looking at CT scans and MRIs.  For you first year medical students out there taking your general anatomy course, definitely study some cross-sectional anatomy (which is always a popular source of anatomy exam questions), such as from Step by Step Cross Sectional Anatomy by Karthikeyanor Fundamentals of Sectional Anatomy: An Imaging Approach by Lazo.  A review of cross-sectional anatomy is also helpful for those of you medical students on the general surgery clerkship where you’ll be pimped on anatomy.  Painful–just painful.

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