Grant's Dissector

by Patrick W. Tank

Since 1940, when Dr. J.C. Boileau Grant created the first lab manual based on Grant's method of dissection, Grant's Dissector has clearly established its authority and preeminence as the "gold standard" of gross anatomy dissection manuals. In the last edition, the material was streamlined to focus on more accurate, specific and clear steps, based on market conditions and feedback. This edition continues to focus on the trend of reduced lab hours yet maintains the quality and reliability of Grant's original manual. Grant's Dissector, Fourteenth Edition features over 40 new figures to provide consistent appearance and include additional details, and is cross-referenced to the leading anatomy atlases, including Grant's, Netter's, Rohen, and Clemente.

Genres: Textbooks, Medical

269 pages, Spiral-bound

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..