Vibhuti Gupta, University of Southampton

The Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards are an excellent resource for medical students in their primary years to learn anatomy. The cards are colourful and handy with their pre-punched hole in the corner. They are a perfect resource to learn from at home, on the bus, and in the dissection room. The cards have beautiful images on the front with arrows that allow students to quiz themselves and participate in group learning with their peer. On the back of the card, the answers are printed to instantly tally your answers. The cards are stacked by system and are super easy to use. They make it very easy to help the student visualize and remember the structures as it is only one image per card as opposed to a text book which may confuse someone. Having said this, I think a text book to accompany the cards is equally important in the beginning stages of learning anatomy to understand and learn the structures. However, in later years when you just need to revise the structures, these cards are perfect. The cards also come with an online student consult resource with have additional card as well as MCQ questions to test your knowledge. These are a must have in everyone’s lab coat!

Posted 13th Jan 2011

Aniek de Coninck, Maastricht University

Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards offer a unique learning resource to supplement the anatomy textbook, atlas and/or dissector materials that any University would use. This set of cards draws upon the timeless medical illustrations of Frank Netter, and includes not only the musculoskeletal system, but also a review of important nerves, vessels, and visceral structures not found in traditional flash card sets. Each 4 x 6 full-color card details human anatomy and is organized regionally in accordance with Netter's widely popular Atlas of Human Anatomy and a list is provide stating which plate in the atlas corresponds to each flash card in this set. Each card includes a comment section that provides relevant information about the structure depicted on the front of the card (orgin, insertion, action, innervation, and anatomical relevance). These cards offer an accurate and ready source of anatomical information in an easy-to-use and portable format that also makes them ideal for self-examination and review no matter where you are

Posted 11th Nov 2008

Jayne Bale, University of East Anglia

Netter’s Flash cards came with a recommendation from colleagues battling with practical anatomy; wipe clean, compact and complete with a detachable key ring they’re perfect for smuggling into class! The cards are exquisitely detailed to accompany any health undergraduate through the early years. The reverse of every card simply guides the student through the basics including how to find pulses or aid memoirs to aid and abet the revision process. My only critique would be the ‘paint by numbers’ feel of the illustrations as the modern student is more familiar with computerised graphics; however Netter is long standing and world renowned so what would I know? The cards are catalogued systematically and encourage the visual learner to build their anatomy piecemeal. In summary for PBL courses, I don’t see how you’re going to learn anatomy without them.

Posted 1st Jul 2008

Lisa Quinn, University of Manchester

The Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards are a readily accessible resource for anatomic information. Arranged in to a number of Sections, the Flash Cards present schematic representations of all the main anatomical regions, which are easily navigated through. Each Section has a series of cards (or ‘plates’) with diagrams on one side and the comments on the reverse: the Flash Cards are therefore particularly useful during revision! However, while the drawings are well presented they are not as detailed as those seen in anatomical textbooks, such as Gray’s or Moore.
The Flash Cards also come with access to the interactive online version via studentconsult.com website, which is very easy to use and provides all the information contained within the box version.
If studying anatomy for the first time, the Flash Cards are an excellent supplement to a main anatomical text, but alone they probably don’t provide quite enough detail. For clinical students who require a quick refresher these Flash Cards are more than enough and can sit tidily in the corner of your desk; they makes revision far easier than having to search through a heavy anatomical text book!

Posted 1st Jul 2008

Mostayn Alam, University of Southampton

Netter’s flashcards are an excellent way to learn high yield anatomy in a short space of time. However, note that these flashcards are not to replace standard textbooks of anatomy and should be used as an adjunct or to siphon out materials that are strictly required prior to an anatomy spotter, MCQ or Viva. The flash cards are divided into various regions of the body (thorax, pelvis etc) and neatly organised and separated in the pack. All cards are hole punched on one side and can be placed on a ring provided that allows for portability and could provide useful when reviewing anatomy in the dissecting room. The greatest asset of the flashcards are the superior quality of their anatomical illustrations, numbered on the front and labelled on the back along with high retention comments and relevant clinical information. Text also contains information regarding origin, insertion, action innervation and anatomical relevance which makes learning difficult muscle anatomy very easy.

Posted 1st Jul 2008

Stacey Priddle, University of Keele

I didn’t use these anatomy flashcards until I started my revision at the need of last semester simply because I thought it was more important to get the information from a book. However, as a revision tool they were fantastic, they helped me visualise where everything was in relation to each other. Once people caught onto them I could’nt keep people out of my room wanting to go through them and now everyone has a set! They give all sorts of sections through the body which is useful as we can be asked to draw any section in exams — this is something no book offers. The cards also include nervous supply which is invaluable as this is often scattered throughout books but never offered as a complete overview. The cards don’t just include anatomy as detail of important functions of parts of the body are also written on the back. They are very thorough and at a perfect level for the standard of medicine we are expected to know. I have used them throughout this semester along side books and find this is a highly effective way of understanding anatomy, though I do think they are most useful as a revision tool.

Posted 1st Jul 2008