A Classic, But Not The Best., 16. Oktober 2002

"Gray's Anatomy" is a classic in its field. Its descriptions are thorough and precise.

The illustrations are fairly small for my tastes. I keep another anatomy book in my law office for initial reference. I turn to "Gray's" when I need more detailed information.

      The essential encyclopedia of anatomy., 16. April 2000

Gray's Anatomy is the most detailed anatomy encyclopedia you will ever find. It is updated and revised regularly and is integral for medical students. The reason why I can not give this great work of non-fiction five stars is: 1.) The pictures are very dry and hard to decipher. 2.) The archaic English found in the book can, at times, be tedious.

      Comprehensive information. Lacky illustrations...., 15. März 2000

I am a student and an emergency medical professional... The amount of information contained in this book is impressive and it is small enough to carry in a briefcase for reference. The text is clear and comprehensive. It has a through rundown of all the human systems and extremely detailed breakdowns of the human anatomy itself. Two things I'm not so impressed with, however - which are very important - are: 1. Illustrations are bountiful...but are in black and white and it is VERY hard to differentiate between structures....and little lines that point to specific structures dissappear in the drawing, instead of quickly mapping things out. 2. There are VERY few full size/system illustrations....for example, there is not a picture of the entire anterior/posterior/lateral skull, abdominal cavity, chest cavity, or appendages for quick reference...instead, all the illustrations are piece by piece...one page has the mandible, one the eye bones...it is all broken down into little sections. I recommend buying a large, detailed A&P book and just using this as a reference.

       It was great!, 13. März 2000

I may not be a med student or anything, but the book was just great. Wonderful pictures, descriptive words used, this is the best book you can get for such a cheap price @ Amazon.com.

      A giant messy book, 21. Juli 1999

This giant messy book is written in very grotesc language. Many "americanized" special words which are in use in the modern medicine, are written in their Latin analog. Just break a teeth. Not mentioning the didactic structure - it is awful.