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Mar. 15th, 2008 02:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tylikI want to learn human anatomy on my own. Any suggested readings? Oh, and are you interested in forensics?
A lot depends on what purposes and what scale you're aiming for. Gray's is of course the classic, and Netter's has the prettiest pictures... but that can be a lot to jump into.
I really like Trail Guide to the Body as it's all about things you can find by touch, which makes it something you can practice on your friends, rather than merely on the dead bodies of your enemies. Once you've gotten things down at that level, you can decide if you want to take on Gray's. (The British Edition is a lot more in depth, BTW.)
I've also heard good things about this book though I haven't yet worked through it. I really should, too. For bedtime reading if nothing else.
As for forensics... yes, in the sense that I like working through puzzles. But as a field, not particularly. A friend of mine from school used to work in forensics. Then she got a law degree. And she was small and cute... she's probably one scary ass lawyer now. Her stories were always entertaining, but not in a way that made me want her job. (Of course, my aunt used to be a CSI, and while she's still my favourite aunt I *really* didn't want her job. Though maybe it would be more appealing closer up. I really don't want to be a surgeon - still - but performing surgery, as part of my research, as been fascinating in a way that makes me want to learn more. Neo-natal surgery sounds fascinating. And that way lies madness.)
A lot depends on what purposes and what scale you're aiming for. Gray's is of course the classic, and Netter's has the prettiest pictures... but that can be a lot to jump into.
I really like Trail Guide to the Body as it's all about things you can find by touch, which makes it something you can practice on your friends, rather than merely on the dead bodies of your enemies. Once you've gotten things down at that level, you can decide if you want to take on Gray's. (The British Edition is a lot more in depth, BTW.)
I've also heard good things about this book though I haven't yet worked through it. I really should, too. For bedtime reading if nothing else.
As for forensics... yes, in the sense that I like working through puzzles. But as a field, not particularly. A friend of mine from school used to work in forensics. Then she got a law degree. And she was small and cute... she's probably one scary ass lawyer now. Her stories were always entertaining, but not in a way that made me want her job. (Of course, my aunt used to be a CSI, and while she's still my favourite aunt I *really* didn't want her job. Though maybe it would be more appealing closer up. I really don't want to be a surgeon - still - but performing surgery, as part of my research, as been fascinating in a way that makes me want to learn more. Neo-natal surgery sounds fascinating. And that way lies madness.)
