Question resources for Anatomy, USMLE step 1

Anatomy, as we all know, is one of lowest yield subject especially histology but that is not the case absolutely in the case of neuroanatomy which ranks among one of the highest yield for the exam. But just cause you'd get around 10 or 20 anatomy question from 322 doesn't mean just waste them, it only mean study it smart and dedicate little time for anatomy compared to micro or pharm, not going to say Patho cause that's obvious, Daaaah, if you know what I mean. :)

I'll list the books in the order I see fit:



[A-]
Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Anatomy and Embryology





Screen-shots from the pdf:




Review:


  1. This is the best anatomy question book there is in the market in my humble opinion.
  2. The book contains only 420 questions.
  3. You can do it either concurrently while doing anatomy in med school or can do it in a period of 2-3 days after you finish anatomy or at the start of your prep.
  4. If you bought the book from amazon or from a book store and got the website code, you can do the book on their website in tutor mode or quiz mode.
  5. Pictures, lots and lots of pictures. X rays, abdominal CTs, gross pictures... etc. that's the main advantage of the book during review.
  6. Long and greasy vignettes, the book has the longest clinical vignettes in a dedicated anatomy book I've seen or heard of, plus the questions are tailored magnificently.
  7. The feedback and answers. The answers are written to be long enough to help you not go back to your text but short enough not to waste any precious time.
  8. To have a lethal combo for anatomy: Kaplan + Q&A + doing as many questions from comprehensive banks and books as you can.
The link:


[B-]

Gray's Anatomy Review


Review:
  1. Well, they say that the book contains 500 question but the book contains more than 900 questions.
  2. Most of the question stems are short and the questions are about absolute minute. a major setback in my opinion.
  3. The answers are not longer than a paragraph, a good point in my opinion.
    Conclusion about the book: If you have tremendous amount of time DO IT! If you are short on time Lippincott's is the best choice.
The link:


[C]
Pretest:

Review:
  1. DO NOT DO IT. I think that I made the point pretty clear.
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