ANATOMY

Other books are often supplementary (unless mentioned by the lecturer)

1. Atlas of Human Anatomy (Netter) Okay to get physical copy!
• Ultimate Anatomy Bible; contains beautifully clear, hand painted illustrations of the human
body. This is everyone’s go-to reference for anatomical structures.
• Purely visual reference. The illustrations are labelled, but there are no paragraphs
explaining physiology or describing the structures extensively. Functions exclusively for
identification of structures.
• Dissection Tip! Some groups have a “sacrificial” physical copy of Netter which they use
during cadaver dissection. They keep it near or beside their cadaver, usually ends up covered
in bodily substances or formalin from the cad. Other groups have the digital copy on their
ipads/phones which they cover in plastic wrap during dissection.

2. Clinical Oriented Anatomy (Moore) Okay to buy physical copy!
• Also a main reference for anatomy along with Netter.
• Contains extensive discussions about anatomical structures; chapters are quite lengthy and
hard to read when cramming. Good to read if you have time; you’ll come out of it having an
excellent understanding of the region you’re studying.
• Moore’s Blue Boxes: If you can’t read the whole chapter, the must-read section are the
“Blue Boxes” (at the end of the chapter). It’s a section dedicated to the clinical application of
the anatomical region you’re studying, and includes related diseases with high yield
discussions. Often included in exams!

Netter (Left), Moore (Right)



 HELPFUL FOR DISSECTION!

1. McMinn’s and Abrahams’ Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy
• Photos of structures as seen on the preserved cadaver
• Digital copy is enough, no need to buy physical copy

2. Aclands Anatomy Videos (Youtube)
• Good to watch before dissection to know what you’re looking for
• Also good to watch when reviewing for lab exams (which is 90% identification of
structures)

McMinn’s

Acland’s Anatomy Videos

 HISTOLOGY
Digital copies are recommended for zooming into photos.

1. Ross & Pawlina Histology
• Dr. Mantaring’s preferred reference (she’ll be teaching most of the histology lectures)
• Excellent reference with high yield discussions!

2. Wheater’s Functional Histology
• Also as good as Ross & Pawlina, ask the lecturers for their preferred reference but usually
either will do.

3. Junquiera’s Basic Histology (Less used but can be read as supplementary)

Ross & Pawlina (Left), Wheater’s (Right)

HELPFUL ONLINE REFERENCES!

1. Histology Guide - histologyguide.com
• Online laboratory slide library
• High definition, zoomable slides with helpful descriptions

2. Webscope - http://141.214.65.171/Histology/
• Crude online slide library given by one of the lab profs
• Unlabeled

Histology Guide (Left), Webscope (Right)

PHYSIOLOGY
There are many physiology books and lecturers often have different preferred sources.
It’s impractical to have the physical copy of all of them, so I highly recommend you just keep
the digital copies. Best to ask the lecturers what they use as reference.

Common Reference Books:
1. Guyton and Hall’s Textbook of Medical Physiology
2. Review of Medical Physiology (Ganong)
• Some lecturers advise you read Ganong because the recent Board Exam based a lot
of their questions from Ganong. As early as now, some lecturers will encourage you
to read from this book. I think one of the lecturers based their exam questions from
Ganong.
3. Berne & Levy Physiology

BIOCHEMISTRY
Like Physio, there are many available biochemistry books and preference again varies between lecturers.
Keep digital copies instead of buying all the books because you’re likely to jump between them.
It also depends on what you’re most able to digest, some book are friendlier to read than others.

Common Reference Books:
1. Biochemistry Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews
2. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
3. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION HOW-TOS

Bate’s Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Helpful across all modules that have patient examinations involved (Ex. thoracic and abdominal
exams). It details how to perform different physical exams and what results indicate. If you get a
physical copy of this, it may be useful even after LU3.

MODULE DEPENDENT REFERENCES
Some books are specific for certain modules only. I recommend you just get the digital copies.
The list below isn’t complete, but lecturers usually list the references you’ll need during the module.

Specific to:
Neuro Module (OS202) 1. Snell’s Clinical Anatomy
• Highly recommended by Dr. Roni Baticulon
2. Langman’s Medical Embryology
• For embryology lectures
3. DeMyer’s Neurological Examination
• Must-read for Dr. Cabral-Lim. She will grill you about
this if you have her as a preceptor for anything.
OB Module (HD201) 1. William’s Obstetrics
 • The Bible of OB
Psychology Module 1. Synopsis of Psychiatry (Kaplan & Saddock)
(HD202) • Dragging to read. You can pass Psych module with
flying colors even without reading, just listen and study
the lectures given instead
Thorax Module (OS205) 1. Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (John B. West)