The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit

The Anatomy Coloring Book Reviews

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  Lena Webb

  I had such a good time coloring that I thought I should probably go to medical school. Then I turned the page and saw how badly my markers had seeped through the pages and thought better of it.
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  Taylor Yardley

  This book saved my ass in Anatomy while doing my nursing pre reqs. The diagrams in class and the models with little flags couldn't hold a candle to the efficacy of coloring the different parts and committing it to memory.
  
  Sure, this could be an enjoyable "fun" coloring book for an adult who enjoys it, but it's primary purpose was education. Some reviewers seem to have missed that.
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  Lisa Vegan

  This is by far the easiest method to learn human anatomy.
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  daemyra, the realm's delight

  DNF and would not recommend for someone who wants to colour. The thing about this is that you can’t actually colour in between all the different parts that are outlined in the anatomy maps so you always have to sharpen your crayons. Or maybe I just don’t know how to colour 🤷🏻‍♀️
  
  I also found all the instructions on how to colour (colour all of these in light colours!) annoying. IM GOING TO COLOUR HOW I WANT, OK.I felt like they just removed the shading in these maps without thinking at all about the experience of the person and whether they might want to enjoy colouring.
  
  And because I’m silly I purchased another colouring book and this one is specific for yoga poses. I’m hoping that one is better than this.
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  Thomas Ray

  There's a 4th edition 2013. Reasonably priced
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/032183... No surprise a coloring book isn't in the library.
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  Sharon Lee

  Made anatomy class a lot more fun.
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  Child960801

  I have been working my way through this book all year long. I found this a really great way to learn about the human body. Also, it's very satisfying to finally be done.
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  Bibliosaurus

  An educational coloring book- what a great way to make learning more fun! Taking the time to color each muscle really helped me retain anatomy facts in an otherwise tedious memorization process.
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  DW

  I got this book in 2007, when I really wanted to color but adult coloring books didn't exist. I finished the bones and muscles that year. I used those pages as a reference over the years to look up sites of injuries. This year, after an offhand comment by a doctor, I picked up this book again and I'm working through the other systems. (So far, I've done the nerves, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and lymphoid systems. I'm leaving cardiovascular for last because it looks boring ...).
  
  I have no connection to medicine or health care, except of being a patient. This book has served my various purposes - coloring without feeling like a five-year-old, reference text, making myself less stupid, confirming that I could never be a doctor, occasional insomnia remedy.
  
  Coloring issues:
  I wish the letters in the titles were thinner, so that I could just color them in by writing the word normally instead of having to back-track over the letters. It is frustrating that it advises "light colors" for so many structures. Medium colored pencil colors will show the details within the structures. The paper is thin and absorbs a lot of ink, so most of my markers end up looking "dark" (for instance compared to the Johanna Basford Secret Garden series). It is good that each page is printed single-sided, though I still have to put an extra sheet of paper behind the current page to prevent markers from bleeding through to the next sheet. And this is probably just me, but I spend a lot of time planning which colors to use, especially for the lymphoid system which has the same types of cells repeated for several pages.
  
  I don't remember finding any errors in the bones and muscles section, but there are a couple in the rest of the book. For instance, in the nerves of the eyes, there is a layer of cells labeled "S" but there is no title associated with "S". Sometimes the coloring instructions say to use a certain color for "J" and there is no "J" on the page. I would say this book is clearly designed to be used as a supplement to other texts, because the text in this book is not self-explanatory (no definition of "peristalsis," for instance).
  
  I'm not the target audience for this book, but I still get good use out of it.
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  Susan Johnson

  This book makes for a fascinating coloring and reading adventure! It brought back many memories of a college biology class that I loved ( that taught biology 101 through human anatomy and physiology). For visual and/or kinesthetic learners, this is the best way to learn anatomy short of dissecting your own cadaver.
  
  The only small complaint I have is this book needs a rigorous editor! I spotted quite a few inconsistencies/errors that must have occurred as the book was being updated from previous editions. These left me in a coloring quandary!
  
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  Dil Nawaz

  This is not a normal coloring book. This coloring book is on the advanced level, especially if you work in the medical industry or are pursuing your MBBS.
  
  I purchased this at Ferer Hall Karachi's Sunday Book Bazar. I adore illustrating, but the illustrations in this book are top-notch.
  
  Like kindergarteners, learning while coloring is enjoyable, but this method is much more imaginative and useful.
  
  illustrations that show every organ in depth. This book is also great for general knowledge. Recommended.
  
  Dil Nawaz
  Karachi, Pakistan.
  
  https://ocdil.blog
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  Book-addicted

  *Inhalt*
  Malen ist eine der wirkungsvollsten und zugleich angenehmsten Lernformen.
Der 'Anatomie Malatlas' macht die Lernenden Schritt für Schritt mit den strukturellen und funktionalen Erscheinungsformen des menschlichen Körpers vertraut und stellt damit eine Einführung in die Anatomie für einen großen Leserkreis dar: Studierenden liefern die Zeichenvorlagen wichtige Grundlageninformationen; Praktiker in medizinischen und Pflegeberufen unterstützt es in ihrer Ausbildung und kann in der beruflichen Praxis immer wieder als Nachschlagewerk verwendet werden. (Kurzbeschreibung von
  www.amazon.de)
  
  *Fazit*
  Der "Anatomie Malatlas" von Wynn Kapit/Lawrence M. Elson ist im Pearson Verlag erschienen. Wie ihr wisst, habe ich in den letzten Monaten für mein Physiktherapeutisches Staatsexamen gepaukt und im Rahmen dessen, fragte ich auch beim Verlag an, ob ich denn ein Rezensionsexemplar des Anatomie Malatlas' erhalten könnte.
  
  Da ich mir seit jeher sehr schwer tue, was stures auswendig lernen angeht, dachte ich, ich versuche einfach einmal eine ganz neue Art, des Lernens um zum Erfolg zu kommen. Als ich mich dann umschaute, entdeckte ich das System "Lernen durch Malen", was mich spontan ansprach. Da ich leider nicht besonders künstlerisch begabt bin, schloss ich Bücher, in denen ich tatsächlich selbst kreativ bzw. aktiv werden musste, kategorisch aus und so entdeckte ich den "Anatomie Malatlas" aus dem Pearson Verlag. Dieser Malatlas verlangt keine besonderen künstlerischen Begabungen ab, sondern zeigt einem die anatomischen Strukturen auf, wie sie in jedem Anatomiebuch zu finden sind. Diese kann/sollte man dann in unterschiedlichen Farben kolorieren und so wohl den Effekt erzielen, sich das ganze besser einzuprägen.
  
  Blättern wir also das Buch durch, so sehen wir auf der ersten Seite eine sehr übersichtliche Gliederung des Inhaltes und der Strukturen, die in diesem Buch zu finden sind (z.B. "Zellen und Gewebe", "Herz-Kreislauf-System", "Muskuloskelettales Gewebe" etc.). Direkt auf der nächsten Seite finden wir ein noch genaueres Inhaltsverzeichnis, welches nicht nur die Oberbegriffe enthält, sondern die genaueren Strukturen ("Gewebe: Epithelien", "Koronararterien und Venen des Herzens", "Obere Extremität: Muskeln der Rotatorenmanschette"). Ich persönlich fand dieses System sehr gut, zuerst erhält man einen groben Überblick und wenn man dann etwas bestimmtes sucht, kann man sich zuerst an den Oberbegriffen orientieren und dann mehr in die Tiefe gehen.
  
  Gehen wir also weiter, finden wir uns schon mitten im Vorwort und den Danksagungen wieder, sowie einer kurzen Beschreibung über die Autoren. Letzteres fand ich persönlich ganz interessant, denn man erfährt, dass der Werdegang der Autoren keinesfalls bei der Medizin anfing... aber lest selbst! Als nächstes folgt die Beschreibung zur Nutzung des Malbuches, die ich jedoch etwas überflüssig fand (denn das man die Strukturen nicht alle in derselben Farbe koloriert und den dazugehörigen "Namen" ebenfalls kennzeichnet sollte klar sein), der Vollständigkeit halber musste diese Passage aber vermutlich auch eingefügt werden.
  
  
  Endlich gelangen wir also zu dem Teil, bei dem es ans Eingemachte geht: den Strukturen, oder in dem Fall den Anatomischen Ebenen und Schnitten. Ab hier geht es dann richtig los und wir bekommen zu j
  
  eder Anatomischen Untereinheit nicht nur das Bild und den dazugehörigen Namen, sondern auch einen informativen Text. Diese Besonderheit lässt diesen Atlas nicht nur zu einem reinen "Malbuch" werden, sondern zu einer kleinen Informationsquelle, die zusätzlich zum Zeichen etwas bietet - eine richtig tolle Dreingabe, wie ich finde! Außerdem finden sich zu einigen Themen Wiederholungsfragen, deren Antworten am Ende des Buches zu finden sind. Top!
  
  Im Anhang sind nicht nur Bibliografische Angaben zu finden, sondern eben auch die Spinale Innervation der Skelettmuskeln - eine richtig tolle Ergänzung zur Muskulatur! Ebenso befindet sich im Anhang ein Glossar, welches die wichtigsten Fachbegriffe kurz erläutert. Eine Dreingabe, die man bei einem Anatomie Malatlas vielleicht nicht erwartet, die das Buch aber auf jeden Fall noch ein bisschen mehr verfeinert. Ganz am Ende findet man dann auch noch ein Index mit Seitenzahlen.
  
  Besonders gut gefiel mir der Ringeinband des Buches, denn dadurch lässt sich das Buch wunderbar aufklappen und stört beim Ausmalen keineswegs. Ich für meinen Teil habe die Seiten aber großteils herauskopiert, denn so konnte ich die Muskeln auch mehrere Male aus- und bemalen, was ich zum einprägen deutlich besser fand. Was nun die Effektivität des ganzen angeht, so muss ich euch leider sagen, dass uns dieses Buch das eigentliche auswendiglernen auch nicht ersparen kann. Anatomie ist nun mal leider ein Fach, welches man lernen muss und insbesondere die Muskulatur (für welche ich das Buch eigentlich ausschließlich genutzt habe) muss nun einfach mit Ursprung, Ansatz, Innervation und Funktion gepaukt werden. Trotzdem war mir dieses Buch eine gute Unterstützung, um das gelernte etwas zu festigen und das ganze visuell darstellbar machen zu können, was gerade für Menschen wie mich, die durch optische Darstellung besser lernen, definitiv eine große Bereicherung war.
  
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  ChaosMagic

  As both an artist and a nursing student, I love this book. It helps tremendously with my visual memory - and with tracing and keeping track of all the little details, especially of assorted vessels and nerves.
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  Maureen O'Brien O'Reilly

  super duper way to review anatomy
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  Meghan

  Helpful during Yoga Teacher Training
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  Brittany-Marie Aarons

  This was the required text for my DANCE class and it was ah-mazing!
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  Roma

  Very helpful in learning the subject!
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  garfunkelgrass

  I used this in massage therapy school and it was really helpful. Glad I had this as a learning tool.
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  Ann

  Anatomy Coloring Book @1977, ISBN: 006453914-8, PB--can't remember where or when I got this.
  Most likely SHS 2002
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  Keith

  This book is fun because it has such an innocent sounding title, but has a lot of meat inside. It's not just a coloring book, but has descriptions of what is on the page. For most of the book printing is on the right hand page only. (That is a plus since it removes the problem of bleed-through.)
  
  Reading is slow because I am a slow colorer. Coloring the illustrations makes them much more delightful, and the book often has suggestions as to what kinds of colors to use. It is a delightful book to browse in, and on pages I am interested in I go ahead and color those pages.
  
  Okay, time to mark this one as read. I'm not actually reading it, just enjoying it from time to time. AND, the fourth edition is out, so it is time to mark it as read.
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  Visegrip

  Diciamocelo francamente, in un'epoca di computer, tablet e palmari mettersi lì con i pastelli a colorare tavole come bambini delle scuole elementari può sembrare una pizza pazzesca.
  Per me "Colorare l'anatomia" è stato il testo che mi ha permesso di acquisire familiarità con questa materia in modo semplice e rilassante. Unire il gesto alle forme da colorare, imparando i loro nomi, è stata una delle tecniche di apprendimento più efficaci che abbia mai sperimentato.
  Raccomando questo testo non solo a chi si accosta all'anatomia per la prima volta, ma anche a chi ne ha già una certa conoscenza.
  Nota metodologica: colorare una tavola - in totale sono 141 - richiede circa mezz'ora; con un buon sottofondo musicale è una ottima seduta di antistress.
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  Zora

  This book is fun to have, and several of the sections (on muscle groups particularly) are useful, but I believe it covers a little more than it should. The sections on connective and epithelial tissue are way too detailed to make coloring a useful method of learning. It seems that they took textbook information, made it very concise, and tried to squeeze in images. It worked better for Botany and Biology, and I wouldn't recommend it if you are short on cash.
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  H.orses

  No I haven't read every single page in this amazing book, but I do use it a lot! I absolutely love how if I can't find an answer to a muscle problem I can flip open this book and there it is; the answer staring me in the face. It shows the muscles and when they are used in convenient pictures with maybe some small explanations. It's so easy! I use this version but there are many others that I know are just as good. I bow down to these books.
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  Caranna

  
  
  I am not a nurse, or a doctor, nor do I want to be. But I loved this book. I really love to color, yes, I am an adult, but it is not something I have grown out of. This book presents detailed pictures of human anatomy. The text describes the location and function of different internal organs. The diagrams are beautifully drawn. You can enjoy coloring the pictures and diagrams all while learning more about human anatomy.
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  The Badger

  I highly suggest this for anyone who needs to learn anatomy. You color in the word of the body part and then color the corresponding part the same color. It's an amazing way to learn (and remember) anatomy. Pineal gland? Latisimus dorsi? You got it! I originally purchased the book for my Pilates training, but what I learned had me leaps and bounds ahead of my classmates in biopsych, psychopharmacology, and related classes in my Clinical Mental Health Masters program.
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  Stephanie

  I used this book for an introductory class in anatomy & kinesiology through UCSD extension. Since the class is geared for getting certified as an exercise instructor, the book was WAY more complicated than we needed. We discussed a higher level of information in more simplified terms. Having said that, the diagrams are very helpful.
  
  It takes a lot longer to color them than you'd think!
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  Rosie Estrin

  This is a great way to learn anatomy. We learn using our senses. This method adds so much more than trying to GET the information from flat pages in a book. I need to perceive variety ,depth, contrast etc to really understand the nuances. This book along with colored pencils and a sharpener can help you learn anatomy better.