Grant's Atlas of Anatomy
Agur, Dalley · 16th Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (16th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 9 chapters.
Overview
Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (16th Edition) is the classic dissection-based atlas nursing and allied-health programs lean on for gross anatomy, moving region by region from the surface down to the deepest structures. This study guide is written from scratch to follow it region for region — all 9 chapters, from the thorax through the cranial nerves — so you review in the same order your lab and lecture move through the body and always know where a structure belongs. For every region you get a plain-English summary of the key structures and their relationships, the region's learning objectives laid out up front, and NCLEX-style practice questions with a full rationale for every answer, so it teaches you why each choice is right or wrong rather than just handing you a key. You'll work through the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis and perineum, then the back, lower limb, and upper limb, before finishing with the head, neck, and cranial nerves — the same superficial-to-deep progression the atlas itself uses in each plate sequence. Along the way you'll practice naming structures the way practical exams and lab checkoffs expect, linking surface landmarks to the deeper vessels, nerves, and viscera beneath them, and connecting each region's anatomy to the clinical correlations your instructor is likely to test. You'll also build the habit of moving from bone to muscle to neurovascular bundle within each region, which mirrors how most practical exams sequence their tagged-structure stations. Whether you're prepping for a lab practical, a written anatomy exam, or reviewing structures before a clinical rotation, this printable companion is built to be highlighted, annotated, and kept for the whole program. It aligns with the regions and structures the atlas emphasizes without reproducing its plates or illustrations. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with undergraduate gross anatomy and A&P courses that use a regional, dissection-based approach — the practice questions mirror how structure identification and clinical correlations are tested on lab practicals and course exams.
- 270+ practice questions
- 9 chapters
- ~120 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Thoracic wall and thoracic cavity anatomy
- Abdominal wall and abdominal viscera
- Pelvis, perineum, and pelvic viscera
- Back and vertebral column anatomy
- Lower limb bones, muscles, and neurovasculature
- Upper limb bones, muscles, and neurovasculature
- Head and facial anatomy
- Neck triangles and structures
- Cranial nerves and their distributions
- Surface anatomy and palpable landmarks
- Clinical correlations by region
- Reading and interpreting anatomical plates
Need the textbook itself?
The atlas itself, by Anne M. R. Agur and Arthur F. Dalley (Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott), is one of the longest-running and most widely used anatomy atlases in North America, organized region by region with detailed dissection-based plates.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 9 chapters of Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (16th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Does this match the 16th Edition specifically?
Yes — it's built around the 16th Edition, following its 9-region structure. If your course uses an earlier edition, the regions and core structures still line up, though plate numbering may differ.
Is this the textbook or a study guide?
It's an original, independently written study guide that reviews the same topics in the same order — plain-English summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. It does not reproduce the textbook and isn't affiliated with the publisher.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 16th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Grant's Atlas of Anatomy — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (16th Edition) by Agur, Dalley. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.