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THE study of practical anatomy remains, along with instruction in clinical examination, the best of the scientific disciplines to which the medical student is subjected. Each, however, must discard what is redundant, useless or unnecessary, and each must adopt new methods when they are better. In anatomy much useless information has been assembled and taught about the relations of one structure to another. On the other hand, much valuable information about the structure and function of the body has not found its place. For many purposes the X-ray machine is better, more informing and more accurate than the method of dissection.
A Manual of Practical Anatomy:
a Guide to the Dissection of the Human Body. By Prof. T. Walmsley. New edition. In 3 Parts. Part 1: The Head and Neck. Pp. viii + 357 + 3 plates. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1936.) 12s. 6d. net.
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A Manual of Practical Anatomy. Nature 139, 654 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139654c0
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