Anatomy  tends to be a very challenging aspect of pre clinical studies in medical school. Finding a resource that suits your learning style is imperative to succeed in this course and is also important for future clinical practice.This article lists and outlines the highest quality anatomy question banks for medical students in the pre clinical phase of their curriculum.

1. Kenhub 

This one easily takes the cake. It includes radiology Histology, as well as anatomy. In addition it includes 100s of questions. The overall format of the interface is very clean and it is very user friendly as well. The quizzes are based on three tiers which are basic identification, advanced identification, as well as exam type questions. Another thing that Separates Ken Hub is their selection of histological images, as well as radiological images. In addition to its question bank feature Kenhub may also be a great. The quiz function allows tracks user performance by tracking how many questions you got right how long you have been practicing and gives “user points” which correlate to how well you are performing. 

The biggest con is price. Their cheapest price is $40.00 per month however you can opt in for the other plans which are discounted if since they are for longer periods of time. Additionally the quiz function does not allow you to pick back up from where you started if you quit in the middle of a quiz. It makes you begin from the beginning. Another con is that a lot of the basic identification questions test on many details of anatomy that are not commonly tested topics in the pre clerkship. Finally one last negative that needs to be mentioned is that there is no feedback for the questions, making it very difficult to understand why you got questions wrong.

2. TeachMe anatomy

This is a part of the TeachMe series and other subjects for physiology are actually free. This also comes with a question bank and is not quite as robust as Ken Hub in terms of the amount of questions and resources that it contains. In addition to questions on Anatomy there are sections that cover Histology and Embryology. In the free version, each of the quizzes associated with the sections comes with 3 questions. The paid version can be purchased at rates either $10.00 quarterly, $7.00 yearly or $150.00 for a lifetime. These prices are arguably the best on the market currently, making this definitely worth the spend.

3. Statpearls

Statpearls is known throughout the medical education world as having the largest reservoir of questions to date on the market.  As far as anatomy goes, they have a question bank devoted specifically for anatomy which can be purchased separately from the other question banks such as the USMLE question pack as well as the CME pack. The anatomy questions are more clinically focused but there are some questions which are simply basic identification questions. 

The only negative about this qbank  is that this is the one anatomy question bank that doesn’t actually contain a lot of  images but rather focuses more so on clinical anatomy.  Adding more anatomical images could improve the quality of this bank. As far as pricing is concerned stat pearls offers packages of $39.00 for month of use, $59.00 for 6 months of use, and $99.00 for 1 year of use.

4. University of Michigan Anatomy Practice Questions.

The University of Michigan School of medicine Website contains anatomy practice question which are separated based on organ System in a multiple choice format. . Additionally  they have practice anatomy practicals that include real cadavers  to help prepare for types of exams. This resource is free for anyone to use. To access it you just go to the section which says resources and then click where it says “practice practicals” The practical practice questions categorized according to region of the body.

5. Anatomy Bootcamp

Anatomy Bootcamp is a library of innovative videos, questions and anatomical cadaver images. This learning platform provides question types that fall under two categories which are “application” type questions and “identification” type questions. Other features of this platform include the ability of users to track their progress and performance by labeling questions as either learned reviewing, and mastered. In this way it is very similar to anki. Additionally this question bank has other subjects such as HIstology, Physiology, and Embryology. Within each of the videos in the lesson plans, you have the option of downloading a handout which is basically a way that you can follow along with the videos. Included in the Cadaver gross anatomy question bank are short form videos that appear after answering the question, which explain the correct answer choice for  each image. The price of anatomy Bootcamp varies. The options are $347.00 for 2 years of access, $197.00 for 1 year of access and 47/month

In Summary

Anatomy is without a doubt difficult to learn. However there are resources out there that can definitely help you succeed. Hopefully this list has  provided some insight into which one might be best to use during the pre clerkship phase of medical school