An anatomy learning resource center: What should it look like and what should it ideally achieve?

When the author refers to an anatomy or anatomical sciences learning resource centre ('Anatomical Sciences Learning Resource Centre') he is visualizing a real teaching space which may or may not be augmented by a virtual space and resources. It is pertinent when considering the scope of such a centre to establish whether one is referring to 'anatomy' in its broadest context - probably more correctly called 'anatomical sciences' (development/ embryology, histology, neuroanatomy, and topographical or 'gross' anatomy) or in the more restrictive sense of topographical anatomy alone. In this chapter I will primarily focus on human topographical anatomy but will give examples of how a resource centre could easily be expanded to include resources that cover the broader scope of the discipline.