"Kaitai Shinsho" is generally understood as a translation of "Ontleedkundige Tafelen," but it had referred also to "Thomas Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Thomas BARTHOLIN), "Blankaart Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Steven BLANKAART), "Caspar Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Caspar SCHAMBERGER), "Coiter Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Volcher COITER), "Ambroise Gekasho Kaitai-hen" (Book of Surgery and Anatomy by Ambroise PARÉ), "Veslingius Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Johann VESLING), "Palfijn Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by Jan PALFIJN), "Barushitosu Kaitaisho," "Miskell Kaitaisho" (Book of Anatomy by MISKELL) and so on.
『解体新書』は一般に『ターヘル・アナトミア』の翻訳書と言われているが、それ以外にも『トンミュス解体書』『ブランカール解体書』『カスパル解体書』『コイテル解体書』『アンブル外科書解体篇』『ヘスリンキース解体書』『パルヘイン解体書』『バルシトス解体書』『ミスケル解体書』などが参考にされている。