Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7e (Netter Basic Science)

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Cardiologist Carlos Machado first discovered Frank Netter’s celebrated medical illustrations at six-year-old. Inspired by his work, he has carried the torch and worked as a valuable contributor to “The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations.” In the introduction to his seminal volume, Atlas of Human Anatomy [ 7], Frank Netter wrote lightheartedly that he wondered what the truly outstanding and renowned anatomists from history—men like Vesalius, Leonardo da Vinci, William Hunter, and Henry Gray—might have said about his atlas. Through the centuries, these and other major contributors to the advancement of science have skillfully illustrated their observations. “Anatomy of course does not change,” Netter wrote in the Introduction to Atlas, “but our understanding of anatomy and its clinical significance does change as do anatomical terminology and nomenclature” [ 7]. Dr. Netter’s works are among the finest examples of the use of illustration in the teaching of medical concepts. The 13-book Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations, which includes the greater part of the more than 20,000 paintings created by Dr. Netter, became and remains one of the most famous medical works ever published. The Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, first published in 1989, presents the anatomic paintings from the Netter Collection. Now translated into 16 languages, it is the anatomy atlas of choice among medical and health professions students the world over. Illustration s are not realistic - Ok, Netter’s illustrations are definitely top-class, otherwise they wouldn’t be so popular. However, they mostly depict this utopic anatomic specimen that simply doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. A lot of times, there are huge discrepancies between the illustrations and cadaveric specimens. Many times, students cannot even find the structures in the locations they are indicated in by the images. A lot of medical schools carry out their anatomy exams by asking students to name and describe structures on a cadaver, so it’s a lot more common than you might think. Not only that, but even the colours don’t really match either. What does this mean? You need to get your hands on more textbooks, more resources, a cadaveric atlas, and much more, otherwise known as: additional expenses.

In all, Netter produced nearly 4,000 illustrations, which have been included in countless publications. [6] In perspective, that number represents an image researched, sketched, and completely painted for every three business days for over 50 years. As you can see, ‘Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards 4th Edition’ have their pros and cons. On one hand they have a solid illustration basis, are portable, and the knowledge is organized intelligently, being connected with more detailed images from ‘Netter’s Human Anatomy Atlas’. On the other hand, the collection is scarily complex in terms of the amount of information included, the images are not the most realistic, their aims feel unorganised, and the cards are organized by regions, to name a few. As a result, they are far from being the best resource. Uses updated terminology based on the second edition of the international anatomic standard, Terminologia Anatomica, and includes common clinically used eponyms.Frank Henry Netter (25 April 1906 – 17 September 1991) was an American surgeon and medical illustrator. The first edition of his Atlas of Human Anatomy — his "personal Sistine Chapel" [1] — was published in 1989; he was a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine where he was first published in 1957. [2] Biography [ edit ] Early life, training, and medical career [ edit ]

Dr. Netter's beautifully rendered volumes are now to be found in every medical school library in the country as well as in many doctors' offices around the world, and his work has helped to educate and enlighten generations of doctors. In 1988, The New York Times called Netter " an artist who has probably contributed more to medical education than most of the world's anatomy professor's taken together." Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. VitalSource Bookshelf gives you access to content when, where, and how you want. When you read an eBook on VitalSource Bookshelf, enjoy such features as: Features new nerve tables devoted to the cranial nerves and the nerves of the cervical, brachial, and lumbosacral plexuses.Following the success of these endeavors, Netter was asked to illustrate a series of atlases that became his life's work. They are a group of volumes individually devoted to each organ system, which cover human anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, and pertinent clinical features of the diseases arising in each system. Dr. Netter has completed volumes on the nervous system, reproductive system, the lower and upper digestive tracts, the liver, biliary tract and pancreas, endocrine system, kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, respiratory system, and musculoskeletal system. Those flash cards try to be a hybrid between a textbook and an atlas, in the end doing only a mediocre job at being both All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request.

Born in London, Henry Gray studied medicine and anatomy at St. George’s Hospital. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society at the young age of 25. His career progressed at St. Georges, from student to demonstrator of anatomy, to curator of the museum, and lecturer of anatomy.

Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards 4th Edition’ come in two flavours - as a collection of about 325 laminated 10x15cm cards (duh, Captain Obvious) and in an electronic (‘eBook’) format. As you can see, portability is the name of the game - if you like to physically handle them, you can grab a batch from the box, loop the conveniently included ring through the holes and off you go. If however you are attached to your electronic device 24/7 (who isn’t nowadays?) and you want to exploit the ‘Search’ function, then open the flash cards on your phone and start studying. Flinn, Lewis B. (1977). Review: Fad Diets Can Be Deadly by Frank Netter. Delaware Medical Journal 49 (2): 117. The vast bulk of Netter's illustrations were produced for and owned by CIBA Pharmaceutical Company and its successor, CIBA-Geigy, which has since merged with Sandoz Laboratories to become Novartis. In June 2000, Novartis sold its interest in Netter's works to MediMedia USA's subsidiary Icon Learning Systems, which in turn has sold the portfolio to Elsevier, which continues to make his work available in various formats. His Atlas of Human Anatomy and other atlases have become a staple of medical education. Durabl e and sturdy - The quality of ‘Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards 4th Edition’ is not only evident in its content, but it is also reflected in the quality of the cards themselves. They are laminated and feel extremely sturdy, surviving any coffee spills during those exhausting mornings before exams and during those long commutes when they are shoved in your bag.

As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, Flash cards and atlas plates are connected, allowing you to directly jump to related illustrations and view the structures from different angles Time consuming and daunting, don't accomplish their purpose very effectively, several titles contain hints, illustrations are not realistic, problematic small size, organized by regionsI am pleased to introduce our latest Art in Science column, written by Francine Mary Netter and Gary Friedlaender. Francine Mary Netter is the author of Medicine’s Michelangelo: The Life & Art of Frank H. Netter, MD, a biography of her father, the renowned medical illustrator. Gary Friedlaender is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine. Together, they will share observations from a fascinating vantage point: the interface of art and medicine. This image by Andreas Vesalius shows “Nona Muscu, Lorum Tabvua,” [Rear View of the Body Muscles]. This work can be found in De Humani Corporis Fabrica [On the Fabric of the Human Body]. Published courtesy of the Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library Just west of Florence, Italy is the small town of Vinci, the birthplace of the great Leonardo. Hence he was known as Leonardo of Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci in Italian. The Leonardino Museum in Vinci houses a number of his drawings, and also models of his inventions. Nearby, the small house where he was born still stands and is now also a museum. Netter stood on the shoulders of predecessors in both his art and in medicine. He did not create his own specimens, as did the Hunter brothers. Unlike Leonardo, who had to discover for himself the anatomy he depicted, Netter had great practitioners and researchers teach him the latest thinking in medical practice and knowledge. He was the most prolific of medical illustrators, having created more than 4000 pictures for Ciba alone [ 6]. Presents world-renowned, superbly clear views of the human body from a clinical perspective, with paintings by Dr. Frank Netter as well as Dr. Carlos A. G. Machado, one of today’s foremost medical illustrators.