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Netter Basic Science
Atlas of Human Anatomy
The only anatomy atlas illustrated by physicians, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th edition , brings you world-renowned, exquisitely clear views of the human body with a clinical perspective . In addition to the famous work of Dr. Frank Netter, you’ll also find nearly 100 paintings by Dr. Carlos A. G. Machado, one of today’s foremost medical illustrators. Together, these two uniquely talented physician-artists highlight the most clinically relevant views of the human body. In addition, more than 50 carefully selected radiologic images help bridge illustrated anatomy to living anatomy as seen in everyday practice. Updates to the 7th Edition – based on requests from students and practitioners
640 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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Frank H. Netter
274 books66 followersFrank H. Netter (25 April 1906-17 September 1991) was an artist, physician, and most notably, a leading medical illustrator. He was also a Fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine.
Frank Henry Netter was born in Manhattan at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue, and grew up wanting to be an artist. In high school, he obtained a scholarship to study at the National Academy of Design, doing so at night while continuing high school. After further studying at the Art Students League of New York and with private teachers, he began a commercial art career, quickly achieving success and doing work for the Saturday Evening Post and The New York Times. However, his family disapproved of a career as an artist and he agreed to study medicine. After getting a degree at the City College of New York, he completed medical school at New York University and a surgical internship at Bellevue Hospital and attempted to begin practicing medicine. However, as Netter put it: "This was in 1933—the depths of the Depression—and there was no such thing as medical practice. If a patient ever wandered into your office by mistake, he didn't pay."
Having continued doing freelance art during his medical training, including some work for his professors, he fell back on medical art to supplement his income. In particular, pharmaceutical companies began seeking Netter for illustrations to help sell new products, such as Novocain. Soon after a misunderstanding wherein Netter asked for $1,500 for a series of 5 pictures and an advertising manager agreed to and paid $1,500 each - $7,500 for the series - Netter gave up the practice of medicine. In 1936, the CIBA Pharmaceutical Company commissioned a small work from him, a fold-up illustration of a heart to promote the sale of digitalis. This proved hugely popular with physicians and a reprint without the advertising copy was even more popular.
Quickly following on the success of the fold-up heart, fold-up versions of other organs were soon produced. Netter then proposed that a series of pathology illustrations be produced. These illustrations were distributed to physicians as cards in a folder, with advertising for CIBA products on the inside of the folder, and were also popular with physicians. CIBA then collected these illustrations in book form, producing the CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations, which ultimately comprised 8 volumes (13 books). Beginning in 1948, CIBA also reused illustrations by Netter in another series of materials to be given to physicians, the Clinical Symposia series. These were small magazine-like brochures that typically featured an extensive article on a medical condition, commonly with about a dozen of Netter's illustrations. This series was produced until at least the early 90s. In 1989, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy was published. In all, Netter produced nearly 4,000 illustrations, which have been included in countless publications.
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 [1] and other atlases have become a staple of medical education.
Netter's work has received numerous accolades:
"Dr. Netter's contribution to the study of human anatomy is epochal. He has advanced our understanding of anatomy more than any other medical illustrator since the 16th century, when Vesalius introduced drawings based on cadaveric dissections." - Dr. Michael DeBakey
Frank Henry Netter was born in Manhattan at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue, and grew up wanting to be an artist. In high school, he obtained a scholarship to study at the National Academy of Design, doing so at night while continuing high school. After further studying at the Art Students League of New York and with private teachers, he began a commercial art career, quickly achieving success and doing work for the Saturday Evening Post and The New York Times. However, his family disapproved of a career as an artist and he agreed to study medicine. After getting a degree at the City College of New York, he completed medical school at New York University and a surgical internship at Bellevue Hospital and attempted to begin practicing medicine. However, as Netter put it: "This was in 1933—the depths of the Depression—and there was no such thing as medical practice. If a patient ever wandered into your office by mistake, he didn't pay."
Having continued doing freelance art during his medical training, including some work for his professors, he fell back on medical art to supplement his income. In particular, pharmaceutical companies began seeking Netter for illustrations to help sell new products, such as Novocain. Soon after a misunderstanding wherein Netter asked for $1,500 for a series of 5 pictures and an advertising manager agreed to and paid $1,500 each - $7,500 for the series - Netter gave up the practice of medicine. In 1936, the CIBA Pharmaceutical Company commissioned a small work from him, a fold-up illustration of a heart to promote the sale of digitalis. This proved hugely popular with physicians and a reprint without the advertising copy was even more popular.
Quickly following on the success of the fold-up heart, fold-up versions of other organs were soon produced. Netter then proposed that a series of pathology illustrations be produced. These illustrations were distributed to physicians as cards in a folder, with advertising for CIBA products on the inside of the folder, and were also popular with physicians. CIBA then collected these illustrations in book form, producing the CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations, which ultimately comprised 8 volumes (13 books). Beginning in 1948, CIBA also reused illustrations by Netter in another series of materials to be given to physicians, the Clinical Symposia series. These were small magazine-like brochures that typically featured an extensive article on a medical condition, commonly with about a dozen of Netter's illustrations. This series was produced until at least the early 90s. In 1989, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy was published. In all, Netter produced nearly 4,000 illustrations, which have been included in countless publications.
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 [1] and other atlases have become a staple of medical education.
Netter's work has received numerous accolades:
"Dr. Netter's contribution to the study of human anatomy is epochal. He has advanced our understanding of anatomy more than any other medical illustrator since the 16th century, when Vesalius introduced drawings based on cadaveric dissections." - Dr. Michael DeBakey
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January 3, 2019
If you are in the medical field this book is basically your bible. At some point in your career this book will either be your doom or your salvation.
In other words a very accurate description of the real bible.
In other words a very accurate description of the real bible.
August 8, 2012
I love this book!
I really do.
:holds it close to her hart:
It made my dreams come true!
Well..it did not.
I actually hated it when I had to learn the basics of Anatomy in my first year of medicine.
It was as much fun as that plastic brain I had.
(On my desk - not as my regular brain substitution, mind you!)
Any way, even thou –at the time- I had a nausea attack as soon as I saw it, I now praise it.
PRAISE THE LORD,HALLELUJAH,I'VE BEEN SAVED!
And I was!
It's a good book to consult on many issues.
It was beneficial for my Pathology classes and even for looking at formalin corpses.
(ZOMBIE GONNA EAT ME! Erm...wrong story)
So,the bottom line is - if you want a universal human anatomy atlas - pick this one.
I really do.
:holds it close to her hart:
It made my dreams come true!
Well..it did not.
I actually hated it when I had to learn the basics of Anatomy in my first year of medicine.
It was as much fun as that plastic brain I had.
(On my desk - not as my regular brain substitution, mind you!)
Any way, even thou –at the time- I had a nausea attack as soon as I saw it, I now praise it.
PRAISE THE LORD,HALLELUJAH,I'VE BEEN SAVED!
And I was!
It's a good book to consult on many issues.
It was beneficial for my Pathology classes and even for looking at formalin corpses.
(ZOMBIE GONNA EAT ME! Erm...wrong story)
So,the bottom line is - if you want a universal human anatomy atlas - pick this one.
June 23, 2009
Netterer's sort of a douche -- can't help signing his name to every page and spelling it out in acrostics and reminding you of his many degrees (I think in his author photo he's wearing a tshirt printed with his CV) -- but his work is fantastic: his drawings capture the real appearance of the meat so that if/when you look at an actual body, you can identify its parts without much trouble. As importantly, he thinks carefully about point of view: the angles of his illustrations allow you to see how all the parts in the picture interrelate (the hipbone's connected to the thighbone, now hear the words of the lord, apparently) without letting you lose track of the exact position of these bits in the overall body. All in all, a rollercoaster of action-adventure.
December 9, 2024
5 estrellas namás porque lo tengo en físico pero el trauma de la materia no me lo quita nadie 😭.
May 7, 2025
Bei tempi 😭😭
August 10, 2007
As a medical illustrator, this is one of more unrealistic and highly inaccurate atlases out there. Although most in the medical profession see it as their bible, there are much better anatomy books out there! Don't get me wrong, the pictures are very pretty and colorful, but as a reference you're much better off with Thieme, Clemente, or even Grant.
March 8, 2024
EDIT: after having read Gray's, this one is so good and detailed and it is pure art. And very thorough.
Previous review:
Obviously it wasn't read in a day.
To be used with another anatomy textbook in order to be thorough.
Previous review:
Obviously it wasn't read in a day.
To be used with another anatomy textbook in order to be thorough.
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August 25, 2023anatomy is done, this book is done, I am done 💀
( I don´t recommend buying this book in physical form. The ebook format is better for educational purposes and cheaper as well.)
( I don´t recommend buying this book in physical form. The ebook format is better for educational purposes and cheaper as well.)
January 16, 2022
This isn't a book that you read. You either never hear of it or have to memorize every page, depending on your profession.
For those medical professionals that have to memorize it, this is THE anatomical atlas of the 20th Century.
I read a review somewhere that called this atlas the "Sistine Chapel" of anatomy. It's really the Saturday Evening Post of anatomy. Netter's illustrative style grew up with Norman Rockwell and the age of American magazine art. His illustrations are not "beautiful" in the sense that some European or Soviet atlases are, but they are often clearer and more complete.
Like most American magazine illustrators, Netter painted in opaque watercolor (gauche). He started with a dark ground and worked up the highlights. By the mid-20th Century, it was possible to print this type of painting without great expense, and Netter built himself a sort of brand name in anatomical illustration. He did over 4000 illustrations, so that the 500 or so included in this edition make up only a fraction of his life's work. By the end of his life he had made a bunch of money and retired to Florida like most Jewish doctors from New York.
I own the sixth American edition of his atlas in English, printed in 2014. I have seen many other editions of Netter's atlas in other translations: notably Russian and Latin. Personally, I think it's best to learn anatomy in Latin, as it's still the universal language of medical practice, and by knowing the Latin name for an anatomical landmark you can usually translate it into another language without trouble. In the German and Russian scientific traditions the old Latin names were translated into the mother tongue during those countries' 19th Century fits of nationalism. So you get things like the pterygoid fossa renamed as "the wing-shaped ditch." But that's neither here nor there.
In all, Netter's atlas is an indispensable resource in whatever language or edition you get it. In each new printing they regularly include additional illustrations from artists carrying on Netter's tradition. In this 6th edition there are contributions from Carlos Machado, a Brazilian physician who paints digitally on the computer but has fully assimilated Netter's style, even down to his signature.
Which makes me think: Perhaps Netter's is the last great hand-drawn anatomical atlas we will ever see. Now digital illustration and video lectures have become so ubiquitous that I can't imagine someone working to compile an atlas of hand-drawn medical illustrations as anything more than a curiosity. In this sense, Netter is not only a matchless reference work, but also a relic of the brief age of 20th Century color illustration. A few artists made their mark on that time - mostly in magazines and comic books. Netter managed it in something at once more useful and timeless.
For those medical professionals that have to memorize it, this is THE anatomical atlas of the 20th Century.
I read a review somewhere that called this atlas the "Sistine Chapel" of anatomy. It's really the Saturday Evening Post of anatomy. Netter's illustrative style grew up with Norman Rockwell and the age of American magazine art. His illustrations are not "beautiful" in the sense that some European or Soviet atlases are, but they are often clearer and more complete.
Like most American magazine illustrators, Netter painted in opaque watercolor (gauche). He started with a dark ground and worked up the highlights. By the mid-20th Century, it was possible to print this type of painting without great expense, and Netter built himself a sort of brand name in anatomical illustration. He did over 4000 illustrations, so that the 500 or so included in this edition make up only a fraction of his life's work. By the end of his life he had made a bunch of money and retired to Florida like most Jewish doctors from New York.
I own the sixth American edition of his atlas in English, printed in 2014. I have seen many other editions of Netter's atlas in other translations: notably Russian and Latin. Personally, I think it's best to learn anatomy in Latin, as it's still the universal language of medical practice, and by knowing the Latin name for an anatomical landmark you can usually translate it into another language without trouble. In the German and Russian scientific traditions the old Latin names were translated into the mother tongue during those countries' 19th Century fits of nationalism. So you get things like the pterygoid fossa renamed as "the wing-shaped ditch." But that's neither here nor there.
In all, Netter's atlas is an indispensable resource in whatever language or edition you get it. In each new printing they regularly include additional illustrations from artists carrying on Netter's tradition. In this 6th edition there are contributions from Carlos Machado, a Brazilian physician who paints digitally on the computer but has fully assimilated Netter's style, even down to his signature.
Which makes me think: Perhaps Netter's is the last great hand-drawn anatomical atlas we will ever see. Now digital illustration and video lectures have become so ubiquitous that I can't imagine someone working to compile an atlas of hand-drawn medical illustrations as anything more than a curiosity. In this sense, Netter is not only a matchless reference work, but also a relic of the brief age of 20th Century color illustration. A few artists made their mark on that time - mostly in magazines and comic books. Netter managed it in something at once more useful and timeless.
January 10, 2009
Excellent book. If you want to know what your body looks like from inside, this is the book to have. Helps you understand-visually-the inner workings of your body.
April 12, 2022
sevgili netter, nasıl anlatsam seni?
seni aldığım ilk günden beri biliyordum senin altından kalkamayacağımı. öyle de oldu, içindeki her konuyu neredeyse bir buçuk yıla yayılan bir zaman içinde öğrenmeye çalışmış olsam da ben asla senin umduğun şekilde kullanamadım seni. çoğu zaman öğrenebilmek için defalarca çalıştım, ve çoğu zaman da aradığım şeyi sende bulamadım, basit kaldığın anlar oldu. prometheus veya sobotta'ya baktığım zamanlar oldu, (yine de bunun için kendini suçlama sen sade içeriğinle aslında en doyurucu olandın.) bazen çalışmayı bile istemedim, ve birçok şeyi öğrensem de bir o kadarını da zaman zaman unuttum. çok da kaba kullandım seni. çoğu zaman çantamın içine sokuştururken sayfalarını bozdum, kapağını (birazcık) yırttım ama yine de iyi arkadaş olduk sayılır. şimdi bir süreliğine rafa kaldırıyorum seni. yine geleceğim binbir emekle hazırlanan içeriğine ve gerçekçi çizimlerine. o zamana kadar kendine iyi bak.
seni aldığım ilk günden beri biliyordum senin altından kalkamayacağımı. öyle de oldu, içindeki her konuyu neredeyse bir buçuk yıla yayılan bir zaman içinde öğrenmeye çalışmış olsam da ben asla senin umduğun şekilde kullanamadım seni. çoğu zaman öğrenebilmek için defalarca çalıştım, ve çoğu zaman da aradığım şeyi sende bulamadım, basit kaldığın anlar oldu. prometheus veya sobotta'ya baktığım zamanlar oldu, (yine de bunun için kendini suçlama sen sade içeriğinle aslında en doyurucu olandın.) bazen çalışmayı bile istemedim, ve birçok şeyi öğrensem de bir o kadarını da zaman zaman unuttum. çok da kaba kullandım seni. çoğu zaman çantamın içine sokuştururken sayfalarını bozdum, kapağını (birazcık) yırttım ama yine de iyi arkadaş olduk sayılır. şimdi bir süreliğine rafa kaldırıyorum seni. yine geleceğim binbir emekle hazırlanan içeriğine ve gerçekçi çizimlerine. o zamana kadar kendine iyi bak.
October 17, 2016
Picked this up for my daughter (age 5), who's going through an obsession-with-anatomy phase.
I'm not in the medical fields myself, so I can't evaluate this the way that a physician or anatomist would. But from an outsider's perspective, I can definitely appreciate it as a work of scholarship and of art. I suspect it's a classic for good reason. Beautifully detailed and thorough illustrations. Gives me a lot better understanding of the body. And, more importantly, gives us something to show our daughter, every time she asks, "How does the heart work?" or "What's inside the neck?" or "How do toes work?" or "Where does the baby grow?" She's fascinated, which is neat to watch. (Though, apparently, the brain squicks her. Go figure.) I suspect that it will continue to offer fertile grounds for exploration for years to come.
My one gripe is that all the illustrations are of white people, all apparently in peak physical condition, all young, and mostly male. (E.g., except when female genitalia are involved.) To some extent, that's not a huge deal -- we really are all mostly the same under the skin, as far as I can tell. So "medically", that shouldn't matter. But it does feel like it contributes to establishing/reinforcing a strong social norm between what's "normal" and what's "unusual". The classic "self/other" dichotomy, encoded in a textbook used by most (all?) physicians trained in the US.
I'm not in the medical fields myself, so I can't evaluate this the way that a physician or anatomist would. But from an outsider's perspective, I can definitely appreciate it as a work of scholarship and of art. I suspect it's a classic for good reason. Beautifully detailed and thorough illustrations. Gives me a lot better understanding of the body. And, more importantly, gives us something to show our daughter, every time she asks, "How does the heart work?" or "What's inside the neck?" or "How do toes work?" or "Where does the baby grow?" She's fascinated, which is neat to watch. (Though, apparently, the brain squicks her. Go figure.) I suspect that it will continue to offer fertile grounds for exploration for years to come.
My one gripe is that all the illustrations are of white people, all apparently in peak physical condition, all young, and mostly male. (E.g., except when female genitalia are involved.) To some extent, that's not a huge deal -- we really are all mostly the same under the skin, as far as I can tell. So "medically", that shouldn't matter. But it does feel like it contributes to establishing/reinforcing a strong social norm between what's "normal" and what's "unusual". The classic "self/other" dichotomy, encoded in a textbook used by most (all?) physicians trained in the US.
March 4, 2012
واحد من افضل الاطابس الطبية في حياتي
طبعا الرسام والطبيب والجراح الكبير فرانك نتر وضع بصماته على هذا الكتاب العظيم
وجعل التشريح مبسط مع الصور بكافة تفاصيلها
طبعا الرسام والطبيب والجراح الكبير فرانك نتر وضع بصماته على هذا الكتاب العظيم
وجعل التشريح مبسط مع الصور بكافة تفاصيلها
June 14, 2012
الإعجاز فيه انه مرسوم بالإيد ، و دقيق جدا جدا جدا لأبعد الحدود ، الأطلس دا تحفة فنية
June 9, 2017
کتابیه که خب دانشجوهای پزشکی کل ایران ازش استفاده میکنن و جا افتاده اما من به شخصه Grant رو بیشتر پیشنهاد میکنم چون خیلی کاملتره
May 4, 2021
نمایشگاه کتاب سال ۹۵؛ شنبه آخرین روز برگزاری نمایشگاه بود. اول صبح سوار مترو شدم و پیش به سوی نمایشگاه! حس خوبی داشتم. خوشحال و پر انرژی بودم.
لیست خرید بل��د بالایی برای خودم داشتم. غرفه به غرفه و سالن به سالن گشتم. بودن در کنار کتاب بهم حس خوبی میداد. احتمالا تمام مدت لبخند هم به لب داشتم. اون روز با کسی چندان صحبت نکردم. همراه با کسی که نرفته بودم. یاد کسی هم نیوفتادم. هر چند هنوز خیلی راه مونده بود تا دلیل اینها رو درباره خودم بفهمم و درک کنم.
خلاصه، در کمال خستگی یه حسی تشویقم کرد که یک سر هم به غرفه انتشارات دانشگاه خودمان بزنم. دانشگاه تهران هم کم نگذاشته بود و عملا نصف سالن رو اشغال کرده بود. در راه برگشت در همان اطراف، یک انتشارات چشمم رو گرفت. سرتاسر تکستبوکهای پزشکی به زبان اصلی. من همیشه میدونستم که دکتر خوبی نمیشم، پزشکی سخت و نیازمند حوصله و دقت فراوانه. اینو میدونستم حتی وقتی همه میگفتن تجربی بزن. اما علاقه من به آناتومی مستقل از این مسائل بود. فقط نمای کلی انتشارات کافی بود تا من مست شوم. باید میخریدم. نسخه ششم منتشر شده بود و نسخه پنجم دیگر مورد استفاده دانشجویان نبود. پس من خریدمش! جلد و قاب سخت، صفحات گلاسه و چاپ رنگی، ۲۰ هزار تومن.
درست که این مناسبترین خرید برای یک دانشجوی سال اول مهندسی نبود، اما من عاشق این کتاب شدم. بار ها به آن مراجعه میکردم، با افتخار در اتاقم قرارش دادم و با شوق بقیه را نیز به تماشایش دعوت میکردم.
اینها نقد یا بررسی کتاب نیست. یادآوری خاطراتی است که لابلای صفحات این کتاب وجود دارد. کاش میتوانستم به آن پسر ۱۹ سالهای که صبح شنبه کلاسهایش را پیچاند بگویم که مراقب جلوی پایت باش! حواست به چاه باشد که درآمدن از آن کار آسانی نیست. اگرچه میدانم فایده ندارد. مسیری بود که باید طی میشد. یک خاطره شیرین در بین باقی خاطرات تلخ ارزش نوشته شدن را دارد. حتی اگر کسی آن را نخواند. ۱۴۰۰/۲/۱۵
لیست خرید بل��د بالایی برای خودم داشتم. غرفه به غرفه و سالن به سالن گشتم. بودن در کنار کتاب بهم حس خوبی میداد. احتمالا تمام مدت لبخند هم به لب داشتم. اون روز با کسی چندان صحبت نکردم. همراه با کسی که نرفته بودم. یاد کسی هم نیوفتادم. هر چند هنوز خیلی راه مونده بود تا دلیل اینها رو درباره خودم بفهمم و درک کنم.
خلاصه، در کمال خستگی یه حسی تشویقم کرد که یک سر هم به غرفه انتشارات دانشگاه خودمان بزنم. دانشگاه تهران هم کم نگذاشته بود و عملا نصف سالن رو اشغال کرده بود. در راه برگشت در همان اطراف، یک انتشارات چشمم رو گرفت. سرتاسر تکستبوکهای پزشکی به زبان اصلی. من همیشه میدونستم که دکتر خوبی نمیشم، پزشکی سخت و نیازمند حوصله و دقت فراوانه. اینو میدونستم حتی وقتی همه میگفتن تجربی بزن. اما علاقه من به آناتومی مستقل از این مسائل بود. فقط نمای کلی انتشارات کافی بود تا من مست شوم. باید میخریدم. نسخه ششم منتشر شده بود و نسخه پنجم دیگر مورد استفاده دانشجویان نبود. پس من خریدمش! جلد و قاب سخت، صفحات گلاسه و چاپ رنگی، ۲۰ هزار تومن.
درست که این مناسبترین خرید برای یک دانشجوی سال اول مهندسی نبود، اما من عاشق این کتاب شدم. بار ها به آن مراجعه میکردم، با افتخار در اتاقم قرارش دادم و با شوق بقیه را نیز به تماشایش دعوت میکردم.
اینها نقد یا بررسی کتاب نیست. یادآوری خاطراتی است که لابلای صفحات این کتاب وجود دارد. کاش میتوانستم به آن پسر ۱۹ سالهای که صبح شنبه کلاسهایش را پیچاند بگویم که مراقب جلوی پایت باش! حواست به چاه باشد که درآمدن از آن کار آسانی نیست. اگرچه میدانم فایده ندارد. مسیری بود که باید طی میشد. یک خاطره شیرین در بین باقی خاطرات تلخ ارزش نوشته شدن را دارد. حتی اگر کسی آن را نخواند. ۱۴۰۰/۲/۱۵
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June 20, 2023Nice book.
July 25, 2021
Good pictures. Just overwhelming as hell.
November 23, 2014
Atlas of human anatomy (5th ed.). (2011). Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders/Elsevier.
Type of Resource: Geographical/Atlas
Review By: Kristie Hofelich Ennis
Content/Scope: Covering the entire human body, this "atlas" offers students studying in the medical field up-to-date images that correlate to current diagnostics and practice. The student online access code allows for an even deeper study of anatomy as needed, and study tools as well.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: This is a fifth edition text; the illustrator is well-known Frank Netter, M.D. Founded in 1880, Elsevier has built a world-wide reputation as a premiere publisher of academic science and medical texts.
Arrangement & Presentation: The text is arranged like a "map" of the human body, hence the use of "atlas" in the title. The Table of Contents is organized alphabetically by parts of the human body. Online reviews by readers are laden with compliments about the 3D images of the parts of the human body. They are extensive and with the online access code, provide as real practice as can be given without a physical specimen.
Relation to Similar Works: While this is not a traditional atlas by any means, this text is arranged very similarly to one in that it maps the human body. It is truly a reference guide for those seeking to study anatomy and will fit in nicely with the collection being built for students in the medical program in high school as well as college.
Accessiblity/Diversity: Language is non-sexist as it is clinical, and the models of the human body are both male and female. Visual learners will enjoy this text because it provides such amazing images.
Cost: $75
Call Number: QM25.N46 2011
Review Citation: Burns, D. (2011). Imaging atlas of human anatomy, 5th ed.(Book review) (Vol. 306, p. 2034). American Medical Association.
Type of Resource: Geographical/Atlas
Review By: Kristie Hofelich Ennis
Content/Scope: Covering the entire human body, this "atlas" offers students studying in the medical field up-to-date images that correlate to current diagnostics and practice. The student online access code allows for an even deeper study of anatomy as needed, and study tools as well.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: This is a fifth edition text; the illustrator is well-known Frank Netter, M.D. Founded in 1880, Elsevier has built a world-wide reputation as a premiere publisher of academic science and medical texts.
Arrangement & Presentation: The text is arranged like a "map" of the human body, hence the use of "atlas" in the title. The Table of Contents is organized alphabetically by parts of the human body. Online reviews by readers are laden with compliments about the 3D images of the parts of the human body. They are extensive and with the online access code, provide as real practice as can be given without a physical specimen.
Relation to Similar Works: While this is not a traditional atlas by any means, this text is arranged very similarly to one in that it maps the human body. It is truly a reference guide for those seeking to study anatomy and will fit in nicely with the collection being built for students in the medical program in high school as well as college.
Accessiblity/Diversity: Language is non-sexist as it is clinical, and the models of the human body are both male and female. Visual learners will enjoy this text because it provides such amazing images.
Cost: $75
Call Number: QM25.N46 2011
Review Citation: Burns, D. (2011). Imaging atlas of human anatomy, 5th ed.(Book review) (Vol. 306, p. 2034). American Medical Association.
June 16, 2016
Of course with this Altas ,"read" isn't an appropriate word ,but it should be "Studied" .. :D
It was my best friend during the whole 2 years of studying Anatomy ,and i think it always will be my favorite reference .
It was my best friend during the whole 2 years of studying Anatomy ,and i think it always will be my favorite reference .
May 11, 2022
This seems to be the best anatomy reference book out there. It’s a great resource that has helped me a lot this semester! You get a lot of good angles and levels to understand what you are looking at. The level of detail is amazing.
February 11, 2018
The Holy Book of many a medical student and I am no exception.
October 12, 2024
2ème année médecine
le livre m'a vraiment aidé avec ses planches
et leurs détails à mieux comprendre mes unités
et bien sûr à apprendre mes cours de l'anatomie 💀🦴
le livre m'a vraiment aidé avec ses planches
et leurs détails à mieux comprendre mes unités
et bien sûr à apprendre mes cours de l'anatomie 💀🦴
July 27, 2022
I’m sure many of my goodreads followers are in search of an anatomical atlas, so look no further than this one. Even if there are errors in this book I’m not smart enough to know. Also one time I spilled coffee all over it and it held up well so that’s nice!
Fr though my review of this book is more about my review of my anatomy class and it was five stars for sure. Unsure how to express via goodreads a full summer of learning, but here’s my best shot: the more I learn the more I realize how little I truly know. The design of the human body is intricate and fascinating, and I hope I don’t forget the privilege it has been to study that at length for the summer. Anyways for all I’ve seen this semester I’ve seen nothing yet bc this was part 1/9. Can’t wait to add my fall textbooks to my ~currently reading~ shelf!
Fr though my review of this book is more about my review of my anatomy class and it was five stars for sure. Unsure how to express via goodreads a full summer of learning, but here’s my best shot: the more I learn the more I realize how little I truly know. The design of the human body is intricate and fascinating, and I hope I don’t forget the privilege it has been to study that at length for the summer. Anyways for all I’ve seen this semester I’ve seen nothing yet bc this was part 1/9. Can’t wait to add my fall textbooks to my ~currently reading~ shelf!
November 17, 2021
Massive visual atlas of the human body. Everything you need is here. Just perfect, big enough in size to offer great view, good quality illustrations and well organized as well. Not much to say, but if you need an anatomy atlas, I don’t think you can find better than this one.
August 5, 2017
Basically, it's a must-read book for every medical student!
but the 6th edition is much better
but the 6th edition is much better
December 9, 2022
Słabo się bawię przy tej książce
January 4, 2023
must have🫶🏻🫶🏻
December 29, 2024
priporocam kot lahkotno poletno branje
March 11, 2024
Zajebisty. Zdałam
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