Atlas of Human Anatomy: with Student Consult Access, 5e (Netter Basic Science)

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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. 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. 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.

Frank H. Netter was born in New York City in 1906. He studied art at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design before entering medical school at New York University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1931. During his student years, Dr. Netter’s notebook sketches attracted the attention of the medical faculty and other physicians, allowing him to augment his income by illustrating articles and textbooks. He continued illustrating as a sideline after establishing a surgical practice in 1933, but he ultimately opted to give up his practice in favor of a full-time commitment to art. After service in the United States Army during World War II, Dr. Netter began his long collaboration with the CIBA Pharmaceutical Company (now Novartis Pharmaceuticals). This 45-year partnership resulted in the production of the extraordinary collection of medical art so familiar to physicians and other medical professionals worldwide. some completely new views and others using newer imaging tools – have been included based on their ability to assist readers in grasping key elements of gross anatomy. 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. Includes image bank license of full set of Plates and bonus plates from prior editions which allows presentation sharing in groups of 10 or fewer as well as use in scientific poster presentations by active students. Complete Registered User License and institutional licensing information available at NetterReference.com. The Netter illustrations are appreciated not only for their aesthetic qualities, but, more importantly, for their intellectual content. As Dr. Netter wrote in 1949 “clarification of a subject is the aim and goal of illustration. No matter how beautifully painted, how delicately and subtly rendered a subject may be, it is of little value as a medical illustration if it does not serve to make clear some medical point.” Dr. Netter’s planning, conception, point of view, and approach are what inform his paintings and what make them so intellectually valuable.

Frank 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. 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.For those medical professionals that have to memorize it, this is THE anatomical atlas of the 20th Century. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Features new nerve tables devoted to the cranial nerves and the nerves of the cervical, brachial, and lumbosacral plexuses. Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: A Systems Approach—Same content as the classic regional approach, but organized by organ systems.based on the international anatomic standard, Terminologia Anatomica, with common clinical eponyms included.