Atlas of Human Anatomy: Latin Terminology

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION PLATES 1-7

Introduction Plates 1-7

Plate 1 Body Planes and Terms of Relationship

Plate 2 Surface Anatomy: Regions (Anterior view of female)

Plate 3 Surface Anatomy: Regions (Posterior view of male)

Plate 4 Major Arteries and Pulses

Plate 5 Major Veins of the Cardiovascular System

Plate 6 General Organization of the Nervous System

Plate 7 Overview of the Lymphatic System

Electronic Bonus Plates BP1-BP16

Plate BP 1 Cross Section of Skin

Plate BP 2 Pilosebaceous Unit

Plate BP 3 Major Body Cavities

Plate BP 4 Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Plate BP 5 Types of Joints

Plate BP 6 Joints and Ligaments

Plate BP 7 Architecture of Bone

Plate BP 8 The Muscular System

Plate BP 9 Overview of the Gastrointestinal System

Plate BP 10 Overview of Endocrine System

Plate BP 11 Neurons and Synapses

Plate BP 12 Features of a Typical Peripheral Nerve

Plate BP 13 Sites of Visceral Referred Pain

Plate BP 14 General Organization of the Cardiovascular System

Plate BP 15 Cardiovascular System: Composition of Blood

Plate BP 16 Arterial and Venous Structures

SECTION 2 HEAD AND NECK PLATES 8-160

Surface Anatomy Plate 8

Plate 8 Head and Neck: Surface Anatomy

Superficial Head and Neck Plates 9-10

Plate 9 Cutaneous Nerves of Head and Neck

Plate 10 Superficial Arteries and Veins of Face and Scalp

Bones and Ligaments Plates 11-30

Plate 11 Skull: Anterior View

Plate 12 Skull: Radiographs

Plate 13 Skull: Lateral View

Plate 14 Skull: Lateral Radiograph

Plate 15 Skull: Midsagittal Section

Plate 16 Calvaria

Plate 17 Cranial Base: Inferior View

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. Icon Learning Systems acquired the Netter Collection in July 2000 and continued to update Dr. Netter's original paintings and to add newly commissioned paintings by artists trained in the style of Dr. Netter. In 2005, Elsevier Inc. purchased the Netter Collection and all publications from Icon Learning Systems. There are now over 50 publications featuring the art of Dr. Netter available through Elsevier Inc.

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.

The Netter illustrations are