Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach (Hardcover): Professional Edition with Netterreference

For clinical and research professionals refreshing their anatomy knowledge, serious students participating in dissections, or clinicians sharing anatomy knowledge with patients, the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy illustrates the body, region by region, in clear, brilliant detail from a clinician’s perspective. Unique among anatomy atlases, it contains unparalleled, world-renowned illustrations that emphasize anatomic relationships that are most important to the clinician in training and in practice. Illustrated by clinicians, for clinicians, the fully revised 9th Edition contains more than 550 exquisite plates plus dozens of carefully selected radiologic images for common views.- Presents world-renowned, superbly clear views of the human body from a clinical perspective, with paintings by Frank H. Netter, MD, Carlos A. G. Machado, MD and other artists working in the Netter tradition- Offers region-by-region coverage, including muscle tables at the end of each section and quick reference tables on major nerves and structures with high clinical significance- Contains new illustrations throughout, including the inguinal canal and round ligament; a unique view of the cavernous sinus; axial cross sections through the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata; Morison’s pouch; auditory ossicles; and the maxillary nerve- Features content guided by expert anatomists and educators: Martha Johnson Gdowski, Virginia T. Lyons, R. Shane Tubbs, Paul E. Neumann, Jennifer K. Brueckner-Collins, Peter J. Ward, Brion Benninger, and an international Advisory Board- Uses updated terminology based on the second edition of the international anatomic standard, Terminologia Anatomica, and includes common clinically used eponyms- Provides access to extensive digital content: downloadable image bank--organized by both region and system-with options for labeled view, line-only views, and unlabeled views, as well as customizable individual label/line selections; over 100 additional plates (including art from prior editions); over 300 multiple-choice questions in both study and assessment mode; over 100 video-guided tours of key plates; bulleted plate descriptions; and several 3D modelsAlso available, alternative versions of the 9th Edition: - Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach-paperback Edition with digital access to the full eBook, study guides, and multiple-choice questions- Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: A Systems Approach-paperback Edition with digital access to the full eBook, study guides, and multiple-choice questions--arranged by organ system instead of body region- Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach with Latin terminology-paperback with full eBookAll options contain the same 550+ illustrated plates painted by clinician artists, Frank Netter, MD, Carlos A. G. Machado, MD, and other artists working in the Netter tradition.

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 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, MD, physician and artist, died in 1991.