Netter's Atlas of the Human Body

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Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, Oct 1, 2005 - Medical - 170 pages
With this new reference, nonprofessionals can learn about anatomy from the same illustrations their physicians trained with in medical school. High-quality, anatomically correct color illustrations show the human body in detail in this beautifully produced volume. Concise supplementary text from Harvard Health Publications is scientifically accurate, and written so that it can be easily understood by general readers and students outside the medical profession. Detailed and labeled illustrations cover the primary systems of the human body, including:

  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Digestive System
  • Respiratory System
  • Brain and Nervous System
  • Heart and Cardiovascular System
  • Kidneys and Urinary System
  • Sense Organs: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Sense of Touch
  • Reproductive Organs

    This authoritative atlas of the human body makes a fine study aid for health science students. It is also a handy addition to the home reference bookshelf and deserves a place in every high school library. 186 color illustrations.

About the author (2005)

Frank Netter (1906-1991) is regarded by many as the most accomplished and influential medical illustrator of the 20th century. A trained and qualified physician, Dr. Netter utilized his artistic skills for medical illustration as a way to make extra money during the depression. He quickly found that his unique talents were in high demand and soon pursued medical illustration full-time. His most significant collection of work was done through an exclusive partnership with Ciba Geigy in which he produced over 4,000 gouche and watercolour paintings that illustrate various aspects of anatomy, illness, trauma, development and malformation, pathology, medical testing, and patient care. Netter characterized his style as "readily understandable, yet instructive and useful realism without the clutter of confusing minutiae," and while this is true, it does not do justice to the power of his sheer artistic skill, correctness, and ability to communicate the complexity of the human body with bot

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