Atlas of Human Anatomy, Professional Edition

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.

Section 1 Head and Neck

Topographic Anatomy 1

Superficial Head and Neck 2 - 3

Bones and Ligaments 4 - 23

Superficial Face 24 - 25

Neck 26 - 34

Nasal Region 35 - 50

Oral Region 51 - 62

Pharynx 63 - 73

Thyroid Gland and Larynx 74 - 80

Orbit and Contents 81 - 91

Ear 92 - 98

Meninges and Brain 99 - 114

Cranial and Cervical Nerves 115 - 134

Cerebral Vasculature 135 - 146

Regional Scans 147 - 148

Section 2 Back and Spinal Cord

Topographic Anatomy 149

Bones and Ligaments 150 - 156

Spinal Cord 157 - 167

Muscles and Nerves 168 - 172

Cross-Sectional Anatomy 173 - 174

Section 3 Thorax

Topographic Anatomy 175

Mammary Gland 176 - 178 Body Wall 179 - 189

Lungs 190 - 204

Heart 205 - 223

Mediastinum 224 - 234

Regional Scans 235

Cross-Sectional Anatomy 236 - 239

Section 4 Abdomen

Topographic Anatomy 240

Body Wall 241 - 260

Peritoneal Cavity 261 - 266

Viscera (Gut) 267 - 276

Viscera (Accessory Organs) 277 - 282

Visceral Vasculature 283 - 296

Innervation 297 - 307

Kidneys and Suprarenal Glands 308 - 322

Cross-Sectional Anatomy 323 - 330

Section 5 Pelvis and Perineum

Topographic Anatomy 331

Bones and Ligaments 332 - 336

Pelvic Floor and Contents 337 - 347

Urinary Bladder 348 - 351

Uterus, Vagina, and Supporting Structures 352 - 355

Perineum and External Genitalia: Female 356 - 359

Perineum and External Genitalia: Male 360 - 367

Homologues of Genitalia 368 - 369

Testis, Epididymis, and Ductus Deferens 370

Rectum 371 - 376

Regional Scans 377

Vasculature 378 - 388

Innervation 389 - 397

Cross-Sectional Anatomy 398 - 399

Section 6 Upper Limb

Topographic Anatomy 400

Cutaneous Anatomy 401 - 405

Shoulder and Axilla 406 - 418

Arm 419 - 423

Elbow and Forearm 424 - 439

Wrist and Hand 440 - 459

Neurovasculature 460 - 467

Regional Scans 468

Section 7 Lower Limb

Topographic Anatomy 469

Cutaneous Anatomy 470 - 473

Hip and Thigh 474 - 493

Knee 494 - 500

Leg 501 - 510

Ankle and Foot 511 - 525

Neurovasculature 526 - 530

Regional Scans 531

Section 8 Cross=Sectional Anatomy

Key Figure for Cross Sections 532