During the time that Hunter was compiling his atlas, the Royal Librarian Richard Dalton rediscovered, in the collection at Windsor, the lost and unpublished Leonardo da Vinci anatomical drawings. As Hunter was a great collector of 15 th century art, Dalton may have shown them to Hunter, who in turn, may have modeled pictures in his atlas after those of the master [ 1, 4]. William Hunter was elected a Fellow of both the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and was Professor of Anatomy at the newly formed Royal Academy of Arts (1768–1783). During that tenure, in 1774, his famous publication Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus appeared in large folio format with 33 life-like pictures, and utilizing little explanatory text. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Netter’s atlases and textbooks are definitely not selfish when it comes to additional resources and this flash card collection is no different. Offering the typical ‘ Student Consult’, you get instant online access to the electronic and interactive version of the atlas, as well as hundreds of MCQs. Essentially, they are tests that quiz you on the names, comments, and clinical knowledge presented on the cards, helping pinpoint any gaps in your understanding. Terrified of your upcoming anatomy exams? No worries, they have nothing on you with those resources! Pros Born in London, Henry Gray studied medicine and anatomy at St. George’s Hospital. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society at the young age of 25. His career progressed at St. Georges, from student to demonstrator of anatomy, to curator of the museum, and lecturer of anatomy.

Published by Elsevier Saunders, ‘Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards’ are quite a new addition to the realm of anatomy learning. The very first edition appeared only in 2002, to be exact, the time period when the real and enthusiastic drive to bring anatomy learning into the 21st century actually began. The fourth edition, which is the subject of this review, was published in 2014, and their format looks like this:

Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards

Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards 4th Edition’ come in two flavours - as a collection of about 325 laminated 10x15cm cards (duh, Captain Obvious) and in an electronic (‘eBook’) format. As you can see, portability is the name of the game - if you like to physically handle them, you can grab a batch from the box, loop the conveniently included ring through the holes and off you go. If however you are attached to your electronic device 24/7 (who isn’t nowadays?) and you want to exploit the ‘Search’ function, then open the flash cards on your phone and start studying. Flinn, Lewis B. (1977). Review: Fad Diets Can Be Deadly by Frank Netter. Delaware Medical Journal 49 (2): 117. As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with,

Being as small as your palm makes them confusing, unclear, and frustrating when trying to distinguish the details In his work, Dr. Netter made pencil sketches, which he then copied, transferred, and painted to portray gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, x-ray images, and drawings of patients. "I try to depict living patients whenever possible," Netter said. "After all, physicians do see patients, and we must remember we are treating whole human beings." 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 and other atlases have become a staple of medical education. Beginning in 1948, CIBA also re-used illustrations by Netter in another series of materials to be given to physicians, the Clinical Symposia series. These were small magazine-like brochures that typically featured an extensive article on a medical condition, commonly with about a dozen of Netter's illustrations. This series was produced until 1999. [4] In 1989, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy was published, assembled from his previous paintings and correlated by updated diagrams. Studen t consult - Who doesn’t like extra ‘freebies’ like an electronic format of the flash cards and additional MCQs that you can use to quiz yourself? It’s a no brainer!

Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards: 4th Edition

Cardiologist Carlos Machado first discovered Frank Netter’s celebrated medical illustrations at six-year-old. Inspired by his work, he has carried the torch and worked as a valuable contributor to “The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations.” Illustration s are not realistic - Ok, Netter’s illustrations are definitely top-class, otherwise they wouldn’t be so popular. However, they mostly depict this utopic anatomic specimen that simply doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. A lot of times, there are huge discrepancies between the illustrations and cadaveric specimens. Many times, students cannot even find the structures in the locations they are indicated in by the images. A lot of medical schools carry out their anatomy exams by asking students to name and describe structures on a cadaver, so it’s a lot more common than you might think. Not only that, but even the colours don’t really match either. What does this mean? You need to get your hands on more textbooks, more resources, a cadaveric atlas, and much more, otherwise known as: additional expenses.

Netter, Francine Mary (his daughter) (2013). Medicine's Michelangelo: The Life & Art of Frank H. Netter, MD. Quinnipiac University Press. ISBN 978-0989137607. VitalSource Bookshelf gives you access to content when, where, and how you want. When you read an eBook on VitalSource Bookshelf, enjoy such features as: Hansen, J. T. (2006). Frank H. Netter, M.D. (1906-1991): The Artist and His Legacy. Clinical Anatomy 19 (6): 481-486. a b Netter, Francine Mary; Friedlaender, Gary E. (2014). Frank H. Netter MD and a Brief History of Medical Illustration. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 472 (3): 812-819.Features new nerve tables devoted to the cranial nerves and the nerves of the cervical, brachial, and lumbosacral plexuses. As you can see, ‘Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards 4th Edition’ have their pros and cons. On one hand they have a solid illustration basis, are portable, and the knowledge is organized intelligently, being connected with more detailed images from ‘Netter’s Human Anatomy Atlas’. On the other hand, the collection is scarily complex in terms of the amount of information included, the images are not the most realistic, their aims feel unorganised, and the cards are organized by regions, to name a few. As a result, they are far from being the best resource.