The only anatomy atlas illustrated by physicians, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th edition, brings you world-renowned, exquisitely clear views of the human body with a clinical perspective. In addition to the famous work of Dr. Frank Netter, you'll also find nearly 100 paintings by Dr. Carlos A. G. Machado, one of today's foremost medical illustrators. Together, these two uniquely talented physician-artists highlight the most clinically relevant views of the human body. In addition, more than 50 carefully selected radiologic images help bridge illustrated anatomy to living anatomy as seen in everyday practice.

• Region-by-region coverage, including Muscle Table appendices at the end of each section.
• Large, clear illustrations with comprehensive labels not only of major structures, but also of those with important relationships.

Updates to the 7th Edition - based on requests from students and practitioners alike:

• New Systems Overview section featuring brand-new, full-body views of surface anatomy, vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
• More than 25 new illustrations by Dr. Machado, including the clinically important fascial columns of the neck, deep veins of the leg, hip bursae, and vasculature of the prostate; and difficult-to-visualize areas like the infratemporal fossa.
• New Clinical Tables at the end of each regional section that focus on structures with high clinical significance. These tables provide quick summaries, organized by body system, and indicate where to best view key structures in the illustrated plates.
• More than 50 new radiologic images - some completely new views and others using newer imaging tools - have been included based on their ability to assist readers in grasping key elements of gross anatomy.
• Updated terminology based on the international anatomic standard, Terminologia Anatomica, with common clinical eponyms included.

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 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
Plate 18 Cranial Base: Superior View
Plate 19 Foramina and Canals of Cranial Base: Inferior View
Plate 20 Foramina and Canals of Cranial Base: Superior View
Plate 21 Skull of Newborn
Plate 22 Bony Framework of Head and Neck
Plate 23 Pterygoid Fossae
Plate 24 Mandible
Plate 25 Temporomandibular Joint
Plate 26 Cervical Vertebrae: Atlas and Axis
Plate 27 Cervical Vertebrae (continued)
Plate 28 Cervical Vertebrae: Uncovertebral Joints
Plate 29 External Craniocervical Ligaments
Plate 30 Internal Craniocervical Ligaments
Neck Plates 31-41
Plate 31 Muscles of Facial Expression: Lateral View
Plate 32 Muscles of Neck: Anterior View
Plate 33 Fascial Layers of Neck
Plate 34 Cervical Fascia
Plate 35 Infrahyoid and Suprahyoid Muscles
Plate 36 Muscles of Neck: Lateral View
Plate 37 Scalene and Prevertebral Muscles
Plate 38 Superficial Veins and Cutaneous Nerves of Neck
Plate 39 Nerves and Vessels of Neck
Plate 40 Nerves and Vessels of Neck (continued)
Plate 41 Carotid Arteries
Nasal Region Plates 42-64
Plate 42 Nose
Plate 43 Lateral Wall of Nasal Cavity
Plate 44 Lateral Wall of Nasal Cavity (continued)
Plate 45 Medial Wall of Nasal Cavity (Nasal Septum)
Plate 46 Nerves of Nasal Cavity
Plate 47 Arteries of Nasal Cavity: Bony Nasal Septum Turned Up
Plate 48 Nerves of Nasal Cavity: Bony Nasal Septum Turned Up
Plate 49 Nose and Maxillary Sinus: Transverse Section
Plate 50 Paranasal Sinuses: Coronal and Transverse Sections
Plate 51 Paranasal Sinuses: Sagittal Views
Plate 52 Paranasal Sinuses: Changes with Age
Plate 53 Salivary Glands
Plate 54 Facial Nerve Branches and Parotid Gland
Plate 55 Muscles Involved in Mastication
Plate 56 Muscles Involved in Mastication (continued)
Plate 57 Maxillary Artery
Plate 58 Proximal Maxillary and Superficial Temporal Arteries
Plate 59 Mandibular Nerve (CN V3)
Plate 60 Superior View of Infratemporal Fossa
Plate 61 Ophthalmic (CN V1) and Maxillary (CN V2) Nerves
Plate 62 Autonomic Innervation of Nasal Cavity
Plate 63 Nerves and Arteries of the Deep Face
Plate 64 Orientation of Nerves and Vessels of the Cranial Base
Oral Region Plates 65-74
Plate 65 Inspection of Oral Cavity
Plate 66 Afferent Innervation of Oral Cavity and Pharynx
Plate 67 Roof of Oral Cavity
Plate 68 Tongue and Salivary Glands: Sections
Plate 69 Floor of Oral Cavity
Plate 70 Tongue
Plate 71 Tongue (continued)
Plate 72 Fauces
Plate 73 Teeth
Plate 74 Teeth (continued)
Pharynx Plates 75-86
Plate 75 Muscles of