Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

Frank H. Netter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0914168835 | ISBN-13: 978-0914168836 | Publication Date: March 1998 | Edition: 2nd edition

This interactive multimedia study tool is comprised of Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, Third Edition and a NEW special edition of Netter's Interactive Anatomy CD v3.0, which includes:

-965 Netter illustrations and images

-Audio pronunciations of every label, image title and image subtitle

-A handy movable magnifying window giving users a detailed close-up of any anatomy plate - up to 2x magnification

-A multi-level search tool and printing capability for both gray-scale and color

Windows and Mac compatible!

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Icon Learning Systems; 2nd edition edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914168835
• ISBN-13: 978-0914168836
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,460,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

99 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy image resolution makes this product unusable, September 25, 2000

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"condron2" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

Although this electronic atlas has all the Netter plates, and quite a few nice new ones, as well as some radiographic views, it is nearly unusable in practice. The images are scanned at such low resolution that many important details are simply not visible. The program can only display images at 640 x 480 x 256 colors, regardless of your monitor or video card (it even says so right in the documentation). Part of the horizontal resolution is used up by the navigation bar, so the actual plate image resolution is even lower than 640. If you estimate a typical plate to be 10" x 10", that works out to maybe 50 dpi. Many of the smaller features on the original art cannot be seen on tne electronic version, and often it is impossible to tell where the leader lines are going. The quality does not change when you print or zoom in. All the other bells and whistles, like the study lists, searching, etc. just do not make up for the fact that the image quality is absolutely awful. And the user interface is terribly archaic, nonstandard, and hard to use. The font for the lables is horrible. Also, I'm not sure I like the pronunciation of the speaking feature: "pec-tor-AY-lis major"? If you have the cash to spare, it makes a nice toy, but it is not worth the price.

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interactive Atlas, Useful but not necessary, September 12, 2000

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Andrew (California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

The diagrams depicted in this CD-ROM atlas are plate for plate the same as the book version. For those taking gross anatomy, Netter is a must, but don't buy this unless you have a lap top that is resistant to formaldehyde. Stick with the hard copy. There are useful options like instant quizes for terms on each page, but the diagrams are not full screen. Even on a 17" monitor I have to squint to see details. Buy the book first and this CD-ROM only if you have the money to spare.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great traveling companion, March 8, 2006

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D. Pilipovich "[e-mail]" (Kapaau, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

The resolution is not great, but it still works in many situations. Am I glad that I have the book at home? You bet. But I travel and teach a great deal, and this CD lives in my laptop. I love the searchability and thumbnail views.