Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
Encyclopedia
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is a series of anatomy
lessons on video presented by Robert Acland. Dr. Acland is a professor of surgery in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Louisville
School of Medicine. The series was recently re-released on DVD
as Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy and is now also available as an online resource at http://aclandanatomy.com/.
The series uses unembalmed
human specimens to illustrate anatomical structures. Intended for use by medical, dental and medical science students, the video teaching aid uses simple language and high quality images.
Volume 2 - The Lower Extremity
Volume 3 - The Trunk (Musculoskeletal System
)
Volume 4 - The Head and Neck: Part 1
Volume 5 - The Head and Neck: Part 2
Volume 6 - The Internal Organs and Reproductive System
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
lessons on video presented by Robert Acland. Dr. Acland is a professor of surgery in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
School of Medicine. The series was recently re-released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
as Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy and is now also available as an online resource at http://aclandanatomy.com/.
The series uses unembalmed
Embalming
Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for public display at a funeral. The three goals of embalming are thus sanitization, presentation and preservation of a corpse to achieve this...
human specimens to illustrate anatomical structures. Intended for use by medical, dental and medical science students, the video teaching aid uses simple language and high quality images.
Contents
Volume 1 - The Upper ExtremityVolume 2 - The Lower Extremity
Volume 3 - The Trunk (Musculoskeletal System
Musculoskeletal system
A musculoskeletal system is an organ system that gives animals the ability to move using the muscular and skeletal systems...
)
Volume 4 - The Head and Neck: Part 1
Volume 5 - The Head and Neck: Part 2
Volume 6 - The Internal Organs and Reproductive System
Reproductive system
The reproductive system or genital system is a system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are also important accessories to the reproductive system. Unlike most organ systems, the sexes...