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Anatomy atlases
Author(s) -
Rosse Cornelius
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1999)12:4<293::aid-ca13>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - memorization , anatomy , human anatomy , medicine , gross anatomy , atlas (anatomy) , psychology , mathematics education
Anatomy atlases are unlike other knowledge sources in the health sciences in that they communicate knowledge through annotated images without the support of narrative text. An analysis of the knowledge component represented by images and the history of anatomy atlases suggest some distinctions that should be made between atlas and textbook illustrations. Textbook and atlas should synergistically promote the generation of a mental model of anatomy. The objective of such a model is to support anatomical reasoning and thereby replace memorization of anatomical facts. Criteria are suggested for selecting anatomy texts and atlases that complement one another, and the advantages and disadvantages of hard copy and computer‐based anatomy atlases are considered. Clin. Anat 12:293–299, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.