the new part of the atlas on sectional anatomy. Dr. Carlos Machado has skillfully and accurately modified some of Dr. Netter's cross sections and added some of his own in similar artistic style to that of the original author/artist. A series of 11 cross sections, meticulously keyed to specific vertebral levels are complemented by coronal sections at the anterior axillary and midaxillary lines.
Additional Netter illustrations have been incorporated in the following areas: (1) arterial variations and collateral supply of liver and gallbladder, (2) flexor tendons, arteries, and nerves at the wrist, and (3) lumbrical muscles and bursae. These illustrations, as well as all others in the atlas, are complemented by clearly spaced and an appropriate number of leader lines that, unlike some atlases, so often mislead the reader by virtue of their overabundance. Nomenclature is revised to the more common anglicized form and medically oft-used eponyms are included in respect for long-standing habits.
In the best tradition of scientific/educational literature, a current list of references is included in the second edition. An example of outstanding merit, in this reviewer's opinion, is the reference to updated current illustrations of perineal fascias, so brilliantly based on the modern clinical imaging techniques employed by Stormont et al. (Clin. Anat. 1944:7:115). This work should certainly put an end to the confusion, uncertainty, or inadequately presented illustrations/discussion that have previously characterized this region of the body.
Serious students of human anatomy, regardless of level of interest or need, will most certainly rejoice at the level of accuracy and scholarship that has guided this second edition of an Atlas of Human Anatomy to its present state. Both congratulations and rewards are sure to follow!