Instant Anatomy

THE AUTHOR: My name is Robert Whitaker and I spent my clinical career as a paediatric urological surgeon. Since retiring 20 years ago I teach clinically applied topographical anatomy to first-year medical students at Cambridge University, here in the UK. I also teach clinically applied anatomy to surgical, radiological and other speciality trainees. I am currently an examiner for the MRCS at the English and Edinburgh Colleges of Surgeons.

THIS WEBSITE - instantanatomy.net
When I relearned anatomy 20 years ago I made notes and drew diagrams which are the basis for this website and now the CD. Over 20 years students have found them useful and I want to share them with all those people interested in anatomy. There are tips, mnemonics and lists of questions to bring out the relevance and basic principles. In order to keep the site a reasonable size the quality of the images has been slightly compromised but for those who want better images and hundreds of relevant questions and answers for revision and self assessment purposes we have produced a CD which is easily available from us. There are even some anatomical crosswords for enthusiasts. We have been happy with the feedback in the guest book. Please keep telling us what you like and dislike on email - info@instantanatomy.net.

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OTHER ANATOMICAL TEACHING MATERIAL
We published a book called INSTANT ANATOMY which is quite separate and not related to the website. It is anatomy in dictionary format which has proved popular and is now available in English, Polish, Chinese, Greek, French, German, Portuguese, Belgian and Korean. Click on the book icon below to see more about the book and some sample pages. Look up the median nerve in most books and the index shows it in the axilla, upper arm, forearm and hand. In INSTANT ANATOMY you find a single page traces its information from top to bottom. We are proud of sections on muscles, cranial nerves and even autonomics which students tell us they never really understood until they read this book! Have a look yourself.
Robert H Whitaker MA MD MChir FRCS
February 2007