Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is a series of anatomy lessons on video presented by Robert D. Acland.<ref>http://www.ramex.com/title.asp?id=175, Ramex Ars Medica, Acland's DVD/Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, Anusha Thodupunuri, Retrieved September 25, 2010.</ref> Dr. Acland was a professor of surgery in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The Atlas was originally released as a series of VHS tapes, published individually between 1995 and 2003.<ref name=":0">"Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy", Retrieved on 2015-04-03.</ref> The series was re-released in 2003 on DVD as Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy.

The series uses unembalmed human specimens to illustrate anatomical structures.<ref>"Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy" Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref> Intended for use by medical, dental and medical science students, the video teaching aid uses simple language and high quality images.

The authors claim: "Each minute of the finished product took twelve hours to produce: five in creating the script, five in making the shots, and two in post-production."<ref name=":0" />

Contents

• Volume 1 - The Upper Extremity
• 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

Reception

The British Medical Journal wrote that "Robert Acland’s video atlas series represents a powerful force against .. perceived dumbing down and has set about reinvigorating the subject through its crystal clear presentation of human anatomy."<ref>Hall, Andy,

 Views & Review. Medical Classics: Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy, 
 British Medical Journal, 
 
 Vol. 341,
 pp. c5515,
 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5515,
 
 
 
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