Medical Illustrator

Medical Illustrator — page 1 — CHERRY LAKE Publishing

Medical Illustrator — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 PICTURE THIS 4 CHAPTER 2 PIONEERS OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION 10 CHAPTER 3 THE ROLE OF A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR 16 CHAPTER 4 Tools OF THE TRADE 20 CHAPTER 5 A CAREER AS A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE GLOSSARY INDEX 32 32 STEAM is the acronym for Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics In this book you will read about how each of these study areas is connected to a career in medical

Medical Illustrator — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 PICTURE THIS C larlos and his father were sitting in their living room watching television one night They were deeply absorbed in a program about the circulatory system of the human body The program featured many illustrations and animations that showed how blood t travels through the body Those drawings and cartoons are really cool Dad Carlos said They show so much detail Maybe even more than a photograph replied his dad Illustrations can show the anatomy of humans 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Medical Illustrator — page 4 — Medical illustrators share information through their drawings animals and plants and explain surgical procedures and lots more The drawings help me understand what s going on Carlos said I wonder who makes them This type of work is done by artists called medical illustrators replied his dad They combine their knowledge of science the human art to help body and people understand complex scientific information Medical illustrators are specially trained scientific illustrators Wow That sounds like something'd like to do said Carlos Imagine teaching science with art cooL STEAM

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