The Skeleton and The Spine as Medical Illustrations
The skeleton is the rigid framework that provides structure as well as protecting the internal organs. The average human skeleton has around 206 bones. As a medical artist, a strong understanding of the skeletal system is vital to being able to produce accurate and anatomically correct medical illustrations.
The artworks below were for a patient information poster, on the issue of back pain, in particular the lumbar region. The illustrations were created to be at least 12inches high, to fit on a large poster, to be sold along with anatomical models of the spine, ready to be used as a teaching aid by doctors and physicians in Canada.
Illustration of the skeleton highlighting lower lumbar pain
View of the full human skeleton lateral view
Illustration showing just the skull with spine
Digital illustration with the focus on the lower lumbar nerves
Medical illustration with the focus on the lower lumbar nerves
Trapped lumbar nerves causing pain and discomfort
Lumbar vertebrae L4 and L5
Lumbar vertebrae L4 and L5
Lumbar vertebrae L4 and L5 and
Illustration of the lumbar vertebrae
Illustration of the lumbar vertebrae
Illustration of adhesions pulling the sphenoid bone out of place
Medical illustration of the spine and location of the dura
Adhesions pulling the pelvis out of position with in the body
