Street Anatomy

Arbor Vitae: Cerebellum Tattoo

This cerebellum tattoo was submitted by Matt Millard. One of the most unique anatomical tattoos I’ve seen yet.

The arbor vitae (Latin for “Tree of Life“) is the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance. It brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum. [via Wikipedia]

See more at the Anatomy Tattoo Gallery.

New Anatomy Tattoos

It’s been a while since I updated the popular Anatomy Tattoo Galley, so I wanted to share some of the tattoos submitted by the readers of Street Anatomy.

I added these to the gallery so if you like them and haven’t seen the rest of the gallery, head on over and check out all of the amazing anatomical tattoos!

This tattoo was recently submitted by Mark Pultz. He’s a general surgery resident in Costa Rica and has always wanted a tattoo. Mark loves anatomy and after stumbling across my blog post on anatomical tattoos he was inspired to get some anatomical ink. He says “I saw the incredible tattoo of the arm musculature and that made me decide I wanted an anatomical tattoo.” So he took his Netter Atlas to the tattoo artist and decided on the anatomical structures that lay just beneath the skin of his left foot. Thanks Mark.

Josh Zimmerman submitted his life size skeletal back tattoo.

Kat sent me this photo of her clavicle tattoos. She’s a Surgical Technologist in the OR and is looking to specialize in orthopedics. So, why the clavicles?

I love bones and the skeletal system. The clavicles have many fun facts, too. It’s a neat little bone. A lot of people ask me if I’m going to expand on the skeleton, and I tell them no, just the clavicles. They are the only bone I find special enough to be visible outside the body!

Snapped this one in Palm Springs, CA.  It’s unfinished but will look fantastic once it’s done.  Thanks Brody for letting me take the pic!

Have an anatomical tattoo or know someone who does? Send me a pic and a description of the tat and I’ll add it to the gallery.

She’s a Medical Illustrator AND a Tattoo Artist

She’s Marie Sena.

Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Marie received her Master’s degree in Biomedical Communication from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Aside from doing the serious medical illustrations, she also does some fabulous fine art, which has gotten her a lot of attention. What I love about Marie’s work is that it’s very expressive and it often combines that 50s style pinup art with a bit of medical illustration. Very unique. According to her site, through her fine art she was able to complete a formal tattoo apprenticeship and now does custom tattooing. How cool! So if you’re looking for an anatomically correct tattoo, you can rely on Marie to do it right.

>> Be sure to visit Marie’s portfolio site for more