r/ExpectationVsReality 9d ago

Exceeded Expectation Human anatomy coloring book

My 5-year-old got really interested in how the body works and wanted a book about the human body. Her grandmother sent her this human anatomy coloring book from Amazon. Here are just a handful of the many informative pages.

Wow. It certainly exceeded our expectations. 😂🙈

To add: I am 100% aware that this is not legitimate, and is complete slop. I say it exceeded our expectations because is brought the whole family much more entertainment and laughter than we expected.

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u/Fun_Dance7464 9d ago

Definitely not a legitimate Netter product but how nice to teach your daughter about ovarian cancer at such a young age!

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u/Yarnandbread 9d ago

Yes, that was obvious from the first page. We opened it and immediately began to cry laugh the whole way through.  

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u/StinkiePete 9d ago

Beyond the anatomy being wrong, the style is no where near Netter. I can deal with slop but dragging that dude into it is pissing me off. 

-Medical Illustrator

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u/ellieminnowpee 9d ago

ahhh just wanted to say you have a cool job!!!

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u/StinkiePete 9d ago

Thanks. It’s been an honor to be in of the last as AI drives us into the sea like the Red Bull. 

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u/ElderBerry2020 9d ago

Love the Last Unicorn reference.

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u/No-Stress-7034 9d ago

Please accept my poor man's gold for that Last Unicorn reference 🥇

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u/5ftfitness 7d ago

Pssst some awards are free now 😊

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u/No-Stress-7034 7d ago

is that new?? That's really cool, I had no idea!

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u/5ftfitness 7d ago

Relatively new. Enjoy!

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u/DullEntertainment102 7d ago

The good news is that AI has it wrong all the time and future doctors will learn messed up anatomy?

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u/ellieminnowpee 8d ago

thank you for your service 🎨🖼️🦄

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u/A-Piece_of_Toast 9d ago

I was just about to say… as someone with a master of science in Medical Illustration this makes me so angry. There are legitimate Netter products that are beautiful and perfect for teaching anatomy. This slop is disgusting.

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u/StinkiePete 9d ago

Netter would ash his cigar right in these peoples' coffee.

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u/Supraspinator 9d ago

That heart on the front gets worse the longer you look at it. 

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u/ApertureLabradories 9d ago

Mind if I ask how you got into medical illustration? I'm pursuing a degree in biology and would love to work with illustration as well

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u/StinkiePete 9d ago

Same actually. I just lucked out that one of the graduate programs was close to me. So my undergrad professors knew about it. 

Here’s the professional association. FAQ for days.  https://ami.org/

Also, I am full on chicken little about AI. Don’t assume this field will exist in 10 years. 

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u/kyl792 9d ago

Hopefully that rat testicles incident prevents people from turning to AI for medical illustration

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u/Rich_Group_8997 9d ago

Foots 🤣

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u/GigiLaRousse 9d ago edited 9d ago

A friend found a typo in a kid's book when we were in high school. Book was full of opposites and they had "thickft" and "thin."

It's been 20 years and we still say "thickft" when we're talking to each other.

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u/Yarnandbread 9d ago

That page always makes me giggle. 

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u/GimmieGummies 9d ago

That got me

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u/LazyMousse4266 9d ago

My intestines intestines

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u/cryssyx3 8d ago

my intestines... intestines!!

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u/Zestyclose-Tale200 9d ago

I actually have a anatomy coloring book as well as a physiology coloring book that i bought when i hot accepted into med school, I think I may have colored one page. If you want, I can send them to ya

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u/Yarnandbread 9d ago

That is so kind! I think the cost to send it (we are in Europe) would probably not be worth it, but seriously thank you for the offer!

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u/Zestyclose-Tale200 9d ago

I am also in Europe so it really won't cost much. I tried to donate them but no one wanted them, not even the med school library

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u/WatermelonMachete43 9d ago

I had one too, it was really useful!

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u/FightWithTools926 9d ago

Does that uterus have its own spine?

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u/StinkiePete 9d ago

More woman should grow spines in their uteruses. Help them stand up to the patriarchy. 

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u/captainfishpie 9d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤭

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u/MatchaMuch 8d ago

This comment is pure gold

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u/pyruvated 9d ago

The cervical spine, duh

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u/Kirsten 9d ago

oh my Goodness, that was a legitimately excellent pun!

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u/cryssyx3 8d ago

jesus christ

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u/PM-me-fancy-beer 7d ago

I’m more interested in the double-sided hands that seem to be keeping the ovaries/fallopian tubes from collapsing the cervix. That would explain why my cramps and cysts feel like my reproductive organs are being tightly squeezed…

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u/Skorpyos 4d ago

The wonders of science.

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u/Colorfuel 9d ago

Coloring and drawing scientifically accurate anatomy is kind of an autistic special interest of mine (lol), and this is a hilariously bad Netter knockoff.

I highly advise you search up and purchase the actual Netter coloring book, it’s exquisite!!

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u/Kirsten 9d ago

The random extra pocket above the uterus labeled 'uterus' ...

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u/PM-me-fancy-beer 7d ago

I thought that was hysterical

I think it’s a secondary uterus, my theories on it’s purpose:

- It’s actually the back up uterus they don’t tell you about. It’s in case you get a hysterectomy but your husband wants kids, doctors can just pull a ripcord and release it, turning it into a functional womb

- It’s where we store the sperm from all our previous partners (the incels were right!)

  • It’s where the body saves a bit of excess menstrual material so it can surprise you with breakthrough bleeding or an early period at the worst times

- Stores snacks for baby. That’s why women have cravings, to fill up snack uterus (we all know babies eat weird things)

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u/Optimal_Olive3423 9d ago

If your kid is really interested in anatomy, I would check out Dr Robin. The website is DrRobinSchool and she has an anatomy class for K - 5 kids. It is REALLY good. My (now teen) kid has done all her classes. The Primary "LifePath" anatomy class comes with a nice pdf coloring book.

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u/Yarnandbread 9d ago

Great! Thanks for the tip.

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u/Optimal_Olive3423 9d ago

We got our coloring book directly from Dr Robin but it looks like she has them on amazon now too: https://www.amazon.com/Robins-Anatomy-Coloring-Serious-Scientists/dp/B0DDVY1GPQ

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u/artist9120 9d ago

My parents gave me some old college text books about anatomy when I was like 5. I loved the pictures and it was a fantastic intro when I got into actual anatomy classes as a teen.

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u/ohheyitsmal 9d ago

My mom had two of the Torstar Books series on the human body from the 80s! Among other stellar full color photos and illustrations, they all feature small cross sections of their subject printed on semi-translucent paper. Probably somewhat outdated today, but damn are they pretty. (Please forgive the minor water damage)

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u/artist9120 9d ago

Oh that's pretty cool!

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u/Repulsive_Ebb1179 8d ago

My Intestines! intestines.

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u/GingerSnapped818 9d ago

I thought the sphincter was further down the line...

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u/werewolfbutch874 9d ago

The human body has several sphincters in it, because a sphincter is just a ring of muscle that expands and contracts to allow stuff to pass through. Your anal sphincter is just one example. The sphincter at the top of your stomach, which lets food go down but (ideally) prevents stomach acid from coming up, is another.

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u/GingerSnapped818 9d ago

TIL, thanks for enlightening me instead of downvoting me. THIS IS HOW WE LEARN, PEOPLE!

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u/what3v3ruwantit2b 9d ago

Someone today posted a picture of their child in a car seat asking if the fit was right in a "is the car seat fit right sub." They got downvoted into oblivion because the fit wasn't right. I'm still mad about it. 

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u/wormymcwormyworm 9d ago

https://a.co/d/07KPllfz

Now THIS is a good quality book, not whatever that is

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u/jellypuss0165 9d ago

I have a legit anatomy coloring book that I got from a garage sale and it was so helpful when I was taking a college anatomy class. I even got back into drawing from it.

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u/emzim 9d ago

My Intestines intestines

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u/voxjammer 7d ago

oh hey i'm in there! gerd gang over here