Many people aren't represented in anatomy drawings. These professors are changing that
Crack open just about any textbook dealing with medicine or science, and you'll see a lot of the same when it comes to the human anatomy illustrations: white male bodies, usually very physically fit, absent tattoos, piercings or prosthetics.
![Many people aren't represented in anatomy drawings. These professors are changing that](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7035422.1700599203!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dave-andrews.jpg)
![Dave Andrews teaches kinesiology at the University of Windsor. With the University of Calgary’s Heather Jamniczky, he is working on a project with a team of illustrators to increase the diversity of illustrations found in teaching settings like kinesiology, nursing and medicine. A man in front of a bookcase holds a medical anatomy illustration.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7035422.1700599203!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dave-andrews.jpg)
Crack open just about any textbook dealing with medicine or science, and you'll see a lot of the same when it comes to the human anatomy illustrations: white male bodies, usually very physically fit, absent tattoos, piercings or prosthetics.