A plea for an extension of the anatomical nomenclature: Organ systems

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  • Vladimir Musil Centre of Scientific Information, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0107-690X
  • Alzbeta Blankova Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Vlasta Dvorakova Department of Health Care Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic
  • Radovan Turyna Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-113X
  • Vaclav Baca Department of Health Care Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2018.3195

Keywords:

Anatomical terminology, anatomical nomenclature, Terminologia Anatomica

Abstract

This article is the third part of a series aimed at correcting and extending the anatomical nomenclature. Communication in clinical medicine as well as in medical education is extensively composed of anatomical, histological, and embryological terms. Thus, to avoid any confusion, it is essential to have a concise, exact, perfect and correct anatomical nomenclature. The Terminologia Anatomica (TA) was published 20 years ago and during this period several revisions have been made. Nevertheless, some important anatomical structures are still not included in the nomenclature. Here we list a collection of 156 defined and explained technical terms related to the anatomical structures of the human body focusing on the digestive, respiratory, urinary and genital systems. These terms are set for discussion to be added into the new version of the TA.

Author Biographies

  • Vladimir Musil, Centre of Scientific Information, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Centre of Scientific Information

  • Alzbeta Blankova, Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Anatomy
  • Vlasta Dvorakova, Department of Health Care Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic
    Department of Health Care Studies
  • Radovan Turyna, Department of Anatomy, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Anatomy
  • Vaclav Baca, Department of Health Care Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic
    Department of Health Care Studies
A plea for an extension of the anatomical nomenclature: Organ systems

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A plea for an extension of the anatomical nomenclature: Organ systems. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 12 [cited 2024 Mar. 19];19(1):1-13. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3195