Anatomical nomenclature is the main tool of communication in morphology, anatomy and other medical disciplines as well as in medical education, and thus needs to be exact, flawless, elaborate and correct. The Terminologia Anatomica (TA) is a thorough and extensive list of anatomical terms and their definitions, and the current standard for human anatomical terminology. Although several revisions to the TA have been made in the last 20 years, some important anatomical structures are still not included. This article is aimed at correcting and extending the anatomical nomenclature described in the TA. We gathered and presented a list of anatomical terms, with their definitions and explanations, to provoke a discussion about correcting and extending the TA. Our list comprises of 96 terms related to the locomotor system of the human body, i.e., the bones, joints, muscles and related structures.
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- Anatomy standards MeSH
- Joints anatomy & histology MeSH
- Bone and Bones anatomy & histology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Spine anatomy & histology MeSH
- Movement MeSH
- Muscles anatomy & histology MeSH
- Terminology as Topic * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
This article presents a detailed chronology regarding the development of terminology relating to the calcaneal tendon, from ancient times to modern day nomenclature. The notable contributions of Flemish anatomist Philip Verheyen, French surgeon Jean-Louis Petit, German anatomist and surgeon Lorenz Heister, along with the actual origin of the famous anatomical eponym "Achilles tendon" are analysed. During the study of the aforementioned authors, it was revealed that the term was first adopted, in its original French form, by J.-L. Petit in 1705 and later in 1717, in its Latin form, by L. Heister.
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- Achilles Tendon anatomy & histology MeSH
- Anatomy history MeSH
- History, 15th Century MeSH
- History, 16th Century MeSH
- History, 17th Century MeSH
- History, 18th Century MeSH
- History, Ancient MeSH
- History, Medieval MeSH
- Eponyms * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Terminology as Topic MeSH
- Check Tag
- History, 15th Century MeSH
- History, 16th Century MeSH
- History, 17th Century MeSH
- History, 18th Century MeSH
- History, Ancient MeSH
- History, Medieval MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Biography MeSH
- Journal Article MeSH
- Historical Article MeSH
- Portrait MeSH
- Geographicals
- France MeSH
- Germany MeSH
We present a critical analysis of the monograph of A.S.D. Synnestvedt (1869) “En anatomisk beskrivelse af de paa over- og underestremiteterne forekommende Bursae mucosae”. The analysis was completed using anatomical information from the historically oldest publications dealing with the bursae of the extremities: Albinus (1734) , Monro (1788) , Rosenmüller (1799) . We are of the opinion that Synnestvedt's publication is important, not only historically but also as a source of information for recent medical practitioners. Synnestvedt's monograph has a wealth of literary citations, unambiguous opinions of seasoned anatomists regarding the structure and function of the synovial membrane, and detailed descriptions of dissections he performed on fetal and adult cadavers. The information in this publication may enhance the diagnosis of bursopathies and enthesopathies of the extremities.
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- Anatomy history MeSH
- Bursa, Synovial anatomy & histology MeSH
- History, 18th Century MeSH
- History, 19th Century MeSH
- Lower Extremity anatomy & histology MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Upper Extremity anatomy & histology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Terminology as Topic MeSH
- Check Tag
- History, 18th Century MeSH
- History, 19th Century MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Biography MeSH
- Journal Article MeSH
- Historical Article MeSH
- Portrait MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Norway MeSH
