Organ or not? prolegomenon to organology

Neumann, Paul E.

doi:10.1002/ca.22848

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“…Consistent use of the nomenclature is also important from the educational point of view, as well as understanding of the basics of Latin grammar and the meaning of Latin and Greek words within a sentence [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51].…”

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

Musil

Blanková

Dvořáková

et al. 2019

Bosn J of Basic Med Sci

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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 terminology. Here we listed 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 system. These terms are set for discussion to be added into the new version of the TA.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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

Musil

Blanková

Dvořáková

et al. 2019

Bosn J of Basic Med Sci

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“…Organs and organ connectors are grouped into systems on the basis of contribution to a bodily function (Neumann, 2021). Organs have special functions, and organ connectors have more general functions (Neumann, 2017). Structure and function are considerations at all organizational levels.…”

Section: Classification Of Tissuesmentioning

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General histological woes: Definition and classification of tissues

Neumann

2021

Clinical Anatomy

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The modern view that the human body is composed of tissues and body fluids, and that there are four basic tissue types, may be a more significant departure from Artistotle's homoeomeres, and from Bichat's membranes and tissues, than commonly appreciated. The older concepts described these body parts as structural and functional parts of organs, whereas it is now commonplace to consider a tissue to be a grouping of similar cells with a variable amount of extracellular matrix. The development of the microscope as a useful tool in human anatomy shifted focus from tissues to cells and led to changes in the definition of tissue and the classification of tissues. Not all of these changes have been consistent with observable facts: many tissues contain diverse cell types, not all “connective tissues” are proper connective tissues, and some specialized tissues are not easily classified as subtypes of one of the four basic types. Here we propose corrective measures, including re‐recognition of compound tissues, cataloging all adult human tissue types, and increasing the emphasis on function during the construction of a complete taxonomy of human adult tissues. Specific problems in the current scheme and a preliminary reclassification of human adult tissues are discussed.

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“…The first is a pure anatomical viewpoint based on physical dissection. The second, a hybrid, a more mental exercise of sorting organs and organ connectors into systems based on participation in special bodily functions (Neumann, 2017). The Basle Nomina Anatomica (BNA) (His, 1895) and its successors have chiefly been arranged according to the systematic anatomy approach.…”

Section: Bna (His 1895) Jna (Stieve 1936) Pna (Ianc 1956) Na4 (Ianmentioning

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“…Perhaps the best we can do is limit the number of Systema terms in the anatomical terminology to those that are least problematic, and try to avoid the others as much as possible. The problems associated with the naming of the organ systems is not unrelated to the unresolved problem of defining an organ (Neumann, 2017, 2018).…”

Section: Bna (His 1895) Jna (Stieve 1936) Pna (Ianc 1956) Na4 (Ianmentioning

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A tale of two systems: The tracts of my tears

Neumann

2020

Clinical Anatomy

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Most of the terms in Terminologia Anatomica are arranged by organ systems (systemata); however, the names for these systems are often used by physiologists and other biomedical scientists for related functional systems. These functional systems may differ in their composition from the anatomist's organ systems. In addition, many functional systems have been described that do not correspond to organ systems. Similarly, the non‐standard anatomical terms alimentary tract, respiratory tract, urinary tract and reproductive tract lack a consistent meaning in the biomedical sciences. For clear communication, one should be cautious when using terms that may have other meanings in other disciplines. This appears to be particularly true for high level terms in the nomenclature of systematic anatomy.

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Organ or not? prolegomenon to organology

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

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

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

General histological woes: Definition and classification of tissues

A tale of two systems: The tracts of my tears

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