Citation:
Lerner KL. Anatomical Nomenclature. (Preprint) Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson Gale. 2001.
Abstract:
Over the centuries, anatomists developed a method of naming anatomical structures, and this has evolved into a standardized anatomical nomenclature that clarifies what part of the body is being discussed and where that part is located. A standardized language for describing body structures is also essential. (download to read more)