title: [Anatomical names of skeletal notches--analysis and classification of Latin names, and comparison with corresponding Japanese names--].
abstract: For better understanding of the structures comprising the human body and in view of possible need for future revision, Latin anatomical names (Nomina Anatomica, 3rd edition) of the skeletal notches were analyzed and classified, and compared with the corresponding Japanese anatomical names. The words following Incisura indicated: 1) the structure to which the notch belongs; 2) location of the notch; 3) the structure of which the notch is a component; 4) the bone or osseous structure with which the notch is connected; or 5) non-osseous structure attached to the notch. Analysis of Latin names and comparison with Japanese names clarified some characteristics of both names and revealed some problems in them.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: Shun-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikano
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009626:Terminology as Topic