title: [Analysis and classification of Latin anatomical names of skeletal fossa in Terminologia Anatomica, and comparison with corresponding Japanese anatomical names].
abstract: For a better understanding of the structures comprising the human body and in view of the possible need for future revision of anatomical nomenclature, Latin anatomical names of skeletal fossa in Terminologia Anatomica were analyzed and classified, and compared with the corresponding Japanese anatomical names. The words following Fossa indicated: 1) the form of the fossa, 2) the structure to which the fossa belongs, 3) the position of the fossa, 4) the structure that exists near the fossa, 5) the structure that the fossa contains, 6) the structure attached to the fossa, 7) the structure that transmits the fossa, or 8) the structure with which the fossa articulates. The 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, Department of Maxillofacial Biology, Division of Maxillofacial/Neck Reconstruction, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
authors.forename: Shun-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikano
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terashima
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007802:Language; D009626:Terminology as Topic