title: An entire universe of the Roman world's architecture found in the human skull.
abstract: Today's neuroanatomical terminology has its origins in the Romans' way of life, in their civil and military house architecture, as well as in the fields of engineering and technology. Despite the fact that they did not know how the nervous system worked and what the role of each neuroanatomic structure was, over time, especially in Renaissance and early modern times, the anatomists sought descriptive names for the nervous structures they have identified by way of similarity with some ancient items. This study aims to briefly review the influence of Roman architecture, engineering, and technology on neuroanatomic nomenclature, the precursor of modern neuroanatomical terminology.
authors.affiliation: a Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Iasi , Romania.|b Nicolae Oblu Emergency Clinical Hospital , Iasi , Romania.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turliuc
authors.affiliation: a Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Iasi , Romania.|c Socola Psychiatry Hospital , Iasi , Romania.
authors.forename: Șerban
authors.initials: Ș
authors.lastname: Turliuc
authors.affiliation: b Nicolae Oblu Emergency Clinical Hospital , Iasi , Romania.
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cucu
authors.affiliation: b Nicolae Oblu Emergency Clinical Hospital , Iasi , Romania.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dumitrescu
authors.affiliation: a Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Iasi , Romania.|b Nicolae Oblu Emergency Clinical Hospital , Iasi , Romania.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costea
mesh_terms: D054814:Anatomists / Q000266:history; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history; D009420:Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history*; D012886:Skull; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: History of neuroanatomy; Roman architecture; Terminologia Anatomica; anatomists