title: Towards a Terminologia Neuroanatomica.
abstract: This article deals with a recent revision of the terminology of the Sections Central Nervous System (CNS; Systema nervosum centrale) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS; Systema nervosum periphericum) of the Terminologia Anatomica (TA, 1998) and the Terminologia Histologica (TH, 2008). These sections were extensively updated by the Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology (FIPAT) Working Group Neuroanatomy of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA). After extensive discussions by FIPAT, and consultation with the IFAA Member Societies, these parts were merged to form a Terminologia Neuroanatomica (TNA). After validation at the IFAA Executive Meeting, September 22, 2016, the TNA has been placed on the open part of the FIPAT website (http://FIPAT.library.dal.ca) as the official FIPAT Terminology. This article outlines the major differences between the TNA and the TA. Clin. Anat. 30:145-155, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ten Donkelaar
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Linköping, Sߚ58183, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broman
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, P.O. Box 55000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H4R2.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Eߚ30100, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Puelles
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Cittadella Universitaria, Iߚ09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.affiliation: Seattle Science Foundation, 550 17th Avenue 600, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-1047
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, U nemocnice 3, CZߚ12800, Praha 2, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kachlik
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: anatomy; embryology; neuroanatomy; terminology