Terminologia Anatomica is the international standard for human anatomical terminology. It is developed by the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminology, a program of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA). The second edition was released in 2019 and approved and adopted by the IFAA General Assembly in 2020.[1] Terminologia Anatomica supersedes the previous standard, Nomina Anatomica. It contains terminology for about 7500 human anatomical structures.
Categories of anatomical structures
Terminologia Anatomica is divided into 16 chapters grouped into five parts. The official terms are in Latin. Although equivalent English-language terms are provided, as shown below, only the official Latin terms are used as the basis for creating lists of equivalent terms in other languages.
Part I
Chapter 1: General anatomy
- General terms
- Reference planes
- Reference lines
- Human body positions
- Movements
- Parts of human body
- Regions of human body
Part II: Musculoskeletal systems
Chapter 2: Bones
- Axial skeleton
- Appendicular skeleton
- Bones
- Cranium
- Extracranial bones of head
- Auditory ossicles
- Teeth
- Nasal cartilages
- Cartilages of ear
- Laryngeal cartilages
- Vertebral column
- Thoracic skeleton
- Bones of upper limb
- Bony pelvis
- Bones of lower limb
- Joints
Chapter 3: Joints
- Joints of skull
- Joints of auditory ossicles
- Laryngeal joints
- Joints of vertebral column
- Thoracic joints
- Joints of upper limb
- Joints of lower limb
Chapter 4: Muscular system
- Cranial part of muscular system
- Cervical part of muscular system
- Dorsal part of muscular system
- Thoracic part of muscular system
- Abdominal part of muscular system
- Pelvic part of muscular system
- Muscular system of upper limb
- Muscular system of lower limb
Part III: Visceral systems
Chapter 5: Digestive system
- Mouth
- Fauces
- Pharynx
- Digestive canal
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Extrahepatic bile ducts
- Pancreas
Chapter 6: Respiratory system
Chapter 7: Thoracic cavity
Chapter 8: Urinary system
Chapter 9: Genital systems
Chapter 10: Abdominopelvic cavity
Part IV: Integrating systems I
Chapter 11: Endocrine glands
Chapter 12: Cardiovascular system
- Blood
- Lymph
- Vessels
- Vascular plexuses
- Heart
- Pulmonary vessels
- Cardiac vessels
- Systemic arteries
- Systemic veins
- Great lymphatic vessels
Chapter 13: Lymphoid organs
Part V: Integrating systems II
Chapter 14: Nervous system
Chapter 15: Sense organs
Chapter 16: The integument
See also
- Terminologia Embryologica
- Terminologia Histologica
- Terminologia Neuroanatomica
- Foundational Model of Anatomy
- Anatomical terminology
References
- ^ FIPAT (2019). Terminologia Anatomica. Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology.