Eriksen PL

Language: Spanish
References: 3
Page: 202-203
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In our days, we are witnessing a conflict with the manner of describing anatomical elements of the human body. A former classification (nomenclature) is commonly used, it embodies the name of every author who contributed in the description of the human body. This terminology made of eponyms with 50,000 names, which nominates oral cavity as buccal cavity, mandibular lingula as Spix’s spine, the parotid duct as Sternon duct (based on the French description translated into Spanish). With this terminology former generations studied anatomy and a great number of specialized books were translated.

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2. DiDio LJ. Historical aspects of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists. Anat Anz. 1990; 170 (2): 133-6. PMID 2185674.

3. Nguyen Huu, Vallée B, Person H. Nouveaux Dossiers D’Anatomie PCEM. Heures de France. 16, rue des Vignettes, 78770 Thoiry. 1994.