| Contrast in usage of FCAT-approved anatomical terminology between members of two anatomy associations in North America. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19890984 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Almost 12 years since the publishing of Terminologia Anatomica (TA) by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT), there has yet to be a unified adoption of FCAT-recommended anatomical terms by North American anatomists. A survey was sent to members of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) to compare the frequency of FCAT term usage with a previous study involving the American Association of Anatomists (AAA). The HAPS differed from AAA in being composed mostly of biologists (56.5%) who teach anatomy with only 18.3% of respondents having terminal degrees in anatomy. The survey included the same 25 sets of synonymic names for selected gross anatomical structures or related terms used for the AAA survey. Overall results indicate that the FCAT preferred term had the highest frequency of usage in only 40.0% of the survey questions, demonstrating 4% lower compliance than AAA respondents. Compliance with FCAT preferred terms ranged from 92.2% to 1.7% usage. When compared with AAA anatomists, there were reversals in predominant usage between FCAT and non-FCAT terms for six sets of anatomical structures: HAPS respondents predominantly used non-FCAT terms for adrenal gland (88.7%), antecubital fossa (57.4%), patellar tendon (65.2%), ligamentum capitis femoris (36.5%), while preferring the FCAT anterior circumflex humeral artery (45.2%) and anterior/posterior preferred over ventral/dorsal (41.7%). Almost 54% of HAPS anatomists were not familiar with the FCAT, nearly 21% higher than the AAA. |
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Authors:
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Bradford D Martin; Donna Thorpe; Victoria Merenda; Brian Finch; Wendy Anderson-Smith; Zane Consiglio-Lahti |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Anatomical sciences education Volume: 3 ISSN: 1935-9780 ISO Abbreviation: Anat Sci Educ Publication Date: 2010 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-27 Completed Date: 2010-04-02 Revised Date: 2010-09-30 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101392205 Medline TA: Anat Sci Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 25-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009 American Association of Anatomists. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA. bdmartin@llu.edu |
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Anatomy
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education* Awareness North America Societies, Scientific Terminology as Topic* |
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Anat Sci Educ. 2010 May-Jun;3(3):154-5
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