An unwritten anatomy lesson: The influence of Roman clothing on neuroanatomical terminology: In memoriam Albert L. Rhoton, Jr. (1932-2016)

Throughout the centuries, anatomists attempting to denominate the new structures they discovered have found inspiration in the civilization of ancient Rome and the clothing worn by its citizens. This aricle presents the origins of seven neuroanatomical terms, fimbria, velum, funiculus, lemniscus, co...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2016-09, Vol.29 (6), p.685-690
Main Authors: Turliuc, Dana Mihaela, Turliuc, Serban, Cucu, Andrei Ionut, Sava, Anca, Dumitrescu, Gabriela Florenta, Cărăuleanu, Alexandru, Buzdugă, Cătălin, Trandafir, Daniela, Costea, Claudia Florida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy - history
Clothing - history
History, Ancient
Latin language
neuroanatomical terminology
Roman clothing
Roman World - history
Terminology as Topic
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Throughout the centuries, anatomists attempting to denominate the new structures they discovered have found inspiration in the civilization of ancient Rome and the clothing worn by its citizens. This aricle presents the origins of seven neuroanatomical terms, fimbria, velum, funiculus, lemniscus, corona, splenium, and cingulum, inspired by the clothing and jewellery of Roman women and the military attire of Roman soldiers. Thus, through their apparel, the Romans influenced the Terminologia Anatomica and “clothed” the structures of the brain and spinal cord, making them immortal. Clin. Anat. 29:685–690, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0897-3806
1098-2353
DOI:10.1002/ca.22729