Anatomy
Anatomical terminology

Anatomy is…

Structure

edit

(including a brief description of location and size, course, insertions and attachments ● possible subsections for blood supply, lymphatic drainage and nerve supply if these are complex enough)


Variations

edit

(describing variations, if appropriate)


Development

edit

(discussing the embryological/foetal and early-life development of the structure ● may be included as a subsection in "Structure", especially for minor anatomical structures)


Histology

edit

(where appropriate)

Function / Physiology

edit

(as appropriate)


Clinical significance

edit

(discussing related diseases, medical associations with the structure, and use in surgery)


Society and culture

edit

(may be excluded in minor anatomical structures)


History

edit

(describing the structure and the etymology of the word ● etymology may be included as a separate subsection, if sufficient information exists)


Other animals

edit

(may include comparative anatomy for discussing non-human anatomy in articles that are predominantly human-based)


Additional images

edit

(may be used to display high-quality images, preferably in a gallery format ● each image must help the reader understand the subject and should provide something unique)


See also

edit
  •  
  •  

References

edit


Bibliography

edit
  • title.
  • title.

Further reading

edit
  • title.
  • title.
edit
  •  
  •