Wikipedia:WikiProject Preclinical Medicine/Guidelines
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The following suggestions are merely intended to guide editors, not force them into specific ways of writing. All are open to debate, if you wish to add or edit these guidelines, please do so or discuss your suggestions here.
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[edit] Anatomy guidelines
[edit] Article categories
It has been suggested that anatomy articles have the following categories added to them:
- 1) A regional anatomical area, such as head and neck. More than one may be added.
- 2) If applicable, a more specific anatomical area, such as brain. Structures which traverse the course of the body or region may not be applicable here.
- 3) If appicable, the relevant organ system
An example of this includes: The vestibulocochlear nerve, the eighth cranial nerve, would be in the following categories:
- 1) Head and Neck
- 2) Since it traverses the entirety of head and neck, no regional category
- 3) Since it is a nerve, it belongs in the peripheral nervous system's cranial nerves category
[edit] Categories
For the organisation of anatomy categories there should be a hierarchy in order of generality, similar to the clinical medicine guidelines here. Reduction in ambiguity should occur at each stage, and for each of the stages there should be a reference to a more-generalised, parent anatomy within the introduction.
The following categories have been suggested:
- Anatomy
[edit] Position terminology
The entire article should be written with the professional anatomical terminology - superior, inferior, lateral, deep, etc. However, at the top of the page notify readers of their usage. In fact, a template could be used here, for anyone industrious enough to produce one!
For example,
- This article uses professional terms to explain certain anatomical details. For an explanation of these terms please see anatomical position.
Advantages:
- It maintains a correct level of information. If an article delves into anatomical relations, these words will be used, and it is above normal levels of information anyway.
- It keeps the structure consistent and readable by lay and professional users.
- It keeps the content accurate. Terms such as "above" can often be misleading.
- Sometimes there is only that professional word in anatomy, such as dorsiflexion of the foot, and the awkward alternative is to say "the raising of the foot in an upward direction towards the leg".
[edit] General guidelines
[edit] Article introduction
There should also be a clear opening line, such as "in human anatomy" to make sure that the article is, in fact, human.
