AP Eponymous Terms IX ‘An eponym is a person for whom something is named, and an eponymous term isa term that uses that name or ‘eponym. For example, fallopian tube is named for Gabricle Fallopio, an Italian anatomist of the 16th century, In recent years it has been suggested that eponymous terms be avoided because they are not descriptive and that they be replaced with more informative terms. Such changes, however, occur slowly, because the older terms are s0 familiar to those of us who teach, Some of us may even, use them as opportunities to impart a litte history, also known as “telling stories In this edition, the most familiar eponymous terms have been retained, with the newer term in parentheses after the first usages. The list below is provided to show the extent of reclassification of eponymous terms as related to basic anatomy and physiology. Eponymous Term NewTerm Eponymous Term New Term ‘Achilles reflex plantar reflex inet ofLangethans pancreatic et ‘Achilles tendon caleaneal tendon Krebs eyle citric acid eyele ‘Adatns apple thyroid carulage Kupfer cells stclateretculoendothelial ells ampulla of Vater hepatopancreatic ampulla Langethans cell non-pigmented granslar aqueduct of Syvius cerebral aqueduct dendroeyte ‘Auerbach's plexus myenteric plexus Leydig cells interstitial ells Bartholin’s glands greater vestibular glands Joop of Henle loop ofthe nephron Bowman's capsule glomerular capsule Meisane's corpuscles tactile corpuscles Broca's area Broca’s speech area Meissne’s plexus submucosal plexus Brunner’sglands duodenal submucosal glands nodes of Ranvier neurofibril nodes bundle of His atrioventricular bundle ‘organ of Corti spiral organ canal ofSchlemm scleral venous sinus Pacinian corpuscle __lamellated coxpuscle circle of Willis, cerebral arterial circle Peyer's patches aggregated lymph nodules ‘Cowper's glands bulbourethral glands Purkinje fibers cardiac conducting myofibers ‘aaypts of Licberkuhn intestinal glands Schwan cell neurolemmoeyte duct of Santorini accessory pancreatic duct Sertoli cells sustentacuar cells duct of Wirsung pancreatic duet sphincter of Boyden sphincter ofthe common eustachian tube auditory tube bile duct fallopian tube Uterine tube sphincter of Oddi sphincter of the fissure ofRolando central suleus hepatopancreatic ampulla fissure ofSyvius lateral cerebral sulcus Stensen's ducts parotid ducts ‘graafian follicle vesicular ovarian follicle Volkmann's canal Petes canal nutrtent Craves disease brperthyroidim Wernicke's area posterior speech area baversian canal ental canal ‘Wharton's duct submandibular duct haverdanafsiem, —outson Wormian bone satura bone Heimlich maneuver 590 abdominal thrust mancuver