Gray's Anatomy Puzzle Book

by Moore, Gareth; Finn, Gabrielle M

• ISBN13: 9780711254411
• ISBN10: 0711254419
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-11-17
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

Think you know your cranium from your clavicle? Tibia from your trachea? Think again…
Test your brain, solve riddles and learn about how the body works with this unique puzzle book using illustrations from Gray’s Anatomy.

Divided into different sections of the body, the Gray’s Anatomy Puzzle Book takes the medical reference classic as its starting point for puzzles, riddles and general knowledge questions that will test your wits and challenge your brain.

Learn more about the body in an easy and fun way with questions that vary in difficulty, from easy to fiendish, and are suitable for those with little knowledge of the human body, or those in the know who are interested in testing themselves with a new challenge. Puzzle types include:

• Sudoku
• Anagrams
• Crosswords
• Encoded pairs
• Missing letters
• Secret codes
• Lettermorphosis

Follow visual clues and apply logic to reveal fascinating facts from medical history and learn about how our amazing bodies function.

Author Biography

Professor Gabrielle M. Finn is Vice Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester and Professor of Medical Education. She has edited the books 30-second Anatomy and 30-second Medicine and is Associate Editor for the journals BMC Medical Education and Anatomical Sciences Education. 

Table of Contents

PUZZLES
 
SKELETON AND LIMBS
01 The ribs and rib cage
02 The hand and wrist
03 The foot
04 The skull
05 The skeleton
06 Vertebrae
07 The shoulder
08 The pelvis
09 The upper limb
10 The lower limb
11 Facial muscles
 
HEAD AND NECK
12 The brain
13 Cranial nerves
14 The spinal cord
15 The eye
16 The ear
17 The nose
18 Oral cavity
19 Pharynx and larynx
 
THORAX
20 The heart
21 The lungs
 
ABDOMEN
22 The liver
23 The spleen
24 The pancreas
25 The stomach
26 The kidney
27 Small intestine
28 Large intestine (colon)
 
PELVIS
29 Uterus
30 Penis and urethra
31 Bladder
32 Pelvic floor and perineum
 
BODY SYSTEMS
33 Nervous system
34 Lymphatic system
35 Skin (integumentary system)
36 Circulatory system
 
SOLUTIONS
INDEX
CREDITS