Gray's Anatomy Puzzle Book

by Gareth Moore, Gabrielle M Finn

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711254411
Publisher:	Frances Lincoln
Publication date:	11/17/2020
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	153,093
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr Gareth Moore is the author of over 200 puzzle and brain-training titles for both children and adults, including The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book (Trapeze), Enigma: Crack the Code (Michael O’Mara) and The Penguin Book of Puzzles (Michael Joseph). His books have sold in excess of 5 million copies in the UK alone, and have been published in over 35 different languages. He is also a director of the World Puzzle Federation, which oversees the World Puzzle Championships, and a director of the UK Puzzle Association. Find him online at DrGarethMoore.com.

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 7

Skeleton and Limbs

1 The ribs and rib cage 9

2 The hand and wrist 13

3 The foot 17

4 The skull 21

5 The skeleton 25

6 Vertebrae 29

7 The shoulder 33

8 The pelvis 37

9 The upper limb 41

10 The lower limb 45

11 Facial muscles 49

Head and Neck

12 The brain 53

13 Cranial nerves 57

14 The spinal cord 61

15 The eye 65

16 The ear 69

17 The nose 73

18 Oral cavity 77

19 Pharynx and larynx 81

Thorax

20 The heart 85

21 The lungs 89

Abdomen

22 The liver 93

23 The spleen 97

24 The pancreas 101

25 The stomach 105

26 The kidney 109

27 Small intestine 113

28 Large intestine (colon) 117

Pelvis

29 Uterus 121

30 Penis and urethra 125

31 Bladder 129

32 Pelvic floor and perineum 133

Body Systems

33 Nervous system 137

34 Lymphatic system 141

35 Skin (integumentary system) 145

36 Circulatory system 149

Solutions 152

Index 190

Credits 192