Color Yourself Smart: Human Anatomy

by Wendy Leonard, Philip Ferguson-Jones (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn all about the human body—from your head to your toes—with this educational coloring book.

In Color Yourself Smart: Human Anatomy, you’ll fill in detailed illustrations and learn the names and functions of all the different parts of the human body. In addition to gaining basic knowledge, you’ll also discover some of the body’s greatest secrets. Why do we get goose bumps? What happens when we eat an apple? How much air can we breathe in just one minute? Many memory experts believe that colors and illustrations can help us form stronger memories. When you color yourself smart, you’ll be sure to agree! You’ll never forget the many parts of the body—and their equally important functions. Great for kids 12 and up who want to supplement homeschool or classroom lessons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645176688
Publisher:	Thunder Bay Press
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Series:	Color Yourself Smart
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	429,300
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Wendy Leonard, PhD, MPH, is an award-winning and internationally recognized expert medical writer who has been using her gift for translating medical jargon into lay-friendly language for over 25 years. A member of the American Public Health Association, Wendy is a full-time freelance professional residing in the Agricultural Reserve, north of Washington, DC.

Philip Ferguson-Jones was trained at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and awarded funding by the prestigious Barber Surgeons London to study in Bologna, Italy. He has been a professional medical illustrator for more than fifteen years. A member of the Medical Artists Association of Great Britain, his work has been published throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia. Currently residing in Liverpool, Phillip enjoys being a full-time, highly coveted, freelance scientific illustrator.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

How to Use This Book

Colored Pencil Techniques

Terminology 10

Directional Terminology-Which Way Is Up?

Anatomical Terms of Movement Anatomical Planes of the Body

The Skin 16

The Skin

Goose Bumps

The Skeletal System 20

The Skeletal System

Skeletal Terms & Descriptions

The Foot

The Hand

Synarthroses & Amphiarthroses Joints

Diarthroses (Synovial) Joints

The Spine

Nerve Roots to the Spine

Lumbar Vertebrae

The Olfactory System

The muscular System 40

The Muscular System

Muscles on the Move

The Muscles of the Tongue

Taste 46

Taste Buds

The Head 48

Face & Neck Muscles

Facial Expressions

Eye Muscles

The Ear

The Brain 56

Brain Anatomy

The Lobes of the Brain

Cranial Nerves

Neural Anatomy & Synaptic Function

The Nervous System 64

The Nervous System

The Parasympathetic Nervous System

The Sympathetic Nervous System

The Endocrine System 70

The Endocrine System

The Lymphatic System

The Lymphatic System

The Adrenal

The Pancreas

The Cardiovascular System 78

The Cardiovascular System Blood Vessels: Arteries, Capillaries, and Veins

Blood Anatomy

Heart Anatomy

The Heart/Cardio Cycle

The Respiratory System 88

The Respiratory System

Lung Anatomy

Digestion 92

The Digestion Pathway: From Bite to Finish

The Hepatic System

The Urinary System 96

The Urinary System

The Kidneys

The Reproduction System 100

The Reproductive System

The Testicles The Ovaries

How Sperm Fertilizes an Egg

Anatomy of the Breast

The Immune System 110

The Immune System

Passive and Active Immunity

Human Anatomy in Full Color 114

Quiz 127

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