Medical Sciences at a Glance: Practice Workbook

This easy to use workbook covers all the basic sciences in clinical context, and includes the full range of question types used in medical school. It offers comprehensive advice on how to tackle tricky examinations, how to deal with question types from SAQs to essays, and will stimulate abstract skills like critical thinking and the ability to deliver the key facts. Ideal for the pre–clinical years and USMLE candidates, Medical Sciences at a Glance: Practice Workbook features: • An introductory section featuring step–by–step guidance on exam technique and papers • Over 390 questions of varying formats  – and full explanations to the  answers • A topic–based structure reflecting vital foundation concepts, including anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology Medical Sciences at a Glance: Practice Workbook meets the needs of medical students with a spectrum of educational approaches in mind. Whatever your course type, working through this book will give you the advantage when it comes to basic science exams.

Preface, vi Acknowledgements, vii Introduction: an approach to answering questions, viii List of related titles, x How to use your textbook, xi Part 1 Anatomy, histology and embryology 1 Anatomy, histology and embryology exam 1, 1 Questions, 1 Answers, 6 2 Anatomy, histology and embryology exam 2, 12 Questions, 12 Answers, 17 Part 2 Biochemistry and genetics 3 Biochemistry and genetics exam 1, 23 Questions, 23 Answers, 28 4 Biochemistry and genetics exam 2, 33 Questions, 33 Answers, 38 Part 3 Physiology 5 Physiology exam 1, 43 Questions, 43 Answers, 47 6 Physiology exam 2, 52 Questions, 52 Answers, 56 Part 4 Pharmacology 7 Pharmacology exam 1, 61 Questions, 61 Answers, 66 8 Pharmacology exam 2, 71 Questions, 71 Answers, 76 Part 5 Pathology 9 Pathology exam 1, 81 Questions, 81 Answers, 86 10 Pathology exam 2, 91 Questions, 91 Answers, 95 Part 6 Neuroscience 11 Neuroscience exam 1, 100 Questions, 100 Answers, 105 12 Neuroscience exam 2, 110 Questions, 110 Answers, 114 Index, 120

Jakub Scaber is Association Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Faisal Rahman is Internal Medicine Resident, Boston Medical Center Peter Abrahams is Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Warwick Medical School, and Examiner for the FRCS and MRCS, St George′s University, Grenada, West Indies