Android App of the Day: Speed Anatomy

There are hundreds of educational apps developed to help our children stay smart, but what’s out there for the adults that want to keep their education on track? Exercising your brain can be a daunting task, but if it’s in the disguise of a game it can actually turn out to be fun. With the Speed Anatomy app for Android you can test your knowledge of the human anatomy with different speed challenges. It’s fun, addictive, and may even result in pushing your IQ score up a little higher.

Pros:

• If you are into anatomy at all this app is fantastic
• Fun and addictive game play
• Great way to keep brain exercised
• Contains 28 levels including an overview of bones, muscles, arteries, veins, respiratory system and digestive system also more detailed levels covering bones, lungs, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavity,oral cavity, dentition, liver, pancreas, brain, auditory system and visual system
• English, French, German/Latin, Italian, Spanish translations
• Could be helpful if you are actually studying anatomy for school
• Earn points for precision and speed

Cons:

• If you don’t have a basic understanding of the human anatomy you will get frustrated
• You can’t save where you left off, or select which level you want to skip too
• Free version with ads, sometimes ads overlay on organ

How it works:

Once you download the app, you can immediately begin playing. The home screen allows you to either start a game or play in practice mode. Starting a game is simple. At the top of the screen the app will display the name of an organ and you have to tap the organ as fast as you can to score points. You are awarded precision points (accuracy) and time bonus points (speed). If you tap the incorrect organ the app will make a buzzer sound and you can continue onto the next organ. There are no points deducted for selecting a wrong organ.  The app will highlight in yellow the correct organ and will display a blue pinpoint of what you selected. If you can commit your incorrect selections to memory this will help you when the organs reappear. You can see a running total of correct answers on the bottom of the screen as a quick view of how well you are doing.

The app runs you through 28 levels including an overview of bones, muscles, arteries, veins, respiratory system and digestive system also more detailed levels covering bones, lungs, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavity,oral cavity, dentition, liver, pancreas, brain, auditory system and visual system.

Conclusion:

Speed Anatomy is the perfect way for adults to sharpen their brain muscle while having fun. The 28 different levels keep you on your toes and also encourage competitiveness with bonus points for speed. It took me a few weeks to really sharpen my accuracy using this app, but now I am playing for sheer speed. I’ve been out of school for a while now, but it’s a good feeling to know what and where my vermiform appendix is. This app would also be perfect for anyone studying human anatomy in middle school or high school, as it would be a fun educational study tool. If you’re into anatomy or fun brain puzzles, then Speed Anatomy is a must have.

Speed Anatomy is available for free in the Google Play Store. Requires Android 1.6 and higher. Play Link

This is part of our Android App of the Day series. We take our favorite app for Android for each day and post it here for you to check out. Feel free to check out all of our App of the Day posts here.