LECTURE NOTES
For Nursing Students
Human Anatomy
and Physiology
Nega Assefa
Alemaya University
Yosief Tsige
Jimma University
In collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative, The Carter Center,
the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education
2003
, Funded under USAID Cooperative Agreement No. 663-A-00-00-0358-00.
Produced in collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative, The Carter
Center, the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education.
Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying
Limited permission is granted free of charge to print or photocopy all pages of this
publication for educational, not-for-profit use by health care workers, students or
faculty. All copies must retain all author credits and copyright notices included in the
original document. Under no circumstances is it permissible to sell or distribute on a
commercial basis, or to claim authorship of, copies of material reproduced from this
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©2003 by Nega Assefa and Yosief Tsige
All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
without written permission of the author or authors.
This material is intended for educational use only by practicing health care workers or
students and faculty in a health care field.
,Human Anatomy and Physiology
Preface
There is a shortage in Ethiopia of teaching / learning material
in the area of anatomy and physicalogy for nurses. The Carter
Center EPHTI appreciating the problem and promoted the
development of this lecture note that could help both the
teachers and students.
Human anatomy and physiology is more than just interesting,
it is fascinating. To help get the students and instructions
involved in the study of this subject, a number of special
features are incorporated throughout the lecture note.
The lecture note provides a thorough review of human
anatomy and physiology applicable to the nurses. It covers all
body parts using a systemic approach. Each chapter is
designed to aid effective student learning.
Each chapter contains:
- The Learning objectives: what the students are expected
to accomplish upon completion of a particular chapter.
- Key concepts: summary of selected key terms included in
the chapter.
- Illustrations: there will aid the students to achieve a better
understanding of the subject matter.
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, Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Review questions: a cross check to know if the students
have come to grasp concepts stated in the chapter.
We hope that you enjoy the lecture note of Human Anatomy
and Physiology for nurses. Please let us know if you have any
comments regarding this lecture note.
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For Nursing Students
Human Anatomy
and Physiology
Nega Assefa
Alemaya University
Yosief Tsige
Jimma University
In collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative, The Carter Center,
the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education
2003
, Funded under USAID Cooperative Agreement No. 663-A-00-00-0358-00.
Produced in collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative, The Carter
Center, the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education.
Important Guidelines for Printing and Photocopying
Limited permission is granted free of charge to print or photocopy all pages of this
publication for educational, not-for-profit use by health care workers, students or
faculty. All copies must retain all author credits and copyright notices included in the
original document. Under no circumstances is it permissible to sell or distribute on a
commercial basis, or to claim authorship of, copies of material reproduced from this
publication.
©2003 by Nega Assefa and Yosief Tsige
All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
without written permission of the author or authors.
This material is intended for educational use only by practicing health care workers or
students and faculty in a health care field.
,Human Anatomy and Physiology
Preface
There is a shortage in Ethiopia of teaching / learning material
in the area of anatomy and physicalogy for nurses. The Carter
Center EPHTI appreciating the problem and promoted the
development of this lecture note that could help both the
teachers and students.
Human anatomy and physiology is more than just interesting,
it is fascinating. To help get the students and instructions
involved in the study of this subject, a number of special
features are incorporated throughout the lecture note.
The lecture note provides a thorough review of human
anatomy and physiology applicable to the nurses. It covers all
body parts using a systemic approach. Each chapter is
designed to aid effective student learning.
Each chapter contains:
- The Learning objectives: what the students are expected
to accomplish upon completion of a particular chapter.
- Key concepts: summary of selected key terms included in
the chapter.
- Illustrations: there will aid the students to achieve a better
understanding of the subject matter.
i
, Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Review questions: a cross check to know if the students
have come to grasp concepts stated in the chapter.
We hope that you enjoy the lecture note of Human Anatomy
and Physiology for nurses. Please let us know if you have any
comments regarding this lecture note.
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