COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROANATOMY-NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 2047 NEUROANATOMY-NEUROPHYSIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY AKSU

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Aimed to know the students that central and peripheral nerve system structures and afferent and efferent ways of these systems, and have detailed knowledge about the areas as sensory motor system, otonom system, pain and movement control.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows central and peripheral nerve system structures
2   Knows afferent and efferent ways of medulla spinalis and cerebellum
3   Knows structures and functions of otonom nerve system
4   Knows structures, ways and functions of pyramidal and extrapyramidal systems
5   Defines cell structure and functions that form nerve system
6   Explains chemical and electrical signals in nerve system
7   Explains sensory and motor systems and their functions
8   Have knowledge about otonom nerve system, pain and movement control
9   Knows the effects of aging on nervous system and neurophysiologic functions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cerebrospinal fluid, brain-blood circulation
2 Hypotalamus, otonom nerve system
3 Brainstem, formatio reticularis, cranial nerves
4 Movement and postural control, motor pathways, motor cortex
5 Bazal ganglions, cerebellum
6 Sensory pathways, thalamus, sensory cortex, pain
7 Limbic system, learning-memory
8 General
9 Inner structure of medulla oblangata and pons, afferent pathways
10 General information about central and peripheral nervous system, nerve tissue, neuron, neuroglia
11 Inner structure of medulla spinalis, substantia grisea and alba, general information about pathways of medulla spinalis
12 Inner structure of cerebellum and pathways, fourth ventricle, otonom nervous system
13 Telencephalon, Brodmann areas, cortex cerebri
14 Afferent and efferent pathways of medulla spinalis

Recomended or Required Reading

Functional Anatomy, Prof. Dr. Dogan Taner
Basic Neuroanatomy, Prof, dr. Mehmet Yildirim
Medical Physiology, Guyton&Hall, 13th Edition
Physiology, Linda Costanzo, 6th Edition
Human Physiology, Vander, 14th Edition
DEU Library electronic databases and books belonging to DEU Faculty of Medicine

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference-type course

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student's performance in exam is evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70 per cent of the courses is mondatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof.Ilkay AKSU
ilkay.aksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.511
LO.611
LO.7111
LO.811
LO.9111