COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROANATOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF YILDIRIM CAYNAK

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

To understand the structure and functions of the peripheral, central and autonomic nervous systems and to distinguish neuroanatomical structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding peripheral nervous system structures and spinal cord
2   Recognize spinal nerves and muscle innervations
3   To learn the structures of the brain stem, diencephalon and telencephalon
4   To know the somatic and autonomic nervous system
5   To learn cranial nerves and their functions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the nervous system, functions of the peripheral nervous system
2 The structure and function of the spinal cord
3 Basic features of the peripheral nervous system and the function of the plexuses
4 Autonomic nervous system anatomy and function
5 Meninges, ventricular system and cerebrospinal fluid
6 Brain macro structure
7 Blood circulation of the brain and spinal cord, Brain stem internal and external structure
8 Overview
9 Diencephalon structure and function
10 Cerebellum structure and function
11 Basal ganglia structure and function
12 Descending roads
13 Limbic system
14 Cranial nerves
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Reha Erzurumlu, gülgün Şengül, Emel Ullupınar. 2019. Nöroanatomi. Güneş kitapevi, 496 sayfa.
2-Snell s Clinical Neuroanatomy Eighth Edition Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
3- Atlas of Neuroanatomy and neuropysiology, F. H. Netter, J.A. Crag, J Perkins. Icon Custom Communications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, homework and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildirim.elif@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1444344
LO.244444544
LO.344454554
LO.45553434
LO.555545

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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