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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FAR 6064 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Pharmacology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞULE KALKAN

Offered to

Pharmacology

Course Objective

Learning the embryology of central nervous system, anatomy, physiology, communication between neurons in the central nervous system, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, neurohormones, and central nervous system diseases, and drugs used to treatment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the central nervous system. 2   To explain the anatomy of central nervous system. 3   To describe the physiology of central nervous system. 4   To discuss communication between neurons in the central nervous system, neuromodulators, neurohormones and neuromediator. 5   To discuss the pharmacology of central nervous system drugs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Embryology of central nervous system 2 Anatomy of central nervous system - The brain, part of cerebellum and functions - Afferent, efferent pathways and functions - Brain nucleus complexes and functions 3 Physiology of Central Nervous System - neuron types and their properties, electrical properties of the cell membrane of neurons - action potential and spread in excitable neuron - synaptic and axonal transmission - communication between neurons, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, neurohormones, neuromediators 4 Opioid analgesics 5 Non-opioid analgesics 6 Antidepressants 7 Sedative -hypnotics 8 Antiepileptic drugs 9 Antiparkinson drugs 10 Drug abuse and addictions 11 Antipsychotics drugs 12 Centrally acting muscle relaxants 13 General anesthetics 14 Neuromusculer blocker

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Goodman and Gillman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. Drs Brunton, Parker, and Lazo, McGraw Hill Publishing, 2005. 2. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. B.Katzung. Appleton & Lange. 8th ed. 2004. 3. Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji. S. Oğuz Kayaalp. Hacettepe-Taş Kitabevi. 12. Baskı, 2009. 4. Farmakoloji Ders Kitabı. Türk Farmakoloji Derneği. Gazi Kitabevi, 2000

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 FIN FINAL EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE FIN*1 3 RST RESIT 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) RST*1

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 LO.2 1 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 LO.3 5 3 5 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 LO.4 5 3 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 3 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5