COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 1018 PHYSIOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 2 0 4

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÖKÇEN GÜVENÇ BAYRAM

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

It is aimed to gain necessary knowledge and skills to students studying in veterinary medicine about the functions of cell membrane, organelles and nucleus, blood physiology, muscle physiology and nervous system physiology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explains the introductory concepts of animal physiology and explains homeostatic principles
2   Knows and explains the general structure and components of the cell.
3   Knows and explains the transport mechanisms of the cell membrane.
4   Explains the formation, morphology, properties and special functions of blood cells.
5   Learns blood, muscle and nervous system physiology comparatively in animals.
6   Gains practical and theoretical knowledge on blood, muscle and nervous system physiology as a basis for their clinical education.
7   Follows the current information in the field of physiology, develops the skills of using scientific methods in the profession.
8   Knows and defines the relationship between body and environmental temperature in animals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to physiology, Basic properties of animals, Organization of life
2 Homeostasis and Cell physiology
3 Cell membrane, membrane transport
4 Body fluids, buffer systems
5 Blood physiology
6 Blood physiology
7 Blood physiology
8 Hematopoesis
9 Physiology of the Nervous System
10 Physiology of the Nervous System
11 Physiology of the Nervous System
12 Muscle physiology
13 Muscle physiology
14 Relationship between body and environmental temperature

Recomended or Required Reading

Melvin J. Swenson and William O. Reece. 1993. Dukes Physiology of Domestic Animals, Eleventh Edition. Cornell University Press
Reece, W.O. 1997. Physiology of Domestic Animals. 2nd ed., Williams and Wilkins, USA.
Guyton, A.C., Hall, J.E. 2001. Textbook of Medical Physiology. Tıbbi Fizyoloji. 10th ed., W.B. saunder Company. Yüce Yayımları A.Ş. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of laboratory practices during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Deparment of Physiology, Kiraz, Izmir/TURKEY.

e-mail: gokcen.guvencbayram@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 232 572 35 30- 14 537

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Lab Exam Preparation 1 6 6
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Practical exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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