COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 2016 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

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

To explain the importance of exercise physiology in veterinary medicine. To comprehend the changes in exercise-related system physiology by explaining the mechanisms of adaptation to exercise and homeostatic balance that changes during exercise.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the importance of exercise physiology in veterinary medicine.
2   Knows how the working muscle groups in exercise
3   Knows and explains the responses of skeletal muscles to exercise.
4   Knows the role of the central nervous system in adaptation to exercise.
5   Knows the changes and responses in the respiratory system during exercise.
6   Knows and explains the control of the circulatory system in exercise.
7   Knows the hormonal responses to exercise.
8   Knows the changing fluid balance and thermoregulation during exercise.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Exercise physiology in veterinary medicine
2 Relationship between skeletal muscles and exercise; Structure of skeletal muscle, muscle contraction, motor units and muscle fiber types
3 Types of muscle contraction, response of skeletal muscle to exercise, muscular fatigue
4 Control of movement; Nervous system, reflex arc and involuntary movement, higher nerve centers and muscle movement control, posture, balance and voluntary movement
5 Energy metabolism; Relationship between energy and work, power, energy systems, oxygen consumption and energy production
6 Energy production and sports activities, returning to normal after exercise
7 Relationship between exercise and respiratory system; Structure and function of the respiratory system, pulmonary ventilation, lung volume and capacities, use of oxygen for ventilation
8 Diffusion of gases, transport of gases, regulation of respiration
9 Relationship between exercise and circulatory system, structure and function of the circulatory system, regulation of blood flow and cardiac output according to exercise
10 Adaptation to the circulatory system in exercise; Oxygen transport mechanisms in the blood.
11 Hormonal adaptation to exercise; Growth hormone, prolactin hormone, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Glucocorticoids, epinephrine and norepinephrine,
12 Changes in renin angiotensin aldosterone system and antidiuretic hormone, thyroid hormones, parathormone, erythropoietin, insulin and glucagon, endorphins, sex hormones during exercise
13 Ensuring the balance of body fluids that occur during thermoregulation and exercise
14 Importance of nutrition in exercise

Recomended or Required Reading

Egzersiz Fizyolojisi, Emin Ergen, Nobel akademik yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, video presentation.

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 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 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 2 3 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 28

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53
LO.63
LO.73
LO.83