COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNCTIONAL HISTOLOGY OF THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM IN PETS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5035 FUNCTIONAL HISTOLOGY OF THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM IN PETS ELECTIVE 2 1 0 4

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MELTEM KUMAŞ KULUALP

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

Giving theoretical and practical information about the light and electron microscopic properties and functions of muscles, bones, joints, soft tissues, and peripheral nerves that consists of the locomotor system in domestic animals

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the terminology of locomotor system.
2   Explains the histological features of the muscles, bones, joints, and nerves that consist of the locomotor system together with their functions
3   Have theoretical knowledge about the electron microscopic properties of cells and tissues forming the locomotor system
4   Examines the muscle, bone, joint and peripheral nerve sections of domestic animals under light microscope, recognizes and classifies the tissues.
5   Makes a literature review on locomotor system and presents the compiled information in professional environments
6   Uses histological knowledge of locomotor system in solving clinical problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of the locomotor system
2 Microscopic features of skeletal muscle
3 Skeletal muscle fibres, myofibrils and myofilaments
4 Metabolism and contraction mechanism of skeletal muscle
5 Innervation of skeletal muscle: Motor and sensory innervation
6 Development, repair and regeneration of skeletal muscle
7 Histological and functional properties of tendons and ligaments
8 Midterm exam
9 Microscopic organisation of bone tissue, bone tissue types
10 Microscopic properties and functions of bone tissue cells
11 Bone formation: intramembranous and endochondral ossification, mineralisation of bone
12 Microscopic organisation of cartilage tissue, cartilage tissue types
13 Chondrogenesis, development and repair of cartilage
14 Microscopic structure and functions of joints
15 Histological organisation of peripheral nerves, blood-nerve barrier
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
1. Hans-Georg Liebich. Veteriner Histoloji: Evcil Memeliler ve Kuşlar. Çeviri Editörleri: Kumaş-Kulualp M., Tarakcı-Gencer Berrin. Medipres Yayıncılık, Malatya, 2023.
2. Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina. Histoloji Konu Anlatımı ve Atlas. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2014, 6. Baskı.
3. Anthony L. Mescher. Junqueira's Temel Histoloji. Nobel tıp Kitapevleri. Istanbul, 2015, 13. Baskı.
4. Mukaddes Eşrefoğlu. Ozel Histoloji. Istanbul tıp Kitapevi. Istanbul, 2016, 2. Baskı.
5. Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece. Biyoloji. Palme Yayıncılık. Ankara, 2010, 3. Baskı.
6. Abraham L. Kierszenbaum. Histoloji ve Hücre Biyolojisi. Palme Yayıncılık. Ankara, 2006.
7. Mariano S.H. Di Fiore. Histoloji atlası. Güven Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1981.
8. Sobatto/Hammersen Histoloji (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Welsch tarafından düzenlenmiş baskısı). Beta Ya-yıncılık, Istanbul 1994, 4. Baskı.
9. Dellmann s textbook of Veterinary Histology. Jo Ann Eurell, Brian L. Frappier. 6th ed., Blackwell Publishing, USA, 2006.
10. William Bacha, Linda M. Bacha. Color Atlas of Veterinary Histology. Lippincott Williams & Wil-kins. 2nd edition. USA, 2000.
11. Elizabeth Aughey, Fredric L. Frye. Comparative Veterinary Histology with Clinical Correlates. Man-son Publishing/The Veterinary Press, London, 2001.
12. Jo Ann C. Eurell, Veterinary Histology, CRC Press, 2004.
13. Ryan Jennings and Christopher Premanandan. Veterinary Histology. The Ohio State University Lib-raries Press. 2017.
14. William K. Ovalle, Patrick C. Nahirney. Netters Essential Histology. 2nd edition, Saunders, USA, 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type course
Problem/Problem Solving
Problem-based teaching (PBL)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 LAB LABORATORY
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 PAR PARTICIPATION
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ * 0.20 + LAB * 0.30 +ODV * 0.10 + DKL* 0.10 + FN*0.30
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.20 + LAB * 0.30 + ODV * 0.10 + DKL* 0.10 +BUT*0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the homework/presentation, midterm, laboratory, and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the theoretical courses and 80% of laboratory practices throughout the semester. The course time and, if requested, the time specified for homework submission must be adhered to. Unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams will be acted upon within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Temel Bilimler Bölümü Histoloji ve Embriyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Posta Kodu: 35890, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: meltem.kumas@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14517

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Labratory 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Lab Exam Preparation 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Practical exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

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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