Physiology

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Anatomy

Course Contents

The Cell and Its Functions, Extracellular Fuid, Hhomeostasis, Control systems of the body,Transport of Substances Through the Cell Membrane, Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials, Contraction of Skeletal Muscle, Contraction of Smooth Muscle, Excitation-Contraction Coupling, Heart Muscle, The Heart as a Pump, Function of the Heart Valves, The Cardiac Cycle, Diastole and Systole, Specialized Excitatory and Conductive System of the Heart, Electrocardiogram, The Circulation, Arterial and Venous Systems, Arterial Pressure Pulsations, Veins and Their Functions, The Microcirculation and the Lymphatic System, Cardiac Output, Heart Sounds, The Body Fluid Compartments, Urine Formation by the Kidneys, Red Blood Cells, Anemia, Polycythemia, Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, In?ammation, Immunity, Blood Types, Events in Hemostasis, Respiration, General Design of the Nervous System, Sensory Receptors, Somatic Sensations, Pain, The Special Senses, Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology, Autonomic Nervous System, General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function, Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract, Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract, Endocrinology, Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus, Thyroid Metabolic Hormones, Adrenocortical Hormones, Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus, Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin,Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Reproductive and HormonalFunctions of the Male, Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones, Pregnancy and Lactation

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction to human physiology:The cell and general physiology
2) Excitable tissues, membrane potentials and action potentials
3) Contraction and excitation of skeletal muscle, contraction and excitation of smooth muscle
4) The Nervous System
5) Blood cells, Immunity, and blood clooting
6) The Heart and the circulation
7) Respiration
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Gastrointestinal physiology - I
10) Gastrointestinal physiology -II
11) Endocrinology
12) Reproductive and hormonal functions of the male
13) Female physiology before pregnancy and female hormones
14) Pregnancy and lactation
15) Fetal and neonatal fizyoloji
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Simulation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required