PHYSIOLOGY

NUT114

Course Code: NUT114
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 4 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Rukiye Ölçüoğlu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Are expected to explain the functional components of cellular, nervous, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary and endocrine system based on basic principles related to physiological control systems and to discuss physiological mechanisms underlying functions of these systems
Are expected to explain the relationship between nutrition and physiology

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The main objectives of the course are to familiarize students with functional components of cellular, nervous, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary and endocrine system based on basic principles related to physiological control systems.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to physiology, cell physiology?action potentials
2^nd Week	Nervous system physiology
3^rd Week	Muscle physiology
4^th Week	Blood physiology
5^th Week	Circulatory system and cardiac physiology
6^th Week	Respiratory physiology
7^th Week	Digestive physiology?metabolism
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Metabolism, endocrine physiology
10^th Week	Endocrine physiology
11^th Week	Endocrine physiology
12^th Week	Reproductive physiology
13^th Week	Reproductive physiology
14^th Week	Excretory physiology
15^th Week	Excretory physiology
16^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

1)Guyton, AC, Hall, JE (2006) Textbook of Medical Physiology, Pennsylvania: WB Saunders, Eleventh ed.
2)Ganong, WF (2003) Review of Medical Physiology, USA: Mc Graw Hill, Twenty-first edition.
3)Berne, RM, Levy, MN (2000) Principles of Physiology, Missouri: Mosby, Inc. Third ed.
4)Costanzo, LS (2002) Physiology, Pennsylvania: Saunders, Second Ed

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	3	36
Preparation for Final exam	14	3	42
Course hours	15	4	60
Preparation for Midterm exam	6	5	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			172
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.73
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1
K2
K3
K4	X	X
K5
K6	X	X
K7
K8
K9