Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Hybrid
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Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CANAN BAĞCI |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HANİFE YASEMİN KESKİN ERGEN
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Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
Course Objectives: |
It aims to gain basic information about the structure and functions of the human body from the cellular level to the level of systems. After a short introduction, the topics of muscles, nervous system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, excretory system, digestive system, endocrine system and reproductive system will be discussed. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Introduction to human physiology, brief information about medical terminology, general organization of body, homeostasis and control systems of the body
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2) |
Cell membrane, substance transport across the cell membrane, membrane resting potential, action potential |
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3) |
Excitable tissues, structure of muscles (skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle), muscle contraction |
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4) |
Cardiac cycle, heart sounds, electrocardiography, cardiac output
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5) |
Regulation of the cardiac functions, paths of circulation, blood vessels, blood pressure
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6) |
Blood physiology; Skeletal system
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7) |
Respiratory system, gas transport, regulation of respiration |
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8) |
Midterm |
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9) |
Nervous system, nerve types, action potential, synaptic transmission, peripheral & autonomic nervous system
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10) |
Sensory physiology, regulation of body movements, states of brain activity, |
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11) |
Digestive system, gastrointestinal organs, secretions, digestion and absorption |
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12) |
Structure of the kidneys and urinary system, urine formation and elimination, fluid and electrolyte balance |
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13) |
General characteristics of the endocrine system, Endocrine glands |
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14) |
Male and female reproductive system physiology |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works. |
3 |
2) |
Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies. |
2 |
3) |
Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events. |
1 |
4) |
Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa. |
3 |
5) |
Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches. |
2 |
6) |
Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating. |
2 |
7) |
Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form. |
3 |
8) |
Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence. |
2 |
9) |
Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments. |
2 |
10) |
Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues. |
3 |