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  Course Description
Course Name : Neural Regulation of Circulation

Course Code : FİZ503

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. BESİM ÖZAYKAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Autonomic nervous system and its central control
The role of nervous system in rapid control of arterial pressure
Baroreceptor reflex
Chemoreceptor reflex
Atrial-pulmonary artery reflexes
Ischemic response of central nervous system
Cushing reaction
The special features of neural control of arterial pressure

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Explaining neural control mechanisms which regulate circulatory system

Course Contents : Neural reflex mechanisms which regulate circulatory system

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Meeting hall, the laboratory of circulatory physiology


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Autonomic nervous system and its central control Basic information interactive
2 Autonomic nervous system and its central control Basic information interactive
3 The role of nervous system in rapid control of arterial pressure Basic information interactive
4 Baroreceptor reflex Basic information interactive
5 Baroreceptor reflex Basic information interactive
6 Midterms
7 Chemoreceptor reflex Basic information interactive
8 Chemoreceptor reflex Basic information interactive
9 Atrial-pulmonary artery reflexes Basic information interactive
10 Atrial-pulmonary artery reflexes Basic information interactive
11 Ischemic response of central nervous system Basic information interactive
12 Ischemic response of central nervous system Basic information interactive
13 Cushing reaction Basic information interactive
14 Cushing reaction Basic information interactive
15 The special features of neural control of arterial pressure Basic information interactive
16/17 The special features of neural control of arterial pressure Basic information interactive


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT 12th edition
 Ganong´s Review of Medical Physiology, 24th Edition, Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Scott Boitano, Heddwen Brooks
 Berne & Levy Physiology, 6th Updated Edition, with Student Consult Online Access, Bruce M. Koeppen, Bruce A. Stanton
Required Course Material(s)  Databases on internet and in the library


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 to get basic knowledge of the speciality 3
2 to get analytic notion mechanism related to the speciality 3
3 to be able to access to reliable knowledge 5
4 to get scientific consideration related to the speciality 5
5 to be able to transfer theoretical knowledge systematically to audience 2
6 to transfer acquired knowledge to public effectively 3
7 to be able to work and make experiment in laboratory 0
8 to make a scientific experiment by oneself 0
9 to be able to interpret the results of scientific experiment which is conducted 4
10 to be able to design and write a research project 0
11 to be able to report the results of the research 0
12 to work and research depending on ethical values 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload: 91
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.64
ECTS Credit: 4