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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Structure and Function of the Human Body |
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| Course Code |
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MEDF-507 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. ŞEREF ERDOĞAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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knows basic principle of cellular and tissue physiology
knows working principles of excitable tissues.
knows integrative function of nervous system and understands function of autonomous nervous system.
understands physiology of cardiovascular system and hemodynamic principles
knows components and functions of pulmonary system.
learns working principles and functions of gastrointestinal system.
knows function of kidney and general function of excretion system.
knows hormone-receptor interaction and integrative function of endocrine system.
comprehends functional structure and working principles of reproductive system.
knows blood and its components and working principles of immune system.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The aim of the course is to understand working mechanisms of cell, tissue and systems in healthy human. |
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| Course Contents |
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Cellular - tissue physiology, excitable tissues, physiology of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, digestion, excretion, endocrine and reproductive systems. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Medical Faculty, Seminar Hall of Physiology Department |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Cellular Physiology |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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2 |
Action Potential, Neural and Muscle Physiology |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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3 |
Overview of Nervous System |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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4 |
Special Senses and Autonomous Nervous System |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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5 |
Blood Physiology and Overview of Cardiovascular System |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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6 |
Hearth and Vessels, Regulation of Circulation |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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7 |
Assignment 1 |
Reading recommended textbook and literature |
student recitation, class discussion |
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8 |
Overview of Pulmonary System |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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9 |
Respiratory Mechanics, Ventilation-Perfusion, Gas Transport in Blood |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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10 |
Assignment 2 |
Reading recommended textbook and literature |
student recitation, class discussion |
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11 |
Gastointestinal System: Structure, Motility, Secretion - Digestion - Absorption |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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12 |
Excretion System: Its Structure and Function |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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13 |
Regulation of Body Fluid and Osmolarity |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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14 |
Endocrine System: Hormone-Receptor Interaction; Interactons of Hypothalamus-Hypophysis-Target Tissue |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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15 |
Thyroid, Adrenal and Endocrine Function of Pancreas, Bone Physiology, Male and Female Reproductive Physiology, Fertilization and Pregnancy |
Reading recommended textbook |
Interactive education |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
Study with the recommended texbooks and review of lesson presentations. |
Written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Human Physiology, Vander, Tranlator Editor; Serdar Demirgören, İzmir Güven Publisher, 2010.
Fundamentals of Medical Physiology, Ed.Joel Michael, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2011.
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Lists and describes the functions of health organizations, explains how national and international health organizations are organized, and explains how to manage clinics. |
0 |
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2 |
owns some of the features of the human biological sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, cellular and biomolecular structure, radiologic anatomy, and so on.) related to Medical Physics applications. |
5 |
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3 |
explains and discusses the ethical and legal issues in the field of health care profession (eg, research ethics, data protection, privacy, reputation, ethics management). |
0 |
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4 |
explains the neccessary technical substructure for the qualified service in the future of Medical Physics. |
0 |
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5 |
explains the national legislative frameworks, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice of the European Community on the subject of Medical Physics |
0 |
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6 |
Covering the areas of medical physics, in order to explain the structure, function, the characteristics and the limitations, he/she uses the physical concepts, principles and theories in a detailed and quantitative way and also explains the use of medical devices in the field of medical physics. |
1 |
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7 |
describes the properties of ionizing radiation (electromagnetic, electrons, ions, neutrons), and other physical agents (electrical energy, static electricity / magnetic fields, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, vibration, sound and ultrasound, laser) in a detailed and quantitavive way. |
0 |
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8 |
describes the useful and reverse effects of onizing radiation and different physical agents that have a link with medical devices by means of biological models in a numerical way ,and also explains the factors affecting the magnitude of the biological effect. Explains the ways of manipulation to improve clinical outcomes. |
0 |
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9 |
explains deterministic / stochastic, early / late, teratogenic / genetic effects related to each physical agent |
1 |
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10 |
In order to review something in a systematic manner in the field of Medical Physics, he/she makes up a list of related literature in the fields of the General Physics, Medical Physics and Health physics. |
0 |
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11 |
uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to sort out clinical problems of safety / risk management related to the clinical use of medical devices, and on ionization radiation. |
0 |
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12 |
uses the general concepts, principles and theories of physics to transfer new devices and related techniques to the clinical environment. |
0 |
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13 |
designs digital clinical and biomedical studies based on meticulous and rigorous statistical base. |
0 |
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14 |
Uses statistical packages for the analysis of clinical and biomedical data. |
0 |
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15 |
tells the use of dosimetries used in medical physics based on physical concepts, principles and theories. |
0 |
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16 |
identifies the dosimetric quantities of patients in each clinical process, and describes the methods for the measurement of these features. |
0 |
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17 |
describes and explains different dosimetric quantities that are used and explains the relationship between dosimetric quantities (energy flux, kerma, absorbed dose). |
0 |
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18 |
explains the principles of biological monitoring and dosimetry. |
0 |
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19 |
Understands the nature of the anatomical medical images. |
0 |
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20 |
During the administration of ionizing radiation to the patient, he/she determines the method and designs different applications to improve this method. |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
7 |
98 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
10 |
20 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Total Workload: | 170 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 6.8 |
| ECTS Credit: | 7 |
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