1	Course Title:	HORMONE BIOCHEMISTRY
2	Course Code:	VBK5004
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	none
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Duygu UDUM
16	Course Lecturers:	yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	duygudum@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Explanation of the functions of hormones in the human and animal body and it’s demonstration of integration with metabolism
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To have knowledge about hormones in professional practice

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To have information about the metabolic regulation of hormones; 2 To have knowledge about the action mechanisms of hormones; 3 To learn hormones secreting tissues and glands; 4 To have information about which hormone does what functions; 5 To learn diseases that may occur in hormone deficiency; 6 To learn what symptoms occur in hormone diseases;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Hormone Biochemistry (Endocrine System) What is a hormone, control and regulation systems, endocrine glands, pituitary-hypothalamus relationship
2	Hormonal mechanisms of action (endocrine effect, paracrine effect, autocrine effect)
3	Transport, half-life, destruction and biorhythmia of hormones
4	Hormone Receptors What is a receptor, what are its types, properties of receptors
5	Hypothalamus and Pituitary Hormones Hormones that stimulate pituitary, adenohypophysis hormones, neurohypophysis hormones
6	Thyroid Hormones Triiodothyronine, thyroxine hormones and their mechanisms of action
7	Hormones that affect calcium and phosphorus metabolism Hormones secreted from the thyroid gland and parathyroid gland (Calcitonin and Parathormon)
8	Adrenal hormones Hormones secreted from the cortex and medulla and their effects
9	Gonads and steroid hormones Synthesized and secreted hormones from ovaries (estrogen, progesterone, relaxin) in men from testicles (testosterone), their effects
10	Pancreatic hormones Secreted hormones from the endocrine part of the pancreas
11	Gastrointestinal hormones like gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, ghrelin etc.
12	Diseases related to disorders in hormone secretion Disorders of pituitary hormones
13	Disorders of the thyroid and adrenal glands
14	Disorders in the endocrine pancreas

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Harper's Biochemistry Clinical Endokrinology
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Test
Information

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			118
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,93
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 LO1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High