1	Course Title:	THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANS AND TISSUES
2	Course Code:	VBK6019
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Polat
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Polat
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Polat upolat@uludag.edu.tr 41283 B.U.Ü. Veteriner Fak. Biyokimya ABD. Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Learning the specific biochemical mechanisms of organs and tissues in living things
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Understanding of special biochemical mechanisms in living organism

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Detailed learning of cell building blocks and their functions; 2 Understanding the blood coagulation mechanisms; 3 To know the special functions of the liver and kidney; 4 Learning the urine formation mechanism and the functioning of muscle contractions;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The cell and subcellular components, nucleus, mitochondrium,microsomes, lysosomes, cytoplasm, cell membrane.
2	Blood, blood components, erythrocytes, hemoglobine and their functions
3	Blood plasma, coagulation factors, coagulation mechanism and factors affecting coagulation.
4	Liver, role of liver in intermediate metabolism, biotransformation reactions, detoxification in chemical transformations
5	Pathological biochemistry of liver, liver function tests and importance and clinical applications of liver function tests
6	Foods, feeding, basal metabolism, digestive secretions, degradation and resorption of nutrients
7	Anatomy, structure and functions of kidney, glomerular filtration, regulation of kidney functions
8	Kidney function tests, clinical applications and importance of kidney function tests
9	Physical and chemical properties, microscobical examination, formation of urine
10	Connective tissue, intercellular matrix proteins, collagen biosynthesis, elastine and bones.
11	Muscle tissue, molecular mechanism of muscle contractions, stimulation and contraction of muscle
12	White muscles, molecular mechanism of muscle relaxion, substrate metabolism in muscle cells
13	Components of central nervous system, metabolism of nervous tissue, blood-brain barrier, stimulation and neurotransmission
14	General overview of topics

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, Thrall MA., 2001 Biyokimya L. Kalaycıoğlu, B. Serpek, M. Nizamlioğlu, N. Başpınar, A. M. Tiftik, 2000. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals R.D. Frendson, 2003. Veterinary Pathophysiology (1st edition) Malbert CH., 2003. Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, Thrall MA., 2001
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	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	14	2	28
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	6	6
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 4 5 4 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO2 4 4 4 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 LO3 5 5 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 LO4 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High