1	Course Title:	NEUROTRANSMITTER AND SINAPS ON NERVOUS SYSTEM
2	Course Code:	VFZ5014
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
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:	Prof. Dr. Murat YALÇIN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	muraty@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 294 1228 Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı Görükle Bursa 16059
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course focuses on the concept of neurotransmitters and synapse in nervous system
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	As a veterinarian-physiologist, provides an approach to vitality phenomena in terms of the importance of electrical and chemical neurotransmission.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Introduction to Neural Communication ; 2 Action Potentials ; 3 Synapses and Neuronal Integration ; 4 Neurotransmitters;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Neural Communication	Microdialysis from different brain areas
2	Changes in membrane potential and ion movement during an action potential	Microinjection to different brain area
3	Structure of synapse	Microdialysis from different brain areas
4	Events at a synapse	Microinjection to different brain area
5	Excitatory and inhibitory synapses	Microdialysis from different brain areas
6	Modulation of synaptic transmission	Microinjection to different brain area
7	Postsynaptic potential; Summation	Microdialysis from different brain areas
8	Action potential initiation at the axon	Microinjection to different brain area
9	Role of neurotransmitters in the synapse	Microdialysis from different brain areas
10	Neuropeptides as neuromodulators	Microinjection to different brain area
11	Presynaptic inhibition or facilitation	Microdialysis from different brain areas
12	Receptors	Microinjection to different brain area
13	Amino acid transmitters; Acetylcholine	Microdialysis from different brain areas
14	Catecholamines; Serotonin; Neuroavtive peptides	Microinjection to different brain area

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- KAY, I . Introduction to Animal Physiology, UK, 1998. 2- Frandso RD, Wilkw WL, Fails AD, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals 7th Edition, USA, 2009 3- Reece Wo. Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals 3rd Edition, USA, 2005. 4- NOYAN, A. Fizyoloji Ders Kitabı 15. Baskı, Ankara, 2004.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	25
Final Exam	1	75
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		25
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		75
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Classical written exam
Information

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	1	5	5
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	3	10	30
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

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

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High