COURSE SYLLABUS

GENERAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

1	Course Title:	GENERAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
2	Course Code:	VFZ5006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
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:	Prof. Dr. Cenk AYDIN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Cenk Aydın Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı 16059 Nilüfer Bursa eposta: caydin@uludag.edu.tr tel:+90(224) 294-1274
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Learning the differences in the structure, development and function, and physiological processes of digestive and endocrine systems from molecule to cell, cell to tissue, tissue to organ, organ to system; basic professional skills.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To have information on the operation of the digestive system, the absorption of nutrients, disorders of the digestive system.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Recognizes the digestive system organs and structurally at the macroscopic and microscopic level.;
2	Explains the structural and developmental features of the digestive system and organs.;
3	Explain the biochemical processes in digestive and endocrine organs / systems.;
4	Explains the digestive system physiology at the level of molecules, cells and tissues.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	the functions and components of the monogastric and ruminant digestive systems
2	Describe the digestion process in the oral cavity
3	Movements in the digestive tract, chewing, swallowing, drooling
4	Gastric movements, gastric secretions and emptying mechanisms in the digestive tract
5	Colon movements, secretion, defecation mechanisms
6	Entry to digestion in the ruminant stomach and development of the ruminant stomach
7	Duties of the sulcus esophagus, reticulum, omasum and abomasum
8	Rumen microorganisms
9	Digestive events in the rumen
10	Digestion of carbohydrates in the rumen
11	Digestion of protein and fats in the rumen
12	Ruminohepatic nitrogen circulation
13	Volatile fatty acids and physiology functions
14	Liver and pancreatic physiology

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2011. 2. Animal Nutrition From Theory to Practice, Philip Ian Hynd, 2019. 3. Prof.Dr.Fahri Bölükbaşı, Fizyoloji Ders Kitabı - Vücut Isısı ve Sindirim (CİLT I)1989 4. Prof.Dr.Kemalettin Yaman, Fizyoloji -2009 5. Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji, Fizyoloji - 2004
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	25
Final Exam	1	75
Total	3	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	"Norm Based Assessment" will be applied after the measurement to be made with multiple choice questions, questions with correct or incorrect options, questions with short answers and Matching questions.
Information	"Norm Based Assessment" will be applied after the measurement to be made with multiple choice questions, questions with correct or incorrect options, questions with short answers and Matching questions.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High