1	Course Title:	RENAL PHYSIOLOGY.
2	Course Code:	VFZ6005
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Füsun AK SONAT
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Füsun Ak Sonat fusunak@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 294 1229 Uludağ Üniv. Veteriner Fak. Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı Bursa Turkey 16059
18	Website:	http://www.veteriner.uludag
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to describe structure and functions of kidney.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Increasing students' knowledge and experience about physiology of kidney.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to describe structure of kidney. ; 2 To be able to explain the functions of kidney; 3 To be able to explain blood flow of kidney; 4 To be able to defineof clearance;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	functions of kidneys
2	Blood flow of kidneys
3	nephron, structure of nephron
4	Proximal tubules, henle handle, Distal tubules, collecting channels
5	Jugstaglomerular apparatus and its constituent cells
6	Pressure differences in the renal circulation
7	reabsorption of water, glucose, bicarbonate, potassium calcium, phosphate, sodium and chlorine
8	Urine concentration by Henle handle and vasa recta
9	The task of the distal tubules
10	Clearance
11	Maximal transport in the kidneys
12	Comparative renal physiology
13	Kidney metabolism
14	Micturition

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- NOYAN, A. Yaşamda ve Hekimlikte Fizyoloji, Meteksan Ankara, 2005. 2- GUYTON, AC. HALL JE. Textbook of Medical Physiology, Saunders, 2005. 3- YILMAZ, B. Fizyoloji. Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara, 2000. 4- Swenson, M. J. Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals, 10. Ed. Cornell University, Press, Ithaca New York, 1984. 5- Frandso RD, Wilkw WL, Fails AD, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals 7th Edition, USA, 2009.
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	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	1	14
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	1	14
Homeworks, Performances	1	2	2
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	2	10	20
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			60
Total workload/ 30 hr			2
ECTS Credit of the Course			2

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

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High