COURSE SYLLABUS

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

1	Course Title:	NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	TFZ 6003
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
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. TÜLİN ALKAN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. N. İŞBİL BÜYÜKCOŞKUN, Doç. Dr. Bülent GÖREN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	talkan@uludag.edu.tr 2954016 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı 16059
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of the course is to teach the students how the mechanism of the nervous system works and the relations between various body functions and these mechanisms.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To explain the basic electrophysiology of central nervous system ;
2	To summarise the major sensory and motor pathways ;
3	To describe the physiology of pain with respect to the mediators, pathways and reflexes ;
4	To elaborate sensory and motor cortex and extrapyramidal tractus and functions ;
5	To describe general principles of cognitive functions ;
6	To describe integration of central nervous system activity via the other systems ;
7	To understand basic principles of special senses ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General principles of the nervous system
2	Somatic sensations: tactile and position senses
3	Somatic sensations: pain and thermal sensations
4	Functions of the spinal cord
5	Vestibuler senses and maintenance of equilibrium
6	Serebellum and its motor functions Functions of the basal ganglia
7	Cortical and brain stem control of motor function
8	Brain waves, sleep and epilepsy
9	Cerebral cortex, learning and memory
10	Limbic system and hypothalamus
11	Cerebral blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid and brain metabolism
12	The autonomic nervous system
13	Optics of vision and optics of the eye Neural structure and function of the retina Central neurophysiology of vision
14	The chemical senses, taste and smell The sense of hearing

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Guyton & Hall “Tıbbi Fizyoloji” (ISBN 978-975-420-558-9) 2- Ganong “Tıbbi Fizyoloji” (ISBN 978-975-420-826-9) 3- Eric R. Kandel “Principles Of Neural Science” (ISBN 0-8385-7701-6)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	25
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

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