COURSE SYLLABUS

BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY

1	Course Title:	BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	TFZ 5005
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. NACİYE İŞBİL BÜYÜKCOŞKUN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Kasım Özlük Prof. Dr. Naciye İ. Büyükcoşkun
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Kasım Özlük kasim@uludag.edu.tr 2954001 Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim is to learn about the physical properties of blood, production of blood cells, and their functions, as well as to understand how blood remains without clotting and haemostatic mechanism work in case of a vessel injury with practical and theoretical classes
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To know about the physical properties of blood ;
2	To know the mechanism for producing blood cells ;
3	To be able to count blood cells in the laboratory;
4	To have knowledge of platelet function and blood clotting mechanism;
5	To be able to determine the bleeding time, clotting time and the sedimentation rate;
6	To have knowledge of the fibrinolytic system and fibrinolytic tests;
7	To have the understanding about the mechanisms of infection protection in the body;
8	To be knowledgeable about blood groups and be able to determine them ;
9	To have knowledge about the mechanisms of anticoagulants action;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Physical properties of blood	The presentation of the laboratory materials, microscope usage and safety rules to pay attention for laboratory staff
2	Haematopoiesis and hematopoietic systems	Blood sampling methods
3	Erytropoiesis and its regulation, erythrocytes	Red blood cell count with haemocytometer method,
4	Haemoglobin, haemoglobin types	Leukocyte count with haemocytometer method,
5	Lökopoez and leukocyte types	Trombocyte count with haemocytometer method
6	Hematopoietic agents, anaemia	Determination of haemoglobin level, hematocrit measurement
7	Iron homeostasis	Leukocyte formula in the peripheral blood smear
8	Platelet and functional characteristics’	Reticulocyte and platelet count by indirect methods in the peripheral blood smear
9	Haemostasis and coagulation	Drawing blood from vein, sedimentation rate measurement, haemolysis
10	Fibrinolytic system	Determination of fibrinolytic activity
11	Natural immunity	Drawing blood from vein for determination of bleeding and clotting time
12	Acquired immunity	The effect of anticoagulants on clotting, obtaining fibrin-defibrinated blood, investigation of capillary resistance
13	Blood groups	Determination of blood groups
14	Anticoagulants and their mechanism of actions	Osmotic fragility

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Medical Physiology Arthur C.Guyton, John E. Hall Medical Physiology William F. Ganong Interactive Physiology Benjamin Cummings Human Physiology - Vander
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	4	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	5	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
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