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| FZY5011 | Peripheral Nervous System Physiology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:10 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Öznur GEDİKLİ | | Co-Lecturer | none | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn the parts and functions of the cellular elements in the nervous system, to learn the action potential, synaptic transmission, and maintenance of nerve functions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Count the parts of a neuron, glia cells, and their functions | | | | PO - 2 : | Explain the mechanism of the resting membrane potential | | | | PO - 3 : | Describe the ion channel changes underlying action potential initiation, termination, and propagation | | | | PO - 4 : | Can explain presynaptic, and postsynaptic events in synaptic transmission | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Neuronal structure, basic physics of membrane potential; resting membrane potential, action potentials, neuronal conduction, synapse, and synaptic transmission |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Overview of neurophysiology and peripheral nervous system | | | Week 2 | Mechanism of resting membrane potential | | | Week 3 | Membrane potentials of excitable cells: depolarization, repolarization, and hyperpolarization | | | Week 4 | Action potential | | | Week 5 | Transmission of action potential | | | Week 6 | Action potentials in a nerve cells, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and smooth muscle cells | | | Week 7 | Factors affecting the formation of action potential | | | Week 8 | Synapse and synaptic transmission | | | Week 9 | Presynaptic events in synaptic transmission | | | Week 10 | Postsynaptic events in synaptic transmission | | | Week 11 | Neurotransmitters | | | Week 12 | Homeworks | | | Week 13 | Sensory receptors | | | Week 14 | Reflexes | | | Week 15 | | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9. | 18 Kasım | 1 saat | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13. | 16 Aralık | 1 saat | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16. | 6 Ocak | 2 saat | 50 | | |
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