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| FZY6013 | Neurotransmitters &Their Mechanisms of Action | 2+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course is aimed to teach the synthesis and action mechanisms of neurotransmitters. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Describe the excitatory and inhibitory roles of neurotransmitters in the synaptic transmission | 1,2,6 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | Explain the structure and functions of neurotransmitter receptors
| 1,2,6 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | Summarize the biological actions of neurotransmitters
| 1,2,6 | 1,3 | | 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 | | |
| Synthesis of neurotransmitters
Secretion of neurotransmitters
Localization of neurotransmitters,
Acetylcholine,
Dopamine,
GABA,
Glutamate,
Glycine,
Histamine,
Norepinephrine,
Serotonin,
Neuroactive peptides,
Purines,
Atypical transmitter, |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The synthesis of neurotransmitters
| | | Week 2 | The Secretion of neurotransmitters
| | | Week 3 | Localization of neurotransmitters
| | | Week 4 | Acetylcholine
| | | Week 5 | Dopamine
| | | Week 6 | GABA
| | | Week 7 | Glutamate
| | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Glycine
| | | Week 10 | Histamine
| | | Week 11 | Norepinephrine
| | | Week 12 | Serotonin
| | | Week 13 | Neuroactive peptides
| | | Week 14 | Purines
| | | Week 15 | Atypical transmitter | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kandel, E.R. Schwartz, J.H. Jessell, T.M. 2000; Principles of Neural Science (4th ed.), The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA. | | | 2 | Purves, D. et al. 2008; Neuroscience (4th ed.), Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA. | | | |
| 1 | Ganong, W.F. 2005; Review of Medical Physiology (22th ed.), USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA. | | | 2 | Berne, R.M. and Levy, M.N. 2000; Principles of Physiology (3rd ed.), Mosby, St. Louis. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 2 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 185 |
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