Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
SENSORY PHYSIOLOGY	Third cycle	KVFZ-616		1	2.00	2.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	NONE
Language of instruction	Turkısh
Coordinator	Assistant Professor ÖZKAN ŞİMSEK
Lecturer(s)	Assistant Professor ÖZKAN ŞİMSEK
Teaching assitant(s)
Mode of delivery	Lectures Plenary presentations interactive CD demostrations
Course objective	The aim of this course is to give basic information about the physiology of the sense
Course description	This course describes the physiology of the sense .

Course contents

1	Classification of sensory receptors
2	Sensory Receptor Responses; Graded Responses; Adaptation
3	Visceral pain; Referred pain
4	Taste receptors
5	Taste sensations; Temperature and taste;
6	Smell receptors; Olfactory region structure
7	Pheromones
8	External ear; Middle ear; Inner Ear
9	Vestibular structure and function
10	Cohlear structure and function
11	Structure and functions of the eye
12	Chemistry of vision
13	Adaptation
14	Eyeball movements and accessory structures
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To be able to describe physioanatomy of the sensory organs
2	To be able to explain physiology of sensory receptors
3	To be able to describe sensory nervous system
4	To be able to describe somatosensory system physiology
5	To be able to list the sensory organs
6	To be able to explain the physiology of pain
7	To be able to explain the physiology of hearing and vision
8	To be able to explain the physiology of taste and olfaction
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	1	14
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	1	16	16
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	20	20
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			100
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	1. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 2. 4.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya
Additional references	1. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 2. Cunningham, J.G., 2002: Textbook of veterinary physiology.Elsevier, USA. 3. Reece, W.O., 1997: Physiology of domestic animals. Williams and Wilkins, USA 4.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya 5-Bölükbaşı, F. (1989). Fizyoloji Ders Kitabı. Vücut Isısı ve Sindirim. Cilt 1, Ankara Üniv. Veteriner Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 413, Ankara

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