Information Package / Course Catalogue
Physiology I
Course Code: TIP025
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Understanding how different cells, tissues, and organs in the human body work together to sustain life.

Course Content

By the end of this course, the student will have learned the fundamental principles of physiology, physiological mechanisms, and—though rarely—various anomalies in these mechanisms and the diseases they may cause.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mine GEÇGELEN CESUR
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines physiology and learns the general composition of the body.
2.Defines homeostasis and understands control systems.
3.Learns the structure of the cell and the functions of organelles.
4.Understands body fluids and their distribution.
5.Learns the transport of substances across the cell membrane.
6.Knows the components, physical and functional characteristics of blood.
7.Understands immune mechanisms and the role of blood cells in their development.
8.Learns the distribution, genetics, and determination of blood groups. Understands the principles of transfusion. Knows the bleeding-coagulation mechanisms and the role of blood cells in them.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Medical Physiology, Guyton & Hall
2.Medical Physiology, William Ganong
3.Physiology, Bern & Levy
4.Human Physiology, Vander – Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin T. Strang
5.Medical Physiology, Boron & Boulpaep
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell Physiology – 1
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell Physiology – 2
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Membrane Physiology – 1
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Membrane Physiology – 2
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Membrane Physiology – 1
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Membrane Physiology – 2
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to Blood Physiology
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Hematopoiesis
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Iron Metabolism, Hemoglobin, Erythrocytes – 1
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Iron Metabolism, Hemoglobin, Erythrocytes – 2
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Leukocytes and Immunity – 1
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Leukocytes and Immunity – 2
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Blood Groups
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Hemostasis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory280128
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)45
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
2
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
4
3
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
OÇ-8
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026