Information Package / Course Catalogue
Circulatory System
Course Code: VHE529
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To teach histology of he heart, vessels and lymphatic vessels

Course Content

The heart, vessels (arters and veins), lymphatic vessels

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Özay GÜLEŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn histology of the heart.
2.Students learn histology of vessels.
3.Students know that histology of lymphatic vessels.
4.Learns blood and lymph circulation.
5.Understands the importance of circulatory system.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sağlam M, Aştı RN, Özer A. (2001) Genel Histoloji Ders Kitabı, Yorum Matbaacılık, Ankara
2.Tanyolaç A. (1999) Özel Histoloji Ders Kitabı, Yorum Matbaacılık, Ankara
3.Kierszenbaum, A. L. (2007) Histology and Cell Biology. An introduction to Pathology, Mosby, Elsevier, Kanada.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Circulatory system
Week 2 - Theoretical
Vasa Vasorum
Week 3 - Theoretical
Innervation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Elastic arteries
Week 5 - Theoretical
Muscular arteries
Week 6 - Theoretical
Arterioles
Week 7 - Theoretical
Capillaries
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Grouping of capillaries
Week 10 - Theoretical
Postcapillar venules and muscular veins
Week 11 - Theoretical
Lymphatic vascular system
Week 12 - Theoretical
The impulse-generating and –conducting system
Week 13 - Theoretical
The impulse-generating and –conducting system
Week 14 - Theoretical
Article Discussion
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130226
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026