Information Package / Course Catalogue
Physiology I
Course Code: BYF503
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is to be able to tell about homeostasis, blood and other body fluids, excitable cells, muscle contractions, intracellular and intercellular transport, neurological and endocrine control systems.

Course Content

Homeostasis, blood and other body fluids, excitable cells, muscle contractions, intracellular and intercellular transport, neurological and endocrine control systems are examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mehran AKSEL
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to tell about the concept of hemeostasis, blood and other body fluids
2.To be able to explain about exciatable cells and muscle contraction
3.To be able to tell about inter- and intra-cellular communication
4.To be able to explain neurological control systems
5.To be able to explain endocrinological control systems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Guyton ve Hall, Medical physiology, 2010
2.Ganong ,Physiology , 2011.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Functional organization of human body
Week 2 - Theoretical
The transport of materials through cell membrane
Week 3 - Theoretical
Contraction of skeletal muscles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stimulation of skeletal muscles
Week 5 - Theoretical
Organisation of nervous system, basic functions of synapses
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sensory receptors, neuronal circuits in the processing of information
Week 7 - Theoretical
Motor control in nervous system
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Limbic system and autonomous nervous system
Week 10 - Theoretical
Regulation of body functions with chemical messangers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hormones of hypophysis and hypothalamus
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hormones of hypophysis and hypothalamus
Week 13 - Theoretical
Adrenal gland and hormones of the cortex
Week 14 - Theoretical
Calcium metabolism and pancreatic hormones
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131239
Assignment100220
Reading130113
Individual Work142256
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026