Information Package / Course Catalogue
Respiratory - Digestive System Physiology
Course Code: TFZ503
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Transportation of respiratory gases; Oxygen dissociatio,. Food intake, chewing and swallowing; Transition of foods from stomach, function of stomach; Digestion in intestines, movements of small intestine; Secretion of pancreas, its effects and control; Regulation of secretion of liver and bile, digestion in large intestine and defecation.

Course Content

Pulmonary ventilation, Respiratory mechanics, Respiratory work, Lung volume and capacities, Spirometry, Alveolar ventilation, Respiratory function, Sound physiology, Vocalization, Pulmonary circulation, Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport and Respiratory Control, Physics of diffusion and gas partial pressures, Molecular basis of gas diffusion , Alveolar air and atmospheric air relationship, Carrying oxygen in blood, Carriage of carbon dioxide in blood, Changing oxygen and carbon dioxide in tissues

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Gökhan CESUR
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Transport of respiratory gases;
Week 2 - Theoretical
Oxygen dissociation.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Food intake, chewing and swallowing;
Week 4 - Theoretical
The passage of food from the stomach,
Week 5 - Theoretical
stomach functions;
Week 6 - Theoretical
digestion from the intestines,
Week 7 - Theoretical
small bowel movements;
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pancreatic secretions and their effects,
Week 9 - Theoretical
liver regulation,
Week 10 - Theoretical
bile secretion
Week 11 - Theoretical
regulation of secretion
Week 12 - Theoretical
large intestine
Week 13 - Theoretical
digestion in the large intestine
Week 14 - Theoretical
defecation.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1141428
Lecture - Practice1141428
Assignment103250
Reading301442
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026