Information Package / Course Catalogue
Heart
Course Code: VAN637
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of topographical and functional anatomy of spinal cord and spinal nerves.

Course Content

• Tissue layers of the heart wall and pericardium • Valves and chambers of the heart • Coronary vessels • Autonomic innervation of the heart • Myocardial bridges • Function of the heart

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Inform about the position at domestic animals
2.Inform about the structures of the heart
3.Inform about the functions of the heart structures
4. to have knowledge about the differences between animals in the structure of the heart
5. to have information about the innervation of the heart
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ÖCAL, M.K., ERDEN, H., ÖĞÜT, İ., KARA, M.E “Anatomy of the Domestic Animals (General-Skin-Forelimb)." Adnan Menderes University Press No: 5 (1998)
2.ÖCAL, M.K., ÖĞÜT, İ., KARA, M.E “Anatomy of the Domestic Animals (Trunk)." Adnan Menderes University Press No: 11 (1999)
3.DURSUN, N “Veterinary Anatomy I” Medisan Press (1996)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Location of the heart
Week 1 - Practice
Locating the heart
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pericardium
Week 2 - Practice
Dissection of Pericardium
Week 3 - Theoretical
Anatomical formations on the outer face of the heart
Week 3 - Practice
Nomenclature of the anatomical formations on the outer face of the heart
Week 4 - Theoretical
Atrium dextrum
Week 4 - Practice
Dissection of atrium dextrum
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ventriculus dexter
Week 5 - Practice
Dissection of Ventriculus dexter
Week 6 - Theoretical
Atrium sinistrum
Week 6 - Practice
Dissection of atrial synistrum
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ventriculus sinister
Week 7 - Practice
Dissection of the ventriculus sinister
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Topic repetition (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Skeleton cordis
Week 9 - Practice
Dissection of the heart skeleton
Week 10 - Theoretical
Heart topography
Week 10 - Practice
Topography of the heart
Week 11 - Theoretical
Arteries of the heart
Week 11 - Practice
Dissection of the arteries of the heart
Week 12 - Theoretical
The veins of the heart
Week 12 - Practice
Dissection of the vena of the heart
Week 13 - Theoretical
Nerves of the heart
Week 13 - Practice
Dissection of the nerves of the heart
Week 14 - Theoretical
The function of the heart
Week 14 - Practice
To examine the anatomical formations in functional terms
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory201428
Lecture - Practice301442
Midterm Examination119120
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
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