Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nerve and Sense Systems
Course Code: VAN606
Course Type: Required
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 teaching of organs of Nerve and sense system. The comparative investigation of them in domestic mammals.

Course Content

General investigation of nerve and sense system system organs. The comparative investigation of them in domestic mammals.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. to have knowledge about the anatomy of sensory organs
2.learning the differences of sensory organs between animal species
3. To have knowledge about peripheral nervous system, plexus brachialis and plexus lumbosacralis
4. To have knowledge about nervous system organs, central nervous system, brain, medulla spinalis
5. To know the basic differences of nervous system in domestic mammals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ÖCAL, M.K., ERDEN, H., ÖĞÜT, İ., KARA, M.E “Evcil memeli hayvanlarda Anatomi (Genel-Deri-Ön Bacak)." Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 5 (1998) ÖCAL, M.K., ÖĞÜT, İ., KARA, M.E “Evcil memeli hayvanlarda Anatomi (Gövde).” Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 11 (1999) DURSUN, N “Veteriner Anatomi I” Medisan Yayınevi (1996) DURSUN, N “Veteriner Anatomi II” Medisan Yayınevi (1996) DURSUN, N “Veteriner Anatomi III” Medisan Yayınevi (2005) DURSUN, N “Evcil Kuşların Anatomisi” Medisan Yayınevi (2002) BAHADIR, A., YILDIZ, H “Veteriner Anatomi I (Hareket Sistemi)” Ezgi Kitabevi (2004) BAHADIR, A., YILDIZ, H “Veteriner Anatomi II (İç Organlar)” Ezgi Kitabevi (2005) DYCE, KM., SACK, WO., WENSING, CJG “ Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy” W.B. Saunders Company (1987) NICKEL, R., SHUMMER, A., SEIFERLE, E “The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals Volume I –IV)” Verlag Paul Parey (1986) BUDRAS, KD., WUNSCHE, A “Veteriner Anatomi Atlası (Sığır)” Medipres (2009) BUDRAS, KD., FRICKE, W., RICHTER, R “Veteriner Anatomi Atlası (Köpek)” Medipres (2009) BUDRAS, KD., RÖCK, S “Veteriner Anatomi Atlası (At)” , Çeviri, Medipres (2009) POPESKO P, “Evcil Hayvanların Topografik Anatomi Atlası” Çeviri, Nobel Tıp Kitapevi (2010)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General knowledge of sense organs
Week 1 - Practice
Dissection and plastinated specimens
Week 2 - Theoretical
Olfactory and gustatory organs
Week 2 - Practice
Dissection
Week 3 - Theoretical
Visual system
Week 3 - Practice
Dissection
Week 4 - Theoretical
Auditory organs
Week 4 - Practice
Dissection
Week 5 - Theoretical
Touch and proprioception
Week 5 - Practice
Dissection
Week 6 - Theoretical
Comparative anatomy of sense organs
Week 6 - Practice
Dissection
Week 7 - Theoretical
homework
Week 7 - Practice
Dissection
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Topic repetition (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Organs of nerve system
Week 9 - Practice
Dissection
Week 10 - Theoretical
Central nerve system
Week 10 - Practice
Dissection
Week 11 - Theoretical
Brain
Week 11 - Practice
Dissection
Week 12 - Theoretical
Spine
Week 12 - Practice
Dissection
Week 13 - Theoretical
Peripheric nerve system
Week 13 - Practice
Dissection
Week 14 - Theoretical
Comparative anatomy
Week 14 - Practice
Dissection
Week 15 - Final Exam
final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Lecture - Practice141128
Assignment2114
Individual Work2114
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
3
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
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