Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Development of Ectoderm-derived Organs
Course Code: VHE665
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach development of organs which their functional part develops from ectoderm layer, and to show their developmental anomaly examples.

Course Content

Nervous system organs , skin and epidermal derivates, sense organs, oral cavitiy and developmental anomaly examples

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa SANDIKÇI
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains expert knowledge on the stages of embryonal and fetal development in both mammals and birds.
2.Performs his/her expertise with the recognition of the rights and responsibilities obtained with the completion of doctorate program in histology/embryology.
3.Provides information and manages information exchanges on issues of public and animal health in committees with the aim of defining and solving a problem using his/her expertise.
4.Learns organs developing from ectoderm.
5.Learns the formation mechanisms of organs developing from ectoderm.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Latshaw W (1987) Veterinary Developmental Anatomy. A clinically ariented approach. B.C. Decker Inc. Toronto
2.Carlson BM ( 1981) Patten’s Foundations of Embryology. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York
3.Hassa O, Aştı R . (1997). Embriyoloji. Yorum Basın Yayın San. Şti., Ankara.
4.Özer A, Yakışık M, Özfiliz N, Erdost H, Zık B (2005). Veteriner Embriyoloji. Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi yayınları Yayın no: 2005-2, Bursa.
5.McGeady TA, Quinn PJ, FitzPatrick ES, Ryan MT (2006) Veterinary Embryology. Blackwell Publishing, Ames Iowa, USA
6.Eren Ü (2014) Organ ve Sistemlerin Gelişimi ve Gelişim Anomalileri Ders Notları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Principles and processes of development. Morphogenesis.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Knowledge about ectoderm. The list of organs which their functional part develops from ectoderm layer. Primary and secondary brain vesicles and their derivates
Week 3 - Theoretical
Development of spinal cord
Week 4 - Theoretical
Development of ganglions and spinal nerves
Week 5 - Theoretical
Development of skin
Week 6 - Theoretical
Development of epidermal derivates
Week 7 - Theoretical
Development of eyes
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Repetition of subjects and Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Development of ears
Week 10 - Theoretical
Development of nose
Week 11 - Theoretical
Development of salivary glands, tongue and teeth
Week 12 - Theoretical
Development of hypophyse
Week 13 - Theoretical
Morphogenetic pases. General knowledge about developmental anomalies. Classification of anomalies , examples of genetic and environmental factors for anomalies .
Week 14 - Theoretical
The anomaly samples of organs which their functional part develops from ectoderm layer
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 - Theory130113
Assignment210020
Reading9019
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination116117
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026