Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cardiovascular System Physiology
Course Code: VFZ607
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The realization of heart, circulation and the lymphatic system.

Course Content

Blood flow and blood vessels, blood pressure, capillary flow, cardiac cycle, nervous circulation of the circulation, cardiac output and its regulation, fetal circulation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hümeyra ÜNSAL
Learning Outcomes
1.1. To realize heart and its structure, specialized excitatory and conductive system of the heart.
2.2. To get information about arrhythmias, fibrillation and cardiac blok
3.3. To perform EKG and its interpretation.
4.4. To get information about blood circulation and microcirculation.
5.5. To get information about blood pressure and lymphatıic system.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Overview the circulation.
Week 1 - Practice
Microcirculation.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Heart and its anatomophysiologic features.
Week 2 - Practice
The physiologic features of cardiac muscle.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The features of cardiac muscle.
Week 3 - Practice
The effects of some chemicals on the heart.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The neural and humoral controlling of the heart.
Week 4 - Practice
The effect of the heat on the heart.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The factors effecting of the heart
Week 5 - Practice
Principles of ECG I
Week 6 - Theoretical
Heart sounds.
Week 6 - Practice
Principles of ECG II
Week 7 - Theoretical
Blood circulation
Week 7 - Practice
Electrocardiographic leads
Week 8 - Theoretical
Electrocardiographic leads/Midterm
Week 8 - Practice
ECG measurement in human/Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Arterial and Venous systems.
Week 9 - Practice
ECG measurement in dog
Week 10 - Theoretical
Blood pressure
Week 10 - Practice
Characterıstıcs of the normal EKG
Week 11 - Theoretical
The nervous of the vesseks and vasomotor events.
Week 11 - Practice
Cardiac bloks
Week 12 - Practice
Principles of vectorial analysis of EKG and its clinical importance
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lympathic system
Week 13 - Practice
Heart sounds recording
Week 14 - Theoretical
Capillary circulation
Week 14 - Practice
Blood pressure/pulse
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%38
Final Examination1%60
Quiz4%1
Term Assignment1%1
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Assignment42112
Term Project120121
Quiz42112
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026