Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced Sensory System
Course Code: TFZ614
Course Type: Area Elective
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

Introduce knowledge skills about Sensory System. Present novel scientific data to participants.

Course Content

Receptors and sensation receptions; Skin sensations and touch, Somatic reception, mechanic reception; Pain receptors, pain treashold, pain control; Headache, heat reception; Specific sensations, optic physics; The eye, retina, Refraction of the light; The central neurophysiology of seeing; Visual disorders; Sound physics, density and frequency of the sound and the ear

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Gökhan CESUR
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognize the importance of advanced sensory physiology
2.To be able to evaluate the relationship between other systems
3.To be able to investigate physiopathological symptoms about the subject
4.Interpret general principals about the subject
5.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Guyton, Medical Physiology
2.All scientific data about the subject
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Receptors and sensation receptions
Week 1 - Practice
Receptors and sensation receptions practice
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 2 - Theoretical
Skin sensations and touch
Week 2 - Practice
Skin sensations and touch practice
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 3 - Theoretical
Somatic reception, mechanic reception
Week 3 - Practice
Somatic reception, mechanic reception practice
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 4 - Theoretical
mechanic reception
Week 4 - Practice
mechanic reception practice
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pain receptors
Week 5 - Practice
Pain receptors practice
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pain receptors, pain treashold, pain control; Headache
Week 6 - Practice
Pain receptors, pain treashold, pain control; Headache practice
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
heat reception
Week 8 - Practice
heat reception practice
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 9 - Theoretical
Specific sensations
Week 9 - Practice
Specific sensations practice
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 10 - Theoretical
optic physics; The eye, retina
Week 10 - Practice
optic physics; The eye, retina practice
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 11 - Theoretical
The central neurophysiology of seeing
Week 11 - Practice
The central neurophysiology of seeing practice
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sound physics and pressure
Week 12 - Practice
Sound physics and pressure practice
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 13 - Theoretical
sound and the ear
Week 13 - Practice
sound and the ear practice
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reading
Week 14 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Assignment106170
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-4
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026