Details

Description of Individual Course Units

Code Name Type Year Semester ECTS
10606072014 Respiratory System Physiology Zorunlu 1 1 6.00

Objectives of the Course

Comprehension of mechanics of pulmonary ventilation, pulmonary circulation, physical principles of Gas exchange, transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, regulation of respiration, physiology of high altitude and hyperbaric conditions; fetal and neonatal physiology.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Özlem AKMAN

Learning Outcomes

1 Comprehends mechanics of pulmonary ventilation, physiologic dead space and physiologic shant
2 Comprehends pr,nciples pulmonary circulation and mechanisms of transport of gases in the blood
3 Comprehends the functions of the respiratory airways
4 Comprehends the regulation of respiration
5 Comprehends the physiological changes during high altitude and hyperbaric conditions.

Mode of Delivery

Doç. Dr. Özlem AKMAN

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Mechanics of pulmonary physiology, Pulmonary circulation, Physical principles of gas exchange, Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, Regulation of respiration, Physiology of high altitude and hyperbaric conditions; Fetal and neonatal physiology.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

1 Introduction to Respiratory Physiology
2 Mechanics of Pulmonary Ventilation
3 Pulmonary Circulation
4 Physical Principles of Gas Exchange
5 Trasnport of Gases in the Blood I
6 Trasnport of Gases in the Blood II
7 MIDTERM EXAMS
8 MIDTERM EXAMS
9 Functions of the Respiratory Passageways
10 Regulation of Respiration
11 High Altitude Physiology
12 Physiology of Hyperbaric Conditionds
13 Respiratory Regulation of Acid-Base Balance
14 Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
15 FINAL EXAMS
16 FINAL EXAMS

Recommended or Required Reading

Medical Physiology, Guyton; Physiology, Berne and Levy; Reviews of Medical PhysiologyGanong

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60
100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Count WORKLOAD (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Final Sınav 1 1 1
4 1 4
Soru-Yanıt 4 1 4
Bireysel Çalışma 16 1 16
20 2 40
Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma 50 2 100
15 1 15
181