GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
NEUROMUSCULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MASTICATORY SYSTEM/PDT-4020
Course Title: NEUROMUSCULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MASTICATORY SYSTEM
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The muscles and neurologic structures, neuromuscular function, pain and types of pain, pain modulation, the central excitatory effect
Teaching neuromuscular physiology of the masticatory system and providing basic knowledge in this subject for academic studies
Teaching neuromuscular physiology of the masticatory system and providing basic knowledge in this subject for academic studies

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Phsiology of The Muscles:The muscles of mastication and other muscles related to masticatory system
2. Week  The motor unit, function of the muscles
3. Week  Neurologic Structures/Sensory receptors
4. Week  Neuromuscular Function/Reflex action, myotatic reflex
5. Week  Nociceptive reflex
6. Week  Reciprocal innervation, regulation of muscle activity
7. Week  Influence from the higher centers; spinal tract,reticular system, limbic system, hypothalamus
8. Week  Definition of pain, types of pain
9. Week  Pain modulation
10. Week  The central excitatory effect
11. Week  Clinical manifestation of the central excitatory effect
12. Week  Major Functions of The Masticatory System: Mastication
13. Week  Swallowing
14. Week  Speech
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
2
2
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
40
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
1.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Arife DOĞAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (adogan@gazi.edu.tr)