Urogenital System (MED303) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Urogenital System MED303 5. Semester 5 1 1 6 0
Pre-requisite Course(s)
MED292
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To gain the knowledge about the development, structure and functions of the urinary system. To gain the knowledge about the development, structure and functions of the reproductive system. To gain the knowledge about the etiopathogenesis, pathology, symptoms and signs, prevention, diagnosis and principles of treatment of the disorders related to these systems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describes the embryonic development of the excretory system organs.
  • Describes the microscopic structure of the kidney and nephron.
  • Lists the functions of the kidney.
  • Explains the mechanisms of the glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion process and its control.
  • Describes the medullary osmotic gradient mechanisms.
  • Describes the dilution and concentration mechanisms of the urine.
  • Describes the concept and measurement of renal clearance.
  • Lists the factors affecting body water content, and defines the body fluid compartments and their electrolyte composition.
  • Explains how water balance is regulated.
  • Describes the concept of osmolality and its role in the regulation of water balance.
  • Describes the normal physical and chemical properties of urine.
  • Describes how the sodium and potassium balance is regulated.
  • Describes the regulation of acid-base balance.
  • Interprets the results of arterial blood gas analysis, and distinguishes the acidosis and alkalosis from respiratory or metabolic causes.
  • Describes the location, structure, and function of the ureters.
  • Describes the location, structure, and function of the urinary bladder.
  • Defines micturition and explains its control.
  • Lists the infectious agents of excretory system, and describe their virulence, microbiological and epidemiological properties.
  • Explains the mechanisms of the diseases caused by the infectious agents and the methods of protection from these diseases.
  • Describes the sample management for microbiological diagnosis and microbiological diagnostic methods of infection agents, and interprets the results.
  • Describes the etiopathogenesis, pathology, symptoms / signs and diagnostic methods of glomerular and tubulointerstitiel diseases of kidney.
  • Describes the etiopathogenesis, pathology, symptoms / signs, complications and diagnostic methods of acute renal injury.
  • Classifies the chronic kidney disease, and describes its etiopathogenesis, progression mechanisms, symptoms / signs, complications and diagnostic methods.
  • Describes the structure and function of the testes, penis and accessory reproductive organs of the male.
  • Defines meiosis and mitosis.
  • Defines spermatogenesis.
  • Discusses hormonal regulation of testicular function and the physiological effects of testosterone on male reproductive anatomy.
  • Describes the structure, and function of each of the organs of the female reproductive duct system.
  • Describes the anatomy of the female external genitalia.
  • Describes the regulation of the ovarian and uterine cycles.
  • Discusses the physiological effects of estrogens and progesterone.
  • Defines fertilization, embryogenesis, and implantation.
  • Describes the formation of placenta and its appendages, and lists the functions of placenta.
  • Defines organogenesis and indicates the important roles of the three primary germ layers in this process.
  • Discusses the determination of genetic sex and prenatal development of male and female structures.
  • Describes the major events of fetal development.
  • Describes anatomic and functional during pregnancy.
  • Explains the mechanism of labor, their stages and how normal labor is initiated.
  • Describes the puerperium.
  • Explains the lactogenesis and galactopoiesis processes and the roles of prolactin, oxytocin, insulin, glucocorticoids in these processes.
  • Describes in vitro fertilization and ART techniques.
  • Explains the contraceptive methods.
  • Lists the sexually transmitted and other genital infectious agents, and describes their virulence, microbiological and epidemiological characteristics.
  • Lists the Intrauterine infectious agents, and describes their virulence, microbiological and epidemiological properties are described.
  • Discribes the menstrual cycle disorders.
Course Content Location of urinary system organs; development of the urinary system; clearance; electrolyte balance; diuretics; tumors and non-tumor diseases of urinary system; tumors and non-tumor diseases of genital system.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General topographic location of urinary system organs; Neighborhood of kidneys and side differences; Calyx system and renal pelvis; Bladder; Development and defective development of the urinary system; The structure of the glomerulus; Structure of kidney tubules and collection channels; Ureter, bladder and urethra histology -
2 Renal functions and RAAS system; Glomerular filtration and affecting factors; Tubular reabsorption and secretion mechanisms; Clearance; Acid-base balance; Body fluids, osmotic pressure and edema; Electrolyte balance; Lower urinary system physiology; Physical and chemical examination of urine and urine microscopy; Measurement of urea and creatinine and calculation of creatinine clearance -
3 Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma; Nisseriae; Treponema pallidum; Papillomaviruses; Polyomaviruses; Human Herpesviruses; Glomerular diseases of the kidney; Interstitial diseases of the kidney; Acute renal injury; Chronic kidney disease; -
4 Fluid-electrolyte balance disorders; Acid-base balance disorders; Diuretics; Bladder tumors and non-tumor diseases; Prostate tumors and non-tumor diseases; Tumors of the kidney and excretory tract; Urinary system stones -
5 Study for the final exam and final exam -

Sources

Course Book 1. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (13th Edition); Bertram G. Katzung,‎ Anthony J. Trevor; McGraw-Hill, 2015.
2. Goldman-Cecil Medicine (25th Edition); Lee Goldman, Andrew I. Schafer; Elsevier, New York, 2015.
3. Gray’s Anatomy for Students (3rd Edition); Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell; Churchill Livingston Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2015.
4. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (13th Edition); John E. Hall; Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016.
5. Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry (30th Edition); Victor W. Rodwell, David Bender, Kathleen M. Botham, Peter J. Kennelly, P. Anthony Weil; McGraw-Hill, 2015.
6. Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology (4th Edition); Abraham L. Kierszenbaum, Laura L. Tres; Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2015.
7. Medical Microbiology (7th Edition); Patrick Murray, Ken Rosenthal, Michael Pfaller; Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2013.
8. Robbins Basic Pathology (9th Edition); Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster; Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2013.
9. Smith and Tanagho's General Urology (18th Edition); Jack W. McAninch,‎ Tom F. Lue; McGraw-Hill, New York, 2013.
10. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (10th Edition); Keith L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia; Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2015.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 15 20
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 80
Toplam 16 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Integrates and utilizes the information, skills, and approaches obtained from basic, clinical, and medical sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences when offering healthcare services. X
2 Offers healthcare services to patients with a biopsychosocial approach where the sociodemographic and sociocultural backgrounds of these individuals are taken into consideration, focusing on the universal human values, ethical principles, and professional duties; without exercising discrimination on the basis of language, religion, race, or sex. X
3 Aims to protect, improve, and develop individual and public health when offering healthcare services. X
4 Performs the necessary studies in sustaining and improving health, taking into the individual, public, social, and environmental factors to affect it. X
5 Trains healthy individuals/ patients, their relatives, and other healthcare workers in healthcare upon determining the features, requirements, and expectations of their target audience. X
6 Exercises a safe, rational, and effective approach in the procedures of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation; while offering healthcare services. X
7 Implements interventional and/or non-interventional practices in a way that is safe and effective for patients during the procedures of diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. X
8 Offers healthcare services taking into account the health and safety of patients and employees. X
9 Takes the regional and global changes in physical and socioeconomic settings to affect health, as well as the changes in the individual features and behaviors of patients referring to them into account, while offering healthcare. X
10 Takes the good medical practices into account while performing their duties. X
11 Undertakes the tasks and duties within the framework of their professional ethical rules, as well as their legal rights and duties. X
12 Stands for the improvements in the manner in which healthcare services are offered, taking into account the concepts of social reliability and social duty, in an effort to protect and improve individual and public health. X
13 Evaluates the effects of health policies and healthcare practices on public health indicators, and, where required, amends their evaluation on the grounds of scientific and social needs; in an effort to help improve the quality of healthcare services. X
14 Leads their healthcare team while offering healthcare services, in a participative, and collaborative manner. X
15 Establishes positive relationships within their healthcare team; and where needed, easily adapts to various positions among their team. X
16 Exercises effective communication with patients, the relatives of patients, healthcare professionals, and groups from other professions, as well as institutions and organizations. X
17 Plans and conducts scientific studies on the society to which they serve, and use the results of these, or those from other studies, to benefit the society. X
18 Accesses the current literature on their profession, and evaluates them with a critical approach. X
19 Chooses the correct sources of learning to improve the healthcare services that they offer, and regulates their own learning process. X
20 Demonstrates the skills of obtaining and evaluating new information, integrating newer pieces of information with their current ones, as well as adapting to changing conditions throughout their professional life. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 5 16 80
Laboratory 4 4 16
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 5 9 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 4 2 8
Report
Homework Assignments 1 2 2
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 5 9 45
Total Workload 200