Bi4340c Human biology - practical training

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Boberová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 49 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to undestand the methods of study of the human skeletal remains and primarily the methods of study of the living man.
Syllabus
  • 1. Skeletal system. Types of human bones. Identification of bones and teeth (permanent and decidual dentition).
  • 2. Sex and age determination from skeletal material. Morphoscopic and morphometric methods.
  • 3.Somatoscopy.Descriptive characters on the head. Descriptive characters on the body.
  • 4.Dermatoglyphics.Fingerprinting. Evaluation of fingerprints.Fingerprints and chromosomal aberrations.
  • 5. Anthropometry. Measurement of basic body measurements, counting indexes. Anthropological researches in Czech republic.
  • 6. Composition of the human body. Evaluation of optimal weight (BMI, FMI, Rohrer index, WHR index).
  • 7. Typology of body building. History of typology. Variability of human body building.
Literature
  • RIEGEROVÁ, Jarmila, Miroslava PŘIDALOVÁ and Marie ULBRICHOVÁ. Aplikace fyzické antropologie v tělesné výchově a sportu : (příručka funkční antropologie). 3. vyd. Olomouc: Hanex, 2006, 262 s. ISBN 8085783525. info
  • Antropologie :příručka pro studium kostry. Edited by Milan Stloukal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1999, 510 s. ISBN 80-7036-101-8. info
  • HAJN, Václav. Antropologie. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8070679018. info
  • HAJN, Václav. Antropologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 1996, 160 s. ISBN 8070676019. info
  • FETTER, Vojtěch. Antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1967, 704 s. info
Teaching methods
practical exercises
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements (written test)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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