Bi6868c Evolution of Human Skeletal System - practical training

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Robin Pěnička, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adela Hupková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Robin Pěnička, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Robin Pěnička, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:50 Bp1,01007
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is focused on practice of problematic parts of the human skeleton, of individual bones and their fragments (hand bones, leg bones, separate skull bones, fragmented bones, etc.), special nomenclature of structures of individual bones, and techniques of distinguishing individual bones and its siding. Practical knowledge and description of skeletal structures used in osteobiographic analysis (sex/gender, age, stature, population affinity) will be practiced.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: 1) describe individual parts of the skeleton, individual bones and their fragments, incl. anatomical anomalies 2) list the most important structures used in demographic estimates from skeletal remains, 3) describe the factors and stages of skeletal development, 4) design and explain a suitable method for estimating the osteobiographic profile.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to osteology, description of the human skeleton and nomenclature of individual bones, structural and functional units of the skeletal system. Growth and development aspects of bone tissue and skeleton, sex and age differences of the human skeleton. Robin Pěnička 22/9
  • 2) Microstructure of bones and teeth, interspecies differences and comparative osteology. Adela Hupková 29/9
  • 3) Ontogeny of the skeletal system, age categories in the study of skeletal remains. Nomenclature and description of bones in terms of ossification type. Traits of a newborn, differences in the bone morphology of subadults and adults, signs of old age. Techniques for distinguishing and side determination of children's and juvenile bones. Adela Hupková 6/10
  • 4) Skeleton axiale – ossa cranii, ossa trunci – description and nomenclature of the individual bones of the skull, trunk and spine; techniques for distinguishing isolated bones and fragments. Robin Pěnička 13/10
  • 5) Skeleton membrorum – ossa membri superioris, ossa membri inferioris – description and nomenclature of the individual bones of the girdle and free limbs; specific features of hand and foot bones, techniques for distinguishing isolated bones and fragments. Robin Pěnička 20/10
  • 6) Sexual dimorphism in the human skeleton - sexual differences in the pelvic bones and pelvis. Morphology of individual bones, growth changes, specific features, identification of fragments. Adela Hupková 27/10
  • 7) Sexual dimorphism on the human skeleton – sexual differences on the skull. Cranium, morphology of individual bones, growth changes, specific features, identification of fragments. Adela Hupková 3/11
  • 8) Preservation of skeletal remains, taphonomic changes on the human skeleton (color changes, heat damage, imprints of plant roots, traces of teeth), diagenetic changes and deformations of bones, culturally conditioned modifications of bones. Identification of fragments. Robin Pěnička 10/11
  • 9) National holiday 17/11
  • 10) Variability of metric and non-metric traits on the skeleton, population-specific features of the human skeleton. Robin Pěnička 24/11
  • 11) Osteobiographic record of the human skeleton, pathology of the skeletal system, signs of stress on the skeleton. Specific parts of the skeleton used in the estimation of demographic indicators (sex, age, height). Robin Pěnička 1/12
  • 12) Dental anthropology – phylogenetic and ontogenetic aspects, basic description of individual types of teeth and human dentition, interspecies differences, microstructure of hard dental tissues and developmental changes. Adela Hupková 8/12
  • 13) Evolutionary strategy on the human skeleton, evolutionary scars. Nomenclature and description of bones from the point of view of functional-morphological complexes of anthropogenesis. Adela Hupková 15/12
  • 14) Credit test. 22/12
Literature
  • CUNNINGHAM, Craig, Louise SCHEUER, Sue M. BLACK and Helen LIVERSIDGE. Developmental juvenile osteology. Illustrated by Angela Christie. Second edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2016, xi, 618. ISBN 9780123821065. info
  • PÁČ, Libor, Lenka VARGOVÁ and Martin ČUTA. Anatomie pro antropology III. Nervový systém. Smyslové orgány (Anatomy for anthropologists III. Nervous system. Sensory organs). 1. vyd. Brno: Nadace Universitas, Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2013, 161 pp. Panorama antropologie biologické - sociální - kulturní. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie a "příbuzných oborů". Modul 37. ISBN 978-80-7204-849-6. Online knihkupectví Munipress info
  • WHITE, T. D., Michael T. BLACK and Pieter A. FOLKENS. Human osteology. 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2012, xxvi, 662. ISBN 9780123741349. info
  • VARGOVÁ, Lenka and Libor PÁČ. Anatomie pro antropology II Splanchnologie (Anatomy for Students of Anthropology II Splanchnology). Brno: Nadace Universitas, Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 178 pp. Pamoráma antropologie, svazek 36. ISBN 978-80-7204-616-4. info
  • HORÁČKOVÁ, Ladislava. Anatomie pro antropology I. Pohybový systém. 1. vyd. Brno: Nadace Universitas; Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2007, 170 pp. Panoráma antropologie - biologické - sociální - kulturní. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie a "příbuzných oborů"; sv. 34. ISBN 978-80-7204-558-7. Online knihkupectví Munipress info
  • BASS, William M. Human osteology : a laboratory and field manual. 5th ed. Columbia, Mo.: Missouri Archaeological Society, 2005, xviii, 365. ISBN 9780943414966. info
  • WHITE, T. D. and Pieter A. FOLKENS. The human bone manual. Boston: Elsevier Academic, 2005, xx, 464. ISBN 0120884674. URL info
  • Anatomie zubů a chrupu. Edited by Milan Dokládal. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita-Lékařská fakulta, 1994, 121 s. ISBN 80-210-0999-3. info
Teaching methods
Practical exercises supplemented by an introductory lecture. The course will take place every week. At the beginning of each exercise, it is necessary to take an entrance quiz on the topic being discussed.
Assessment methods
Final credit test. During the course, it is necessary to pass 2 tests on the material discussed. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory quiz on the topic being discussed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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