Bi4340c Human biology - practical training

Faculty of Science
Spring 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Bi4340c/01: Mon 12:00–13:50 PBZ,01031a, K. Boberová
Bi4340c/02: Mon 14:00–15:50 PBZ,01031a, K. Boberová
Bi4340c/03: Mon 16:00–17:50 PBZ,01031a, K. Boberová
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and apply the methods used in skeletal anthropology and methods used for studies of living human.
Syllabus
  • Human skeleton and human dentition. Anatomical terminology. Types of bones of human skeleton. Determination of individual bones and teeth.
  • Sex and age estimation from skeletal material (morphoscopical, morphometric methods).
  • Homo floresiensis.
  • Dermatoglyphics. Dermatoglyphic patterns, fingerprints.
  • Anthropometry.Basic physical parameters and indexes.
  • Body composition. Methods of estimation body composition. BMI, FMI, Rohrer´s index, WHR index.
  • Typology. History of typology. Variability of body types.
  • Somatoscopy. Descriptive marks on head (forehead area, nose area, lips and chin area, eyes area, auricle area, hair and beard). Descriptive marks on body (chest, upper limb, lower limb).
Literature
    recommended 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
  • FETTER, Vojtěch. Antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1967, 704 s. info
Teaching methods
practical training
Assessment methods
fulfilling requirements
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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