PřF:Bi5120c Anthropology pract. training - Course Information
Bi5120c Physical anthropology practical training
Faculty of Sciencespring 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. et Mgr. Kristýna Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Buriánková Fialová, 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: Mgr. et Mgr. Kristýna Brzobohatá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- Bi5120c/01: Thu 12:00–13:50 D36/209, K. Brzobohatá
Bi5120c/02: Thu 15:00–16:50 D36/209, D. Buriánková Fialová - 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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 40 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. Calculation of MNI (minimum and maximum number of individuals).
- 4.Somatoscopy.Descriptive characters on the head. Descriptive characters on the body.
- 5.Dermatoglyphics.Fingerprinting. Evaluation of fingerprints.Fingerprints and chromosomal aberrations.
- 6. Anthropometry. Measurement of basic body measurements, counting indexes. Anthropological researches in Czech republic.
- 7. Composition of the human body. Evaluation of optimal weight (BMI, FMI, Rohrer index, WHR index).
- 8. 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
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (spring 2018, recent)
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