Bi5120c Physical anthropology practical training

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Chocholová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Buriánková Fialová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Falk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Chocholová
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 21 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/21, only registered: 22/21
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will be able to: - identify bones of human skeleton, determine age and sex in adults - describe somatoscopic signs on the head and on the body - professionally remove fingerprints and determine their patterns and indexes by lines - correctly measure body dimensions on the human body - calculate the body size indexes and to calculate the body mass indexes - to determine the somatotype
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 (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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