Bi6868 Evolution of Human Skeletal System

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Václav Vančata, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Mořkovský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
In order to inscribe into the course it is requested to complete the course Anatomy for Anthropologists I-III and pass out the exam.
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 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to provide a complete overview of morphology, structure and composition of human skeletal system. At the end of the course the student should be able to: summarize the factors influencing the morphogenesis during the pre- and post-natal development; describe the elements, structure and composition of human bone tissue; explain the principles of growth, development and maturation of human skeleton; describe the metabolism and biomechanics of human bones; decide on the sex of an individual based on the sexual dimorphism of human skeletal system; explain the variability of the skeletal system; recognize the varieties and pathologies of the skeletal system; interpret the evolutionary and culturally-induced skeletal modifications; describe the macro- and micro-evolutionary trends.
Syllabus
  • 1) Essentials of Skeletal Systems, Systematic Approach to Studies of Human Skeleton, Types of Bones 2) Structure and Components of Human Bone Tissue 3) Ontogenesis of Human Bones - Pre-natal stages 4) Ontogenesis of Human Bones - Post-natal stages 5) Metabolism of Human Bone Tissue 6) Biomechanics of Human Bones 7) Biological Essentials of Sexual Dimorphism in Human Skeleton 8) Plasticity and Variability of Human Skeleton (visual, metric, morphometric traits) 9) Pathology of Human Skeletal System 10) Culturally-induced Modification of Skeletal System 11) Taphonomy of Human Skeleton 12) Dental Anthropology 13) Evolutionary Strategies and Evolutionary Scars in Human Skeleton (bipedism, verticalization, parturition scars)
Literature
  • Borovanský, L. (1936): Pohlavní rozdíly na lebce člověka. Česká akademie věd a umění.
  • Arnott, R. - Funger, S. - Smith, C. (2003): Trepanation - History, Discovery, Theory. Sweets & Zeitlinger Publishers. Lisse. Netherlands.
  • LANGDON, John H. The human strategy : an evolutionary perspective on human anatomy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, xix, 358. ISBN 019516735X. URL info
  • HORÁČKOVÁ, Ladislava, Eugen STROUHAL and Lenka VARGOVÁ. Základy paleopatologie (Bases of Palaepathology). Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 260 pp. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie. ISBN 80-7204-274-2. info
  • ORTNER, Donald J. Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2003, xiii, 645. ISBN 0125286287. info
  • Úvod do biomechaniky pohybového systému člověka. Edited by Miroslav Janura. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003, 84 s. ISBN 8024406446. info
  • KŘEN, Jiří and Přemysl JANÍČEK. Biomechanika. Edited by Josef Rosenberg. 2. vyd. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2001, 380 s. ISBN 8070827920. info
  • SCHEUER, Louise and Sue M. BLACK. Developmental juvenile osteology. Illustrated by Angela Christie. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2000, x, 587. ISBN 0126240000. info
  • HILLSON, Simon. Dental anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xv, 373 s. ISBN 0-521-56439-5. info
  • Forensic taphonomy :the postmortem fate of human remains. Edited by William D. Haglund - Marcella H. Sorg. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1996, xxvii, 636. ISBN 0-8493-9434-1. info
  • Human variability and plasticity. Edited by Barry Bogin - C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xiv, 241. ISBN 0521453992. info
  • Embryologie pro pediatry :učebnice pro lékařské fakulty. Edited by Zdeněk Vacek. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1992, 313 s., ba. ISBN 80-7066-562-9. info
  • ORTNER, Donald J. and Walter G. J. PUTSCHAR. Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, xi, 488 s. ISBN 0-87474-728-7. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is cocluded with a written exam. The exam includes 50 questions, which are divided into questions with free answers and multiple-choice test answers. To pass the exam 60 % of correct answers are required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.