PřF:Bi6125 Principles of anthropometry - Course Information
Bi6125 Principles of anthropometry
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2015
The course is not taught in Spring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Pavel Bláha, CSc. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Jan Šmarda, CSc.
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
- Wed 13:00–14:50 D36/347
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Antropogenetics)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course the student will be able to use somatometric metods and will be able organise anthropological surweys and to work with anthropometric data.
- Syllabus
- 1. Definition of physical anthropology, main streams.
- 2. Basic instrumentory of anthropological investigation. a) for antropometric investigation, b) for somatoscopic investigation
- 3.Basic methods of antropological surweys Transverzal, longitudinal, semilongitudinal, populations, professional etc.
- 4.Basic methods -Somatometric, somatoskopic
- 5.Somatometry a) kraniometric landmarks, b) somatometric landmarks on body c) kraniometric dimensions of head
- 6.Somatoscopy Basic somatoscopic evaluations a) descriptional traits on head b) ear, hairs, eye c) descritional traits on body, antropological photography - usage in forensic sciences.
- 7. Methods of determination of body fat Kaliperation, types of kalipers (Best, Harpenden, Lange, Somet, SK typ), radiography, ultrasound, hydrostatic weighting, hydrometry, neutron activated analysis etc. Skinfolds -
- 8. Body composition Somatometric and other methods. Matiegka's equations, computing of individual components of body composition. Indieces of body weight.
- 9. Typology History of typology, methods - Kretschmer, Tanner, Škerlj, Blažek, Seldon, Heath-Carter .
- 10.Somatic developemnt childhood - preshool age, school age etc., evakluation of growth, indieces /SD skore, Z-score/, Perka's natural indieces, McCall's criterion), growth curves, growth speed.
- 11.Secular trend, akceleration Factors influencing these trends, contemporary estate in there trends in Czech population.
- 12.Stability and predictability of development Predictability of development of body parameters, prediction of body height - methods.
- 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
- Teaching methods
- lectures + practical training
- Assessment methods
- credited course - oral discussion and practical exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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