Bi8121 Functional anthropology

Faculty of Science
spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslava Přidalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
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
  • Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Antropobiology and Antropogenetics)
Course objectives
The students will be trained in selected anthropological methods that enable to evalutate of scope of indivivdual physical activities.
Learning outcomes
Aim of the course is to make students familiar with selected methods that enable to evalutate of scope of indivivdual physical activities.
Syllabus
  • 1.Functional anthropology and use of methods of functional anthropology and practical use of these methods.
  • 2.List of basic anthropological methods - anthropometric methods, anthroposcopic methods, instrumentarium.
  • 3.Basic anthropometric landmarks, lengths, widths and circumferential parameters, skin folds.
  • 4. Frequetly used dimensions and indieces. Its interpretation. Special methods for evaluation of development of an individual.
  • 5.Body composition and its determination.
  • 6.Evalutation of body constitution, typological schools. Heath-Carter typology - determination of somatotype.
  • 7.Motoric abilities. Realtionship between typology and motorics.
  • 8.Evaluation of optimal weight, growth and proportionality of development. Evalutaiton of stability and predictability of development.
  • 9.Locomotive system, body posture and possibilites of evalutation of muscle functions.
  • 10.Locomotive stereothypes from point of view of modern kineziology.
  • 11.Health, fitness, risk factors of health demage in relation to selected parameters of functional anthropology. Obesity and possibilities of its evaluation.
  • 12.Morphology and function of foot.
  • 13.Function diagnostics from point of view selected physiological parameters.
Literature
  • Další literatura viz informace učitele
  • PŘIDALOVÁ, Miroslava. Funkční anatomie I. Edited by Jarmila Riegerová. Vyd. 2. Olomouc: Hanex, 2008, 209 s. ISBN 808578338X. info
  • 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
  • Diagnostika pohybového systému : metody vyšetření, primární prevence, prostředky pohybové terapie : sborník IV. mezinárodní konference v oboru funkční antropologie a zdravotní výchovy 24.8.-25.8.2000. Edited by Jarmila Riegerová. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 2000, 209 s. ISBN 8024402122. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2018, recent)
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