Bi6123 Auxology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Falk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Falk, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:50 D36/347
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is an explanation of common regularities of growth, control, and inheritance of growth in humans in ontogeny. Principles of skeletal growth and common theory of growth. Excessive and low weight. Clinical applications. Problems of evaluation and interpretation of auxological data. Secular changes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will understand the dynamics of growth of a child with respect to the genetic determination. Development of proportionality of a child and synchronization of developmental processes.
Syllabus
  • 1)growth and its determinants, interindividual and intersexual variability of growth
  • 2)primáry aspects of growth – ossification and growth of bones of postcranial skeleton, skeletal morphogenesis
  • 3)common theory of growth, Utah paradigma
  • 4)hormonal regulation of growth
  • 5)genetic conditionality of growth, heritability, genetic growth potential, constitutional variants of growth, predictive procedures
  • 6)Evaluation and interpretation of auxological data, growth curves – types, construction, description, growth spurts
  • 7)dynamics of growth, alometric and izometric growth, growth of somatic parameters, changes in body proporcionality
  • 8)biological age, korelates of skeletal age
  • 9)ontogenetic development of child, synchronisation of developemntal proceses
  • 10)development of weight parameters, specifics of evaluation of these parameters in childhood, developmental corelates of weight and degrees of adiposity, adiposity reboud, prevalence of overweight, obesity and low weight
  • 11)clinical applications of principles of auxology, standard – pathology, developental acceleration/retardation, adaptive growth
  • 12)methods of collection of data, processing and interpretation of auxological data – growth normatives, secular changes.
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
  • Study of children somatotype changes at the age of puberty :a longitudinal observation. Edited by Jarmila Riegerová. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1994, 89 s. ISBN 8070674334. info
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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