PřF:Bi6121 Anthropological methods II

Bi6121 Basic anthropological methods II

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity

0/3/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

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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

Human Biology and Paleogenetics (programme PřF, B-EMB)
Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Antropobiology and Antropogenetics)

Course objectives

Aim of the course is to introduce students with somatometry, somatoscopy and with somatotype evaluation.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course studens will be able to use somatometrical methods and evaluate body composition and compute most important body indices.

Syllabus

1. Introduction - history and contemporary perspective of development of methods
2. Divergence of methods of biological anthropology
 sensual investigation
 investigation by physical instruments
 functional examination (fyziological, biochemical, chemical)
3. Anamnesis
 importance of position in a survey
4. Somatometry
 basic aspects, unification of methods, value
 somatometric laboratory
 instrumentarium (anthropometric instruments)
 procedure of measurement, condition
5. Anthropometric landmarks
 at body
 at skull
 at ear
6. Measurement of height measures and spanning of arms
7. Measurement of latitudinal and depth measures and dimensions of thorax
8. Measurement of length and latitudinal measures at upper extremity
9. Measurement of length and latitudinal measures at lower exremity
10. Measurement of circumerences of body
11. Amount of weight, skin folds, analysis of body mass
12. Indieces and its definitions

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
FETTER, Vojtěch. Antropologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1967, 704 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures and practical demonstrations

Assessment methods

written exam and practical exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.