Course: Human Biology for Anthropology Students

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Course title Human Biology for Anthropology Students
Course code KSA/BACL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Friedl Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the APM programme and to the human biology. 2. Introduction to the human inheritance and origins of variation (structure of DNA, replication, transcription, introns and exons, splicing, mRNA, translation, tRNA, triplets and coding of aminoacids, proteosynthesis, primary to quaternary structure of proteins, protein function). 3. Genetic mechanisms of human variation (chromosomes, mutations, gene linking, crossing over, postreproductive sources of human variation). 4. Mendelian inheritance and its expression into the phenotype. 5. Population genetics, allel distribution, polymorphisms, microevolutionary forces. 6. Cell, cell cycle, mitosis, cell function in relation to inheritance. 7. Reproductive system, meiosis and the production of gametes, fertilization and how it relates to genetic mechanisms of human variation. 8. Prenatal ontogenesis, parturition, postnatal growth and development in various environmenst. 9. Hormonal regulation of physiological processes. Immune system. 10. Nervous regulation (reflex arc, from a neuron to the spinal cord). 11. Brain, its evolution and function of its constituent parts. 12. Population specificity of the cardiovascular system in relation to the environment. 13. Digestive, pulmonary, and excretory systems and their relation to regulating mechanisms.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study of literature, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
odborné znalosti je nepředpokládají
Skills
porozumět a interpretovat odborný text v českém jazyce
porozumět a interpretovat odborný text v anglickém jazyce
learning outcomes
Knowledge
popsat a charakterizovat základy anatomie a fyziologie člověka
charakterizovat a popsat zdroje variability člověka
popsat a vysvětlit biologické podmínění některých společenských jevů
Skills
vysvětlit principy lidské biologie a genetiky včetně jejich realizace v ontogenezi
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Textual studies
Skills
Practicum
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Biologie pro psychology a pedagogy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-924-0.
  • Brdička, Radim. Lidský genom na rozhraní tisíciletí. Praha : Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0118-9.
  • Machová, Jitka. Biologie člověka pro učitele. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-7184-867-0.
  • Nečásek, Jan. Genetika. 1. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 1993. ISBN 80-85827-04-2.
  • Rokyta, Richard. Fyziologie pro bakalářská studia v medicíně, přírodovědných a tělovýchovných oborech. Vyd. 1. Praha : ISV, 2000. ISBN 80-85866-45-5.
  • Silbernagl, Stefan; Despopoulos, Agamemnon. Atlas fyziologie člověka : 6. vydání, zcela přepracované a rozšířené. Vyd. 3. české. Praha : Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0630-X.
  • Šmahel, Zbyněk. Principy, teorie a metody auxologie. 1. vyd. V Praze : Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0295-4.
  • ŠMARDA, J. Člověk v proudu dědičnosti, geny v lidském zdraví a nemoci. Praha, 1999.
  • Vacek, Zdeněk. Embryologie pro pediatry : učebnice pro lékařské fakulty. 2.vyd., dopl. Praha : Karolinum, 1992. ISBN 80-7066-562-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Anthropology of Past Populations (16-4) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter