Human Bone Practical Skills 2

ARC00050M

Module leader: Malin Holst

Module Overview

This module will provide hands-on experience of human skeletal anatomy and in particular will provide experience of metric analyses and in the description and differential diagnosis of disease and trauma.

As the module builds on to Human Bones Practicals 1, it is preferable if students choosing HB2 have either completed HB1 or have previously done a human bone module, covering osteology and basic pathology. If neither of these apply students should contact the module leader well in advance for suggested reading to bring them up to speed.

Aims

In this practical course we will be looking at the skeleton in detail.

You will obtain an insight into basic disease categories and their different skeletal manifestations.
You will also become familiar with cremated bone and be able to identify bone fragment.
You will learn to measure bones precisely and be able to apply the same standard as a group.
You will learn to identify non-metric traits

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

Be aware of the methods and accuracy required to measure skeletal remains
Be able to apply simple statistical methods
Be familiar with the different disease categories.
Be provided with an insight into how diseases spread and what effect they may have on a population
Consider prevalence rates and what they mean
Learn which diseases cause which types of lesions
Learn how to describe the lesions
Further develop practical skills with regard to handling and assessing human skeletal remains
Be to fill out a skeletal report in which you will estimate age and sex, determine stature, record the dentition and identify pathology.