This course examines biological changes of the human body from birth to old age, using a systems approach to document and evaluate populational patterns of growth and development. It emphasizes methods used in bioarchaeology to estimate chronological age from calcified tissue and problems associated with senescence (i.e., osteoarthritis and osteoporosis). Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Any one of the following: Anthropology 1020E, 1026F/G, Sociology 1020, 1021E, Biology 1225, 1290B, the former Biology 1222, 1223, 026, Health Sciences 1001A/B and Health Sciences 1002A/B; or the former Health Sciences 1000. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. back to top
