Naslov
The Scope of Physiological Anthropology and the Future Perspectives

Autori
Muftić, Osman

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The Fourth International Congress on Physiological Anthropology / Rudan, Pavao - Zagreb : Med-Info Consulting d.d,, 1998, 51-52

Skup
The Fourth International Congress on Physiological Anthropology

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.09.1998. - 10.09.1998

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
physiological anthropology; human movement; biomechanical model

Sažetak
As the introduction to this work is given a brief review of customary branching of anthropology into physical, linguistic, cultural, social and applied anthropology. The closest branch to the physiological anthropology seems to be physical anthropology, which is very often mentioned as bioanthropology, and also applied anthropology. According to the meaning of the work physiology this branch of biology dealing with functions and vital processes of living organisms of their parts and organs. From this point of view physiological anthropology should have the main scope to investigate various characteristics of the human beings, and how different parts or organs of an organism work together to achieve a particular function. For example, all kinds of human movement are consequences of muscle contraction that occurs through action of chemical messengers produced by nerves that supply the muscle. On the other side, the description of the human movement is the task of biomechanics, which depends among other on the distribution of the masses during the motion. On that way the complete motion is controlled by means of physiology in mind. Our biomechanical feeling of the forces is some kind of relation of our mind to the kinesthesis and proprioception, because mans sense of movement depends upon his own activity. Feeling of force is the only concept of sensory physiology that is used likewise in physics. The work is concluded with some modest ideas of future possibilities in the field of physiological anthropology, as for example is the development of different new kinds of biomechanical models on a structure and function of the locomotive system of the human beings, involving anatomy, physiology, anthropometry and cybernetics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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