body composition Flashcards
1
Q
what are the four ways to look at body composition
A
health and disease
performance
appearance
longevity
2
Q
what is the body composition definition
A
body’s relative amounts of fat mass and fat free mass
3
Q
what is essential fat
A
fat that is crucial for normal body functioning
4
Q
what is non-essential fat
A
adipose tissue
5
Q
what is fat free mass
A
any non-fat components such as bone, skeletal muscle etc
6
Q
what is fat mass
A
strictly of fat
7
Q
what are the three types of somatotypes
A
mesomorph
ectomorph
endomorph
8
Q
what does mesomorph mean
A
physically fit
9
Q
what does endomorph mean
A
fat
10
Q
what does ectomorph mean
A
thin
