Body Composition Test

Question 1

body build is also called ______

Answer 1

somatype

Question 2

the form or structure of the body

Answer 2

somatype or body build

Question 3

fatness

Answer 3

endomorphy

Question 4

muscularity

Answer 4

mesomorphy

Question 5

linearity

Answer 5

ectomorphy

Question 6

body size is determined by:

Answer 6

height and weight

Question 7

body composition refers to _______

Answer 7

chemical composition of the body

Question 8

chemical composition of the body is made up by two things

Answer 8

fat mass and fat free mass

Question 9

predominance of soft roundness and large digestive viscera

Answer 9

endomorphy

Question 10

predominance of muscle, bone, and connective tissue

Answer 10

mesomorphy

Question 11

predominance of linearity and fragility

Answer 11

ectomorphy

Question 12

metropolitan life insurance company’s height/weight tables

Answer 12

the percentage above or below recommended body weight based on gender, age, and height

Question 13

body mass index (BMI) equation

Answer 13

weight (kg) x height (m^2)

Question 14

problems with the met. life co. height/weight table?

Answer 14

no way to tell actual body composition (a muscular person or one with dense bones could be classified as obese or at risk)

Question 15

what is BMI good for?

Answer 15

primarily an epidemiological tool (for population research)

similar problem as height-weight tables don’t take into account relative muscularity and bone density

Question 16

BMI=

Answer 16

kg/m^2

Question 17

BMI is not good for:

Answer 17

calculating fitness or health or an individual

Question 18

Chemical and Anatomical models of body composition are found how

Answer 18

through autopsy only

Question 19

Behnke (2 component model) is not practical because……

Answer 19

fat vs. lean body fat (including essential fat)

Question 20

2 component model

Answer 20

most practical way to measure body composition (fat mass vs. fat free mass)