chapter 11 lesson 4 Flashcards
Anthropometry
The field of study of the measurement of living humans for the purpose of understanding human physical variation on size, weight and proportion
Body Mass Index
The measurement of a persons weight relative to his or her height. which is used to estimate the risks of obesity
Circumference measurement
The measurement that determines the overall dimension of a body segment which can be used to estimate body composition or the prevalence of obesity.
waist circumference
A measurement that represents the narrowest circumference taken around the midline of the body at the approximate height of the umbilicus.
Waist to hip ratio
the relative score expressing the ration of the waist circumference to the hip circumference which correlates to the risk for developing cardiovascular disease
Gluteal fold
The area where the fold of the buttocks joins the back of the thigh.
where do you measure the neck
adams apple
where do you measure the chest
the fullest part of the chest
where do you measure the waist
measure at the narrowest point of the waist. below rib cage, above pelvic bone
how do you measure the hips
widest part of the buttocks
how do you measure the thigh
legs are 4 inches apart measuring the thickest part of there thighs
how do you measure the calve muscle
measure the calf at the fullest part taken between the ankle and the knee.
how do you measure the arm
measure the upper arm at the fullest part, taken at midpoint between the shoulder and elbow
skin fold measurements
a technique used to estimate body fat in which calipers are used to pinch the skin in certain areas of the body
Jackson and Pollock 7-Site protocol
Measures the thickness of skinfolds at seven different places within the body to estimate body fat percentage.
Jackson and Pollock 3-Site protocol
Measures the thickness of skinfolds at three different places within the body to estimate body fat percentage.
Four-site Durnin– Womersley protocol
Measures the thickness of skinfolds at four different places (biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac) within the body to estimate body fat percentage.
Jackson and Pollock Seven-Site Measurement Men
Chest, mid-axillary, subscapular, triceps, abdomen, suprailiac, thigh
Jackson and Pollock Seven-Site Measurement Women
Chest, mid-axillary, subscapular, triceps, abdomen, suprailiac, thigh
Jackson and Pollock Three-Site Measurement Men
Chest, abdomen, thigh
Jackson and Pollock Three-Site Measurement
Women
Triceps, suprailiac, thigh
Durnin–Womersley Four-Site Measurement Men
Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac
Women
Durnin–Womersley Four-Site Measurement
Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
A body composition assessment technique that estimates body fat percentage by measuring the resistance to the flow of electrical currents introduced into the body.
what does BIA stand for
bioelectrical impedance analysis
Archimedes’ principle
The assumption stating that the volume of fluid displaced is equivalent to the volume of an object fully immersed in that fluid or to the specific fraction of the volume below the surface.
