Chapter 4 - Body Composition

Question 1

Body composition

Answer 1

The fat and non-fat components of the human body; important in assessing recommended body weight

Question 2

Percent body fat

Answer 2

Proportional amount of fat in the body based on the person’s total weight; also termed fat mass

Question 3

Lean body mass

Answer 3

Body weight without body fat

Question 4

Recommended body weight

Answer 4

Body weigh at which there seems to be no harm to human health; healthy weight

Question 5

Overweight

Answer 5

An excess amount of weight against a given standard, such as height or recommended percent body fat

Question 6

Obesity

Answer 6

An excessive accumulation of body fat, usually at least 30 percent above recommended body weight

Question 7

Essential fat

Answer 7

Minimal amount of body fat needed for normal physiological functionals; constitutes about 3 percent of total weight in men and 12 percent in women

Question 8

Storage fat

Answer 8

Body fat in excess of essential fat; stored in adipose tissue

Question 9

Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Answer 9

Method to assess body composition that uses very low-dose beams of x-ray energy to measure total body fat mass, fat distribution pattern, and bone density

Question 10

Hydrostatic weighing

Answer 10

Underwater technique to assess body composition; considered the most accurate of the body composition assessment techniques

Question 11

Aquaphobic

Answer 11

Having a fear of water

Question 12

Air displacement

Answer 12

Technique to assess body composition by calculating the body volume from the air replaced by the individual sitting inside a small chamber

Question 14

Anthropometric measurement

Answer 14

Techniques to measure body girths at different sites

Question 15

Skinfold thickness

Answer 15

Technique to assess body composition by measuring a double thickness of skin at specific body sites

Question 16

Subcutaneous fat

Answer 16

Deposits of fat directly under the skin

Question 17

Girth measurements

Answer 17

Technique to assess body composition by measuring circumferences at specific body sites

Question 17

Bod Pod

Answer 17

Commercial name of the equipment used to assess body composition through the air displacement technique

Question 18

Bioelectrical impedance

Answer 18

Technique to assess body composition by running a weak electrical current through the body

Question 19

Body mass index (BMI)

Answer 19

Technique to determine thinness and excessive fatness that incorporates height and weight to estimate critical fat values at which the risk for disease increases

Question 20

Underweight

Answer 20

Extremely low body weight

Question 21

Android obesity

Answer 21

Obesity pattern seen in individuals who tend to store fat in the trunk or abdominal area

Question 22

Gynoid obesity

Answer 22

Obesity pattern seen in people who store fat primarily around the hips and thighs

Question 23

Waist circumference

Answer 23

A waist girth measurement to assess potential risk for disease based on intra-abdominal fat content