Chapter 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
A low-to-medium percentage of body fat, medium-to-large bone size, and a large amount of muscle mass and size. Healthy kid
Mesomorph
A low percentage of body fat, small bone size, and a small amount if muscle mass and size. Scrawny kid
Ectomorph
High percentage of body fat, large bone size, and a small amount of muscle mass and size. Fat kid
Endomorph
Is the combined weight of bone, muscle, and connective tissue
Lean body weight
A way to assess body size in relation to your height and weight
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Is a condition in which a person is heaving than the standard weight range for his or her height
Overweight
Person’s ratio of body fat to lean muscle mass is excessively high
Obesity
The minimum amount of body fat
Essential fat
Having a percentage of body far that is below the acceptable range for your age and gender
Excessive leanness
Carrying too much body fat for your age or gender
Overfat
The total number of calories you take in from food
Calorie intake
The total number of calories you burn or expend
Calorie expenditure
The process by which the body converts calories from food to energy
Metabolism
The amount of calories you expend for body processes while are rest
Resting metabolic rate (RMR)
The distance around a body part
Girth
