(DONE) lecture 2 must remember cards

Question 1

storage fat

• stored in?
• location
• why is it stored?

Answer 1

• adipose tissue
• under skin, abdominal cavity, around certain organs
• energy supply purposes

Question 2

storage fat in

• females
• males

Answer 2

• females: 15%

- males: 12%

Question 3

essential fat in

• females
• males

Answer 3

• females: 12%

- 3%

Question 4

what is adipose tissue? (2)

Answer 4

• storehouse for fat

- endocrine organ that secretes peptides and non peptides to trigger changes in the body

Question 5

changes associated with aging in a prosperous industrialised society

Answer 5

• increased fat mass
• decreased muscle mass(sarcopenia)
• decreased bone mass