COMP 444 FINAL REVIEWED EXAM
What are 2 types of fat mass? - CORRECT ANSWER-essential
fat
storage fat
What is included in Lean Body Mass? - CORRECT ANSWERmuscle, bone, essential fat, etc.
What is fat free mass? - CORRECT ANSWER-body mass
devoid of all fat
= LBM - essential fat
What is th...
What are 2 types of fat mass? - CORRECT ANSWER-essential
fat
storage fat
What is included in Lean Body Mass? - CORRECT ANSWER-
muscle, bone, essential fat, etc.
What is fat free mass? - CORRECT ANSWER-body mass
devoid of all fat
= LBM - essential fat
What is the minimal leanness standards for males and
females? - CORRECT ANSWER-males, 3-5% essential body
fat
females, 8-12% essential body fat
Why do we measure body composition? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- indication of general health
- indication for disease and mortality risk
- sport specific => increase LBM to improve athletic
performance
, What is the %BF normative values for males and females ages
18-34? - CORRECT ANSWER-males mid value is 13%
females mid value is 28%
Does body fat predict all-cause mortality? - CORRECT
ANSWER-more so in males than females
Does body fat predict performance in older adults? -
CORRECT ANSWER-measure of adiposity (WC, FM and %BF)
is strongly associated with physical performance 10 years later
in older adults
What is a direct assessment of body composition? - CORRECT
ANSWER-chemical analysis refers to dissolving body tissue
into fat and non fat components
What is an indirect assessment of body comp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-based on quantitative assumptions, sometimes
calibrated against direct measure
DXA
Bod Pod
all of these estimate body density which can then be used to
predict %BF
What is the Gold standard for indirect body comp? - CORRECT
ANSWER-DXA
What is a doubly indirect method of measuring body comp? -
CORRECT ANSWER-calibrated against indirect measure
regression equations developed to predict body density or %
BF from technique
bioelectric impedance analysis
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