Body Composition Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
Q

What are the major structural components

A

Muscle
Fat
Bone

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2
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Fat stored in bone marrow, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, intenstines, muscles, and lipid rich tissue of CNS

A

Essential Fat

Males: 3%

Females: 12%

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3
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In female, essential fat includes

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sex specific/characteristic fat.

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4
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fat that accumulates in adipose tissue?

A

storage fat

female 15%
males 12%

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5
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contains small % of essential fat stores within CNS bone marrow and internal organs?

no fat at all?

A

Lean body mass

Fat free mass

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6
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females with low body fat increase chance of

A

delayed onset of menstruation
irregular cycles

increased risk of MS injury during vigorous exercise.

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7
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for bodyfat and menstruation, 17% is for

22% is

A

onset of menstruation

to sustain normal cycle.

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8
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If body fat is to low, body senses energy reserves are inadequate to sustain

A

pregnancy

hormonal disturbances are triggered with low body fat.

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9
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hormone made by fat cells which regulates amount of fat stored in body. “satiety” hormone

A

Leptin.

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10
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critical blood leptin level necessary to trigger

A

reproductive ability in females.

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11
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leptin is mediator b/w

A

adipose tissue and gonads.

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12
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onset of menarche is closely related with achievement of

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certain body weight or percent body fat.

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13
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females who start training early show lower lifetime occurrences of

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CA in breast/ovaries.

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14
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women who workout 4 hours a week decrease risk of CA by

why?

A

50%

less production of estrogen over lifetime.

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15
Q

losing weight can prevent 1 of __ cancers.

can account for what percentages.

A

6

14% men

20% female.

men is pancreas/liver/prostate/stomach.

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16
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there is no link between excess fat and

A

brain skin or bladder CA

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17
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what are the somatotypes

A

ectomorph
mesomorph
endomorph

18
Q

derived from body mass and stature

19
Q

BMI classifications?

A

18.5-24.9 normal
25-29.9 overweight
>29.9 obese

20
Q

duration of exercise has effect on

21
Q

what alters body comp?

A

circuit-resistance

22
Q

weight loss occurs with how much work?

A

5x per week

500-1000 cal/ 300 mins.

23
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more lean tissue is lost when body mass is reduced by

24
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aerobic exercise shrinks

25
excess weight gain parallels with ____ more than ___
reduced activity increased caloric intake.
26
Is spot reduction possible
hell naw.
27
excess enlargement of body's total quantity of fat or excess storage of energy in adipose tissue
Obesity. men above 20% women above 30%
28
in last 30 years, obesity has
tripled.
29
if ur obese as a child, how likely will u be obese as adult?
3x more.
30
how much weight do women put on between 24-34
30 lbs.
31
what are some biochemical factors of obesity
DIT Fidgeting Basal Body Temp Brown Fat
32
About 25% of variation of body fat and total fat determined by what about the 30%
genetics. cultural effect.
33
overweight and obesity are associated with increased overall
rate of death
34
obesity is an independent and powerful risk factor of
heart disease
35
male pattern of obesity? female?
upper body/abs lower body/hips/thighs
36
Upper body obesity at risk for
``` CAD HTN Stroke elevated blood lipid Diabetes. ```
37
where is there more metabolically active fat?
upper body.
38
structural diff in adipose tissue in obese vs non obese is
cell number. 25-30 billion (non obese) 260 billion obese
39
only form of exercise to shrink fat cells
aerobic exercise
40
Extremes of dietary protein cause suppression of appetite through
reliance of lipid metabolism and ketone formation.
41
hazards of high protein diet
bad for kidney and liver electrolyte imbalance lean-tissue loss
42
ketogenic diets emphasize
CHO restriction.