BodyComp Quiz

Everyone needs to have some fat in their body.

• True

• False

The fat that is needed for optimal health is called:

• adipose fat

• essential fat

• excess fat

Calipers are used to measure the amount of fat that lies beneath the layer of skin. This fat is called:

• adipose fat

• essential fat

• excess fat

Body composition is divided into two categories, one of which is body fat. The other is called:

• bones

• water

• lean weight

BMI tests assign a risk based on:

• gender and height

• height and weight

• frame size

Skinfold tests use which piece of equipment?

• scale

• tape measure

• calipers

Skinfold measurements are taken at the same location for guys and for girls.

• True

• False

When using bioimpedence, what do you need to enter into the scale before stepping onto it?

• height and weight

• gender and weight

• gender and height

Measurements at the elbow help to determine which of the following?

• frame size

• BMI

• circumference risk

Having high amounts of adipose fat will increase your chances of developing:

• cardiovascular disease

• arthritis

• all of these