Techniques of measuring the parameters of body health

What is a pulse point?

• Location where the heart is beating

• Location where the blood is flowing in the arteries

• Location where arteries are very close to skin surface

• Location where veins are very close to skin surface

Can we measure any pulse at the location as shown in the diagram?

• Yes

• No

What is pulse rate?

• The number of times the heart beats in one minute.

• The number of times the arteries create a noticeable pulse in one minute

• None of the above

What is the unit of measuring pulse rate?

• degree Celsius (^oC)

• frequency (Hz)

• beats per minute (bpm)

• millimetres of mercury (mm Hg)

Athlete has lower pulse rate than normal people.

• True

• False

You will have lower pulse rate when you are jogging but higher pulse rate when you are running.

• True

• False

• Both jogging and running will give same pulse rate

True or False, Obesity is defined as having excess body fat?

• True
• False

True or False,  Healthy lifestyle choices can lower the risk of being obese?

• True
• False

The amount of calories a person should eat depends on:  

• height, weight, and athletic ability
• age, activity level, and gender
• age, height, and gender
• athletic ability, hair color, eye color

BMI stands for:

• Body Medical Imaging
• Be Motivated Internally
• Body Mass Internally
• Body Mass Index