BMR Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

underweight: <18.5 normal: 18.5-24.9 overweight: 25-29.9 obese: 30-39.9 morbid obese: >40 - Classifications of BMIs -not an indication of body composition -it may overestimate body fat in athletes and others that have a muscular build -it may underestimate body fat in older persons and other who have less muscle/bone mass - Limitations to BMIs - Health risks associated with high BMI -as harmful as obesity - Health risks associated with low BMI -densitometry -anthropometry -con...

What are the only animals to lack symmetry? - Answer-Sponges What are the 2 types of symmetry? - Answer-radial and bilateral What is radial symmetry? - Answer-symmetry around a central axis (can be any halves on a 2-D plane) think of how you cut a pizza, an example can be a sea anemone. What is bilateral symmetry? - Answer-Right and left halves that are mirror images How do small unicellular organisms take in nutrients? - Answer-diffusion Why is cell size constrained? - Answer-Surface-to-v...

Where does the energy come from that we use for physical activity? - Energy mainly comes from the sun. The plants and animals, which we eat, prove us with nutrients we need for energy. Define homeostasis? - Maintenance of a constant internal temperature in the body What is metabolism? - Biochemical processes within a living organism that sustain life List and define the two phases of metabolism - Phase1: Catabolism (breakdown) Phase2: Anabolism (Build-up) What is BMR and how does it rel...

NUTR 280 Final exam JMU Theimer 2024 BMI < 25 kg/m -Answer-No weight loss needed BMI > 30 kg/m -Answer-weight loss recommended Losing 5% to 15% of body weight -Answer-significantly reduces health risks associated with being overweight or obese Weight loss should be gradual -Answer-1/2 to 2 lbs/week; equates to 500 calories reduction per day Severe calorie restriction -Answer-leads to lower BMR and lead to loss of body proteins and water If you lose weight rapidly -Answer-you're m...

Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) - Answer- True The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: - Answer- Homeostasis BMR stands for - Answer- basal metabolic rate Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - Answer- True A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - Answer- True The preferred unit in metabolic studies ...

ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTION AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTION AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) True The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: Homeostasis BMR stands for basal metabolic rate Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) True A calorie is a unit of he...

Pollution can result when which of the following types of agents is/are introduced into the air, water, or soil? - 1. Biological 2. Chemical 3. Physical *4. All of the above (CORRECT) Which of the following operations causes the most pollution? - 1. Industrial 2. Municipal 3. Transportation *4. All of the above (CORRECT) Which of the following materials is the primary municipal pollutant? - *1. Raw or inadequately treated sewage (CORRECT) 2. Radioactive waste 3. Petroleum products 4...

Nursing 115 Comprehensive Study Guide 9Disorders Primary *one which originates in the target gland/original organ Secondary *one that originates in the pituitary system *i.e.: ACTH, TSH, GH, etc Tertiary *one that originates in the hypothalamus *ie: all the releasing hormones Hyperthyroidism Types Graves Disease *mostly affects women ages 20-40 *autoimmune disease for hyperthyroidism *goiter and exophthalmos Symptoms -↑BMR -tachycardia -insensitivity to ...

Q: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) - Answer-true Q: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: Body relativity Cerebral equilibrium Homeostasis Metabolic set point None of the above - Answer-Homeostasis Q: BMR stands for: Basic memory retention Bad muscle recovery Bone myofascial release Basal metabolic rate None of the above - Answer-...

T/F: Hydrochloric acid in the stomach breaks apart proteins - True Proteins are made up of: - amino acids T/F: Sodium is one of the trace minerals - False T/F: Minerals provide the body with energy - False T/F: Our brain has an absolute need for glucose - True What are the components of the BMR? - respiration heart beat temperature body mass composition thyroid function T/F: Complex carbohydrates contain nitrogen - False T/F: Vitamin A is a macronutrient - False