QUIZ

1. Excess body fat is a disadvantage in almost all sports and fitness programs, reducing power, speed and
performance.
ANSWER: TRUE
2. Omega-3 fatty acids can enhance oxygen delivery to cells and therefore improve athletic performance.
ANSWER: TRUE
3. It includes the fat which forms part of your cell membranes, brain tissue, nerve sheaths, bone marrow and
the fat surrounding your organs.
a. Storage fat b. unsaturated fat c. Essential fat
ANSWER: Essential fat
4. This works on the Archimedes’ principle which states that when an object is submerged under water it
creates a buoyant counter force that is equal to the weight of water that it has displaced.
a. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
b. Underwater weighing
c. Skinfold callipers
ANSWER: Underwater weighing
5. This measures not only your total body fat but produces an accurate body fat map, showing exactly where
your fat is distributed around the body.
a. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
b. Underwater weighing
c. Skinfold callipers
ANSWER: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
6. The amount of light reflected back to the analyzer from the bone depends on the amount of fat located
there, which is correlated to the body fat percentage.
a. near-infrared interactance b. Underwater weighing c. Skinfold callipers
ANSWER: near-infrared interactance
7. A mild electrical current is sent through the body between electrodes attached to two specific points of the
body (either between the hand and opposite foot, or from one foot to the other).
a. near-infrared interactance
b. Underwater weighing
c. Skinfold callipers
ANSWER: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
8. This measures in millimeters the layer of fat just underneath the skin at various places on the body. This is
done on three to seven specific places (such as the triceps, biceps, hip bone area, lower-back, abdomen,
thigh and below the shoulder blade).
a. near-infrared interactance
b. Underwater weighing
c. Skinfold callipers
ANSWER: Skinfold callipers
9. This is an important energy reserve that takes the form of fat (adipose) cells under the skin (subcutaneous
fat) and around the organs (intra-abdominal fat).
a. Storage fat b. unsaturated fat c. Essential fat
ANSWER: storage fat
10. These are important macronutrients. There are several types of dietary fat, and some are much more
healthful than others.
a. fats b. unsaturated fat c. Essential fat
ANSWER: Fats