BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Osteoporosis, Abdominal Cavity, Social Environment

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 142
• Professor: Ryan Dill

Document Summary

Anthropometry: quantitative measures of selected human landmarks, bone width, skinfold thickness, circumference, body weight, height. Made of 3 major structural components: skeleton, muscle, fat. Two component model: amount of fat and fat free mass of which the body is composed, fat free mass is mostly made of bone muscle, water, vital organs and connective tissue. Four component model: fat, protein, mineral and water. Body mass = fat mass + lean body mass. Distribution is gender specific, vary by lifestyle and age. Co-morbidities/ complications associated with excessive thinness: fluid-electrolyte imbalances, osteoporosis, bone fractures, muscle wasting, cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death, peripheral edema, swelling in parts of the body that shouldn"t, renal disorders, reproductive disorders. Essential: required for normal physiological function- structural components of cell membranes, required for synthesis of some hormone, transport of fat soluble vitamins. Storage: sorted in adipose tissue for energy supply purposes, underneath skin, subcutaneous , in abdominal cavity.