What Characterizes Healthy Body Composition

question 52

Multiple Choice

What characterizes healthy body composition?

• A)high proportion of muscle and bone and an acceptably low proportion of fat and water
• B)high proportion of muscle,fat,and bone and a low proportion of water
• C)high proportion of bone,fat,and water and a low proportion of muscle
• D)high proportion of muscle,bone,and water and an acceptably low proportion of fat

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Definitions:

Extraembryonic Membranes

Membranes that develop outside of the embryo in amniotes, providing protection, nutrition, gas exchange, and waste elimination.

Synapsis

The pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis, allowing for genetic recombination.

Primary Germ Layers

The three initial layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in the early embryo from which all bodily tissues and organs develop.

Digestive Organs

Organs involved in the digestion process, including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, rectum, and anus.