PSIO 303 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
The tissue type primarily responsible for peripheral glucose disposal and for whole-body insulin
resistance is? - ANSWER-skeletal muscle
Which of the following is neither a core component nor an additional component of Metabolic
Syndrome? - ANSWER-Hyperkera...
What is metabolic syndrome? - ANSWER✔✔-Condition in humans where there is a clustering of specific
pathologies that represent an increased cardiovascular disease (CVD). Increased probability of suffering a
heart attack or stroke
What is metabolic syndrome also referred to as - ANSWER✔✔-referred to as Syndrome X, the Insulin
resistance (IR) syndrome, and cardio metabolic syndrome (CMS)
Components of Metabolic Syndrome - ANSWER✔✔-1. Visceral obesity
2. Insulin Resistance
3. Hyperinsulinemia
4. Glucose intolerance
5. Dyslipidemia
6. Essential hypertension
Visceral obesity - ANSWER✔✔-an increase in visceral or abdominal adipose tissue
What is the assessment of overall overweight or obesity - ANSWER✔✔-body mass index (BMI) kg/m^2
What is a weakness to BMI? What test can we do that is more accurate? - ANSWER✔✔-doesn't reflect
fat distribution. We can do an assessment of visceral obesity which is waist circumference via MRI
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