KNH 188 LATEST 2026 MAIN FINALS QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is anaerobic exercise? - ✔✔short term, high intensity (ex:sprinting, lifting,
climbing stairs)
✔✔what are the major risk factors for coronary heart disease? - ✔✔physical inactivity,
smoking, hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance
✔✔what are the established risk factors for CHD? - ✔✔age, race, sex, personal history,
family history, and stress/depression
✔✔What is hypertension? - ✔✔high blood pressure of greater than or equal to 130/80
✔✔what is the nickname for hypertension? - ✔✔silent killer
✔✔what is a BMI that is considered to be obese? - ✔✔greater than or equal to 30
✔✔what is an ectomorph? - ✔✔slightly built, difficulty gaining weight and lean body
mass
✔✔what is a mesomorph? - ✔✔muscular with little extra body fat, easily gains body
mass
✔✔what is an endomorph? - ✔✔stocky with wide hips, easily gains body fat
✔✔what is considered to be an underweight BMI? - ✔✔<18.5
✔✔what is a "normal" BMI? - ✔✔18.5-24.9
✔✔what is considered to be an overweight BMI? - ✔✔25-29.9
✔✔what is HDL? - ✔✔high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol), decreases blood
cholesterol
✔✔what is LDL? - ✔✔low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol), increases blood
cholesterol, speeds up the process of atherosclerosis
✔✔what is atherosclerosis? - ✔✔hardening of the arteries caused by an imbalance of
HDL and LDL cholesterol
✔✔what are the underlying causes of metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔obesity, physical
inactivity, genetic factors
, ✔✔What are non-traditional emerging risk factors for CHD? - ✔✔inflammation,
homocysteine, C-reactive protein, gum disease, and snoring
✔✔how much essential body fat should a male have? - ✔✔3%
✔✔how much essential body fat should a female have? - ✔✔12%
✔✔what is the best way to lose weight? - ✔✔moderate diet and exercise
✔✔what are recommendations for losing weight? - ✔✔have a desire, lifetime changes
in eating habits, increase in physical activity, and a sensible decrease in caloric intake
✔✔what are the different ways to analyze body composition? - ✔✔hydrostatic weighing,
bioelectrical impedance, air plethysmography, skin folds, and DEXA
✔✔what is the gold standard for body composition analysis? - ✔✔DEXA
✔✔what are some benefits of physical activity? - ✔✔can reverse insulin resistance and
can reduce risk for premature mortality even if one is overweight/obese
✔✔how many kcals should be bused per week for weight loss? - ✔✔2000
✔✔what is metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔a variety of clinical characteristics that typically
include abnormal lipid levels, abnormal blood pressure, excess abdominal obesity, and
abnormal glucose and insulin levels
✔✔what type(s) of diabetes does beta cell mass decrease in? - ✔✔type 1 and type 2
✔✔what are the top 2 most prevalent scenarios in type 2 diabetes? - ✔✔physical
inactivity and age
✔✔what hormone is secreted in response to low blood glucose? - ✔✔glucagon
✔✔why is secretion of insulin critical? - ✔✔for growth/development and regulation of
glucose metabolism
✔✔what processes are used to increase blood glucose? - ✔✔gluconeogenesis and
glycogenolysis
✔✔what is gluconeogenesis? - ✔✔production of glucose from non-carbohydrate
sources, requires energy
✔✔What is glycogenolysis? - ✔✔breakdown of glycogen to glucose, easy way to move
glucose into the blood
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is anaerobic exercise? - ✔✔short term, high intensity (ex:sprinting, lifting,
climbing stairs)
✔✔what are the major risk factors for coronary heart disease? - ✔✔physical inactivity,
smoking, hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance
✔✔what are the established risk factors for CHD? - ✔✔age, race, sex, personal history,
family history, and stress/depression
✔✔What is hypertension? - ✔✔high blood pressure of greater than or equal to 130/80
✔✔what is the nickname for hypertension? - ✔✔silent killer
✔✔what is a BMI that is considered to be obese? - ✔✔greater than or equal to 30
✔✔what is an ectomorph? - ✔✔slightly built, difficulty gaining weight and lean body
mass
✔✔what is a mesomorph? - ✔✔muscular with little extra body fat, easily gains body
mass
✔✔what is an endomorph? - ✔✔stocky with wide hips, easily gains body fat
✔✔what is considered to be an underweight BMI? - ✔✔<18.5
✔✔what is a "normal" BMI? - ✔✔18.5-24.9
✔✔what is considered to be an overweight BMI? - ✔✔25-29.9
✔✔what is HDL? - ✔✔high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol), decreases blood
cholesterol
✔✔what is LDL? - ✔✔low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol), increases blood
cholesterol, speeds up the process of atherosclerosis
✔✔what is atherosclerosis? - ✔✔hardening of the arteries caused by an imbalance of
HDL and LDL cholesterol
✔✔what are the underlying causes of metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔obesity, physical
inactivity, genetic factors
, ✔✔What are non-traditional emerging risk factors for CHD? - ✔✔inflammation,
homocysteine, C-reactive protein, gum disease, and snoring
✔✔how much essential body fat should a male have? - ✔✔3%
✔✔how much essential body fat should a female have? - ✔✔12%
✔✔what is the best way to lose weight? - ✔✔moderate diet and exercise
✔✔what are recommendations for losing weight? - ✔✔have a desire, lifetime changes
in eating habits, increase in physical activity, and a sensible decrease in caloric intake
✔✔what are the different ways to analyze body composition? - ✔✔hydrostatic weighing,
bioelectrical impedance, air plethysmography, skin folds, and DEXA
✔✔what is the gold standard for body composition analysis? - ✔✔DEXA
✔✔what are some benefits of physical activity? - ✔✔can reverse insulin resistance and
can reduce risk for premature mortality even if one is overweight/obese
✔✔how many kcals should be bused per week for weight loss? - ✔✔2000
✔✔what is metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔a variety of clinical characteristics that typically
include abnormal lipid levels, abnormal blood pressure, excess abdominal obesity, and
abnormal glucose and insulin levels
✔✔what type(s) of diabetes does beta cell mass decrease in? - ✔✔type 1 and type 2
✔✔what are the top 2 most prevalent scenarios in type 2 diabetes? - ✔✔physical
inactivity and age
✔✔what hormone is secreted in response to low blood glucose? - ✔✔glucagon
✔✔why is secretion of insulin critical? - ✔✔for growth/development and regulation of
glucose metabolism
✔✔what processes are used to increase blood glucose? - ✔✔gluconeogenesis and
glycogenolysis
✔✔what is gluconeogenesis? - ✔✔production of glucose from non-carbohydrate
sources, requires energy
✔✔What is glycogenolysis? - ✔✔breakdown of glycogen to glucose, easy way to move
glucose into the blood
