NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Question
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A caliper is an instrument used to measure:
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lung capacity.
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bone density.
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internal body temperature.
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the thickness of fat under folds of skin.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A caliper is an instrument used for measuring skinfold thickness that allows the assessment of the thickness of the subcutaneous adipose tissue [14].
Detailed explanation-2: -Skinfold calipers measure the thickness of your subcutaneous fat – the fat underneath the skin – at certain body locations. Calipers are the cheapest, easiest and most portable method to measure body fat in specific areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Skinfold thicknesses have been used to measure body fat. This method assumes that subcutaneous fat measurements represent total body fat. Various sites can be assessed and equations applied to derive body density and hence subcutaneous fat mass.
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