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Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze delle attività motorie e sportive - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3° | Advanced nutrition for sports | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Methods and techniques for body composition measurement | D |
Carlo Zancanaro
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3° | Theory and pedagogy of nordic walking | D |
Barbara Pellegrini
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Physiology of sport nutrition | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Hygiene applied to physical activities | D |
Stefano Tardivo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Statistics applied to movement sciences | D |
Maria Elisabetta Zanolin
(Coordinator)
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Methods and techniques for body composition measurement (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S02452
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/16 - HUMAN ANATOMY
Period
I SEMESTRE dal Oct 1, 2018 al Jan 25, 2019.
Learning outcomes
Aim of this course is to teach students specific information on the following:
•Which methods and instrumentations are currently used to assess body composition in the human.
•The current models of body composition.
The student is expected to get a sound understanding of the currently used methods for body composition assessment as well as the data therefrom.
Program
Methods and Instrumentations:
Body chemical analysis, body water estimates, tissue analysis; underwater weighing, air-displacement plethysmography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, skinfold thickness measurement, neutron activation analysis.
Models
Two-, three-, four- five-compartment models
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Heymsfield, Timothy Lohman, Zi-Mian Wang, Scott Going | Human Body Composition (Edizione 2) | Human Kinetics | 2005 | 9780736046558 |
Examination Methods
According to the Regulations in force, the student must participate in 70% of teaching hours to get admitted to the exam. To pass the examen, students should demonstrate adeguate knowledge of the principles and operations of the main methods of body composition analysis. The examen consists of multiple choice questions (n=20). Five answers, one correct. Correct answer, 1 point; wrong/missing answer, 0 points.
