Bod Pod and Metabolic Cart Review

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on the operational requirements, calibration, and measurement differences of the Bod Pod and metabolic cart.

Bod Pod

A device used to measure body fat percentage.

Metabolic cart warm up

The required period of time the metabolic cart must run before calibration can take place.

Bod Pod attire

The specific clothing requirement for utilizing the Bod Pod.

Flowmeter calibration

A calibration process for the metabolic cart that occurs in conjunction with other necessary calibrations.

Fasting

A requirement to abstain from food for a minimum amount of time prior to a Bod Pod measurement.

Metabolic cart

A piece of laboratory equipment used for various tests and requiring specific calibration procedures.

Bod Pod scale

A component of the Bod Pod unit that must be calibrated on a regular basis.

Calibration values

The 3 specific values typed into the system before each calibration of the metabolic cart.

BMI chart

A body composition measurement tool that provides different information compared to the Bod Pod.

Flowmeter pump device

A device used to represent specific metrics when calibrating the metabolic cart flowmeter.