ISSA Nutritionist questions and answers
with solutions
Who declared "let thy medicine be thy food, and let thy food be thy medicine". - ANSWER
Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in
the... - ANSWER Early 1900s
In humans, what provides the first impression of food? - ANSWER The eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor
of glutamates? - ANSWER Umami
Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections, and the way they consume foods
include: cultural, economic, and... - ANSWER Religious considerations
Foods intended to be ingested under the supervision of a physician for a specific management
of a disease or condition are known as... - ANSWER Medicinal foods
Which organ system is used for smelling? - ANSWER Olfactory System
The consistency of a food describes its... - ANSWER Firmness of thickness
The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of... - ANSWER Fat
Cell Membrane - ANSWER The lipid bilayer enclosing human cells
,Lipid Bilayer - ANSWER A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules
Phospholipids - ANSWER A fatty acid inked through glycerol phosphate forming cell membranes
Hydrophilic - ANSWER Water-loving; attracted to water
Hyrdophobic - ANSWER Water-hating; repelled by water
Blastocyst - ANSWER A bundle of 70-100 mostly undifferentiated human cells
Tissue - ANSWER Groups of cells having similar structure and acting together to perform a
function
The 4 main tissue types - ANSWER Endothelial, epithelial, connective, muscle
Epidermis - ANSWER The outermost layer of the skin
Epithelialization - ANSWER The process of replacing epithelial cells to maintain a protective
barrier
Types of epithelial cells - ANSWER Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Squamous Cells - ANSWER Thin, flat epithelial cells that allow molecules to easily pass through.
Cuboidal - ANSWER Box-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb
,Columnar - ANSWER Rectangular-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb in basal layer
Simple Epithelial Cells - ANSWER Single layer of cells
Stratified Epithelial Cells - ANSWER Multiple layers of cells
Transitional Epithelium - ANSWER Epithelial cells that can change shape of stretch
Glandular Epithelium - ANSWER Epithelial cells secreting specific water-based fluid, often
containing proteins (breast milk, saliva, hormones)
Connective Tissue - ANSWER Tissue supporting, binding, or connecting other tissues in the body
Loose connective tissue - ANSWER Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and it holds
organs in place
Dense connective tissue - ANSWER Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and makes up
tendons and ligaments.
3 types of muscle tissue - ANSWER skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
Skeletal Muscle - ANSWER muscle fibers responsible for voluntary contraction
Smooth muscle - ANSWER muscle fibers responsible for involuntary muscle contraction in the
orgqn systems
, Cardiac Muscle - ANSWER Muscle found only in the heart and contains branched and striated
muscle fibers
Striated muscle fibers - ANSWER muscle fibers having contractile units running parallel,
appearing striped on a microscope
Nervous tissue - ANSWER The cells of the nervous system controlling body movement and body
functions
Nerve cells - ANSWER the neurons transmitting nerve signals
Neurological cells - ANSWER nervous tissue found largely in the CNS that forms myelin, protects
and supports neurons, and maintains homeostasis
Efferent Nerves - ANSWER Neve cells carrying a signal from the brain to the body
Afferent Nerves - ANSWER Nerve cells that carry a signal from the body to the brain
Central Nervous system - ANSWER The brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system - ANSWER The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
11 major organ systems - ANSWER Digestive
muscular
integumentary
lymphatic
endocrine
with solutions
Who declared "let thy medicine be thy food, and let thy food be thy medicine". - ANSWER
Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in
the... - ANSWER Early 1900s
In humans, what provides the first impression of food? - ANSWER The eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor
of glutamates? - ANSWER Umami
Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections, and the way they consume foods
include: cultural, economic, and... - ANSWER Religious considerations
Foods intended to be ingested under the supervision of a physician for a specific management
of a disease or condition are known as... - ANSWER Medicinal foods
Which organ system is used for smelling? - ANSWER Olfactory System
The consistency of a food describes its... - ANSWER Firmness of thickness
The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of... - ANSWER Fat
Cell Membrane - ANSWER The lipid bilayer enclosing human cells
,Lipid Bilayer - ANSWER A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules
Phospholipids - ANSWER A fatty acid inked through glycerol phosphate forming cell membranes
Hydrophilic - ANSWER Water-loving; attracted to water
Hyrdophobic - ANSWER Water-hating; repelled by water
Blastocyst - ANSWER A bundle of 70-100 mostly undifferentiated human cells
Tissue - ANSWER Groups of cells having similar structure and acting together to perform a
function
The 4 main tissue types - ANSWER Endothelial, epithelial, connective, muscle
Epidermis - ANSWER The outermost layer of the skin
Epithelialization - ANSWER The process of replacing epithelial cells to maintain a protective
barrier
Types of epithelial cells - ANSWER Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Squamous Cells - ANSWER Thin, flat epithelial cells that allow molecules to easily pass through.
Cuboidal - ANSWER Box-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb
,Columnar - ANSWER Rectangular-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb in basal layer
Simple Epithelial Cells - ANSWER Single layer of cells
Stratified Epithelial Cells - ANSWER Multiple layers of cells
Transitional Epithelium - ANSWER Epithelial cells that can change shape of stretch
Glandular Epithelium - ANSWER Epithelial cells secreting specific water-based fluid, often
containing proteins (breast milk, saliva, hormones)
Connective Tissue - ANSWER Tissue supporting, binding, or connecting other tissues in the body
Loose connective tissue - ANSWER Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and it holds
organs in place
Dense connective tissue - ANSWER Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and makes up
tendons and ligaments.
3 types of muscle tissue - ANSWER skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
Skeletal Muscle - ANSWER muscle fibers responsible for voluntary contraction
Smooth muscle - ANSWER muscle fibers responsible for involuntary muscle contraction in the
orgqn systems
, Cardiac Muscle - ANSWER Muscle found only in the heart and contains branched and striated
muscle fibers
Striated muscle fibers - ANSWER muscle fibers having contractile units running parallel,
appearing striped on a microscope
Nervous tissue - ANSWER The cells of the nervous system controlling body movement and body
functions
Nerve cells - ANSWER the neurons transmitting nerve signals
Neurological cells - ANSWER nervous tissue found largely in the CNS that forms myelin, protects
and supports neurons, and maintains homeostasis
Efferent Nerves - ANSWER Neve cells carrying a signal from the brain to the body
Afferent Nerves - ANSWER Nerve cells that carry a signal from the body to the brain
Central Nervous system - ANSWER The brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system - ANSWER The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
11 major organ systems - ANSWER Digestive
muscular
integumentary
lymphatic
endocrine
