ISSA NUTRITION EXAMS SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔The pancreas releases hormones necessary for controlling blood ___________: -
✔✔glucose
✔✔Gastrin: - ✔✔released when food enters the stomach
✔✔CCK: - ✔✔signals gallbladder contraction and fullness
✔✔PPY 3-36: - ✔✔released in proportion to a meals calorie content
✔✔T/F: 1 in 20 people have some sort of food intolerance - ✔✔False
✔✔The liver will filter toxins and drugs newly introduced before blood is returned to the
rest of the body. This is referred to as ________. - ✔✔First pass metabolism
✔✔T/F: Amino acids that have passed through the liver can be taken by muscle cells
and used for the synthesis of new proteins - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Only vitamins can freely cross the cell membranes of the blood-brain barrier -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F: Stored nutrients supply the energy for most of our regular functioning - ✔✔True
✔✔___________ and __________ make up the bodys most important nutrient/energy
stores - ✔✔Triglycerides/ glycogen
✔✔Despite all of its complexity, the body's simple priority is to: ______ the carbon-
hydrogen bonds contained in our carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and use the energy
released to _______ adenosine-phosphate bonds, forming ATP - ✔✔break, regenerate
✔✔Which pathway is pyruvate created? - ✔✔Glycolytic Pathway
✔✔Which of the following pathways is a major source of energy production for activities
beyond 90 seconds in duration: - ✔✔Oxidative pathway
✔✔Which of the following pathways is necessary when using ATP at a rapid rate -
✔✔ATP-Pcr Pathway
✔✔The co-enzymes NAD+ and FAD are derived from vitamins ________ and
_________. - ✔✔B3 and B2
,✔✔Glycogenesis is the conversion of - ✔✔glucose to stored glycogen
✔✔Fatty acids and triglycerides are: - ✔✔Important structurally in our plasma
membranes
Help transport certain vitamins and minerals in the body
Act as the largest fuel depot in the body
ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔T/F: Triglycerides are broken down by lipolysis - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Fat mobilization is ineffective if there isn't an increased need for mobilized fats.
- ✔✔True
✔✔Beta-oxidation occurs when - ✔✔Fatty acids are needed for energy transfer
✔✔When energy demands are high and carbohydrate intake is insufficient, what is
likely to occur? - ✔✔ketone formation
✔✔Fatty acid synthesis can definitely occur with a high ________ diet: - ✔✔Sugar
✔✔__________ is vital to cell membrane function, dietary fat absorption, steroid
hormone synthesis, and bile salt synthesis. - ✔✔Cholesterol
✔✔_______ carries cholesterol from the cells, contributing to a decreased risk of plaque
formation in the arteries. - ✔✔HDL cholesterol
✔✔An adequate supple of_______ is needed for the synthesis of enzymes, hormones,
neurotransmitters, antibodies, transport proteins, and muscle proteins. - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔Amino acids have three eventual fates in the body: - ✔✔Transfer energy, create
new protein, form non-protein compounds
✔✔During long duration exercise, _____ can contribute significantly to overall energy
transfer, providing about 5% of the total energy requirement - ✔✔BCAAS
✔✔Protein synthesis and protein breakdown are processes that tissues go through, this
is known as: - ✔✔protein turnover
✔✔A calorie is a unit of ______measurment - ✔✔heat
✔✔Which of the following contributes to the net combustible energy in our food: -
✔✔the macro-nutrients percentage of digestibility
, ✔✔T/F: Calorie counting is an inexact exercise - ✔✔True
✔✔The energy used for the digestion, absorption, and assimilation of ingested food and
nutrients is described by - ✔✔Thermic effect of feeding (TEF)
✔✔Energy used to perform purposeful exercise is typically called: - ✔✔exercise activity
✔✔This represents the number of calories required to sustain life without movement or
digestive activity - ✔✔Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
✔✔_________ is the smallest daily contributor to energy expenditure, yet an important
indicator of weight loss or gain - ✔✔Non-exercise activity Thermogenesis (NEAT)
✔✔_______is very similar to BMR, usually about 10% higher - ✔✔Resting metabolic
rate (RMR)
✔✔There is a direct, mathematical relationship between the amount of _________ we
breathe and the amount of energy required in the body. - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔For fat, the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen
consumed is: - ✔✔0.7
✔✔T/F: Energy balance is a multi factorial regulation process, much more complex than
food vs exercise - ✔✔True
✔✔During a calorie deficit, this form of exercise can help to retain lean muscle. -
✔✔resistance training
✔✔T/F: A simple way to shift your energy balance is to eat more or less - ✔✔True
✔✔A higher _________ meal will lead to a greater carbohydrate use during exercise.
On the contrary a higher ______ meal will lead to a greater fat use during exercise. -
✔✔Carbohydrate, fat/protein
✔✔Extreme energy imbalance can negatively affect: - ✔✔metabolic, reproduction,
cognitive functions
✔✔In highly active individuals, energy deficits can impair what? - ✔✔the resynthesis of
muscle gylcogen
✔✔T/F: Vitamins and minerals provide energy to the body - ✔✔False
ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔The pancreas releases hormones necessary for controlling blood ___________: -
✔✔glucose
✔✔Gastrin: - ✔✔released when food enters the stomach
✔✔CCK: - ✔✔signals gallbladder contraction and fullness
✔✔PPY 3-36: - ✔✔released in proportion to a meals calorie content
✔✔T/F: 1 in 20 people have some sort of food intolerance - ✔✔False
✔✔The liver will filter toxins and drugs newly introduced before blood is returned to the
rest of the body. This is referred to as ________. - ✔✔First pass metabolism
✔✔T/F: Amino acids that have passed through the liver can be taken by muscle cells
and used for the synthesis of new proteins - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Only vitamins can freely cross the cell membranes of the blood-brain barrier -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F: Stored nutrients supply the energy for most of our regular functioning - ✔✔True
✔✔___________ and __________ make up the bodys most important nutrient/energy
stores - ✔✔Triglycerides/ glycogen
✔✔Despite all of its complexity, the body's simple priority is to: ______ the carbon-
hydrogen bonds contained in our carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and use the energy
released to _______ adenosine-phosphate bonds, forming ATP - ✔✔break, regenerate
✔✔Which pathway is pyruvate created? - ✔✔Glycolytic Pathway
✔✔Which of the following pathways is a major source of energy production for activities
beyond 90 seconds in duration: - ✔✔Oxidative pathway
✔✔Which of the following pathways is necessary when using ATP at a rapid rate -
✔✔ATP-Pcr Pathway
✔✔The co-enzymes NAD+ and FAD are derived from vitamins ________ and
_________. - ✔✔B3 and B2
,✔✔Glycogenesis is the conversion of - ✔✔glucose to stored glycogen
✔✔Fatty acids and triglycerides are: - ✔✔Important structurally in our plasma
membranes
Help transport certain vitamins and minerals in the body
Act as the largest fuel depot in the body
ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔T/F: Triglycerides are broken down by lipolysis - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Fat mobilization is ineffective if there isn't an increased need for mobilized fats.
- ✔✔True
✔✔Beta-oxidation occurs when - ✔✔Fatty acids are needed for energy transfer
✔✔When energy demands are high and carbohydrate intake is insufficient, what is
likely to occur? - ✔✔ketone formation
✔✔Fatty acid synthesis can definitely occur with a high ________ diet: - ✔✔Sugar
✔✔__________ is vital to cell membrane function, dietary fat absorption, steroid
hormone synthesis, and bile salt synthesis. - ✔✔Cholesterol
✔✔_______ carries cholesterol from the cells, contributing to a decreased risk of plaque
formation in the arteries. - ✔✔HDL cholesterol
✔✔An adequate supple of_______ is needed for the synthesis of enzymes, hormones,
neurotransmitters, antibodies, transport proteins, and muscle proteins. - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔Amino acids have three eventual fates in the body: - ✔✔Transfer energy, create
new protein, form non-protein compounds
✔✔During long duration exercise, _____ can contribute significantly to overall energy
transfer, providing about 5% of the total energy requirement - ✔✔BCAAS
✔✔Protein synthesis and protein breakdown are processes that tissues go through, this
is known as: - ✔✔protein turnover
✔✔A calorie is a unit of ______measurment - ✔✔heat
✔✔Which of the following contributes to the net combustible energy in our food: -
✔✔the macro-nutrients percentage of digestibility
, ✔✔T/F: Calorie counting is an inexact exercise - ✔✔True
✔✔The energy used for the digestion, absorption, and assimilation of ingested food and
nutrients is described by - ✔✔Thermic effect of feeding (TEF)
✔✔Energy used to perform purposeful exercise is typically called: - ✔✔exercise activity
✔✔This represents the number of calories required to sustain life without movement or
digestive activity - ✔✔Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
✔✔_________ is the smallest daily contributor to energy expenditure, yet an important
indicator of weight loss or gain - ✔✔Non-exercise activity Thermogenesis (NEAT)
✔✔_______is very similar to BMR, usually about 10% higher - ✔✔Resting metabolic
rate (RMR)
✔✔There is a direct, mathematical relationship between the amount of _________ we
breathe and the amount of energy required in the body. - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔For fat, the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen
consumed is: - ✔✔0.7
✔✔T/F: Energy balance is a multi factorial regulation process, much more complex than
food vs exercise - ✔✔True
✔✔During a calorie deficit, this form of exercise can help to retain lean muscle. -
✔✔resistance training
✔✔T/F: A simple way to shift your energy balance is to eat more or less - ✔✔True
✔✔A higher _________ meal will lead to a greater carbohydrate use during exercise.
On the contrary a higher ______ meal will lead to a greater fat use during exercise. -
✔✔Carbohydrate, fat/protein
✔✔Extreme energy imbalance can negatively affect: - ✔✔metabolic, reproduction,
cognitive functions
✔✔In highly active individuals, energy deficits can impair what? - ✔✔the resynthesis of
muscle gylcogen
✔✔T/F: Vitamins and minerals provide energy to the body - ✔✔False
