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HOSA Nutrition Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
Absorption Answer: Taking up of nutrients in the intestines
Adipose tissue Answer: Fatty tissue
Aerobic metabolism Answer: Combining nutrient oxygen within the
cell; also called oxidation.
Albumin Answer: Protein that occurs in blood plasma
Alkalosis Answer: Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or
acids are lost from, the body.
Amino acids Answer: Nitrogen containing chemical compounds of
which protein is composed
Amphetamines Answer: Drugs intended to inhibit appetite
Anemia Answer: Condition caused by insufficient number of red
blood cells, hemoglobin or blood volume.
Angina pectoris Answer: Pain in the heart muscle due to inadequate
blood supply.
arteriosclerosis Answer: Generic term for thickened arteries
Arthritis Answer: Chronic disease involving the joints
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ascites Answer: Abnormal collection of fluid in the abdomen.
aspartame Answer: Artificial sweetener made from two amino acid;
does not require insulin for metabolism
aspirated Answer: Inhaled or suctioned
Atherosclerosis Answer: a form of arteriolosclerosis affecting the
intima (inner lining) of the artery walls
avitaminosis Answer: Without vitamins
Beriberi Answer: Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin b1
thiamine. Legs feel heavy feet burn and muscles degenerate.
Basal metabolism rate BMR Answer: The rate at which energy is
needed for body maintenance.
bile Answer: Secretion of the liver, stored in the gallbladder,
essential for the digestion of fat.
Bioavailable Answer: The ability of a nutrient to be readily absorbed
and used by the body
biotin Answer: a B vitamin, necessary for metabolism
Bolus Answer: Food in the mouth that is ready to be swallowed
Botulism Answer: Deadliest of food poisoning; cost by the bacteria
Clostridium botulinum
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HOSA Nutrition Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
Absorption Answer: Taking up of nutrients in the intestines
Adipose tissue Answer: Fatty tissue
Aerobic metabolism Answer: Combining nutrient oxygen within the
cell; also called oxidation.
Albumin Answer: Protein that occurs in blood plasma
Alkalosis Answer: Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or
acids are lost from, the body.
Amino acids Answer: Nitrogen containing chemical compounds of
which protein is composed
Amphetamines Answer: Drugs intended to inhibit appetite
Anemia Answer: Condition caused by insufficient number of red
blood cells, hemoglobin or blood volume.
Angina pectoris Answer: Pain in the heart muscle due to inadequate
blood supply.
arteriosclerosis Answer: Generic term for thickened arteries
Arthritis Answer: Chronic disease involving the joints
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ascites Answer: Abnormal collection of fluid in the abdomen.
aspartame Answer: Artificial sweetener made from two amino acid;
does not require insulin for metabolism
aspirated Answer: Inhaled or suctioned
Atherosclerosis Answer: a form of arteriolosclerosis affecting the
intima (inner lining) of the artery walls
avitaminosis Answer: Without vitamins
Beriberi Answer: Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin b1
thiamine. Legs feel heavy feet burn and muscles degenerate.
Basal metabolism rate BMR Answer: The rate at which energy is
needed for body maintenance.
bile Answer: Secretion of the liver, stored in the gallbladder,
essential for the digestion of fat.
Bioavailable Answer: The ability of a nutrient to be readily absorbed
and used by the body
biotin Answer: a B vitamin, necessary for metabolism
Bolus Answer: Food in the mouth that is ready to be swallowed
Botulism Answer: Deadliest of food poisoning; cost by the bacteria
Clostridium botulinum
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