ISSA NUTRITIONIST EXAM WITH COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ISSA NUTRITIONIST EXAM WITH COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

QUESTION: Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient content are
referred to as - ANSWER-functional foods



QUESTION: Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the way they consume foods
include: cultural, economic, and - ANSWER-religious considerations



QUESTION: Foods intended to be ingested under the supervision of a physician for specific dietary
management of a disease or condition are known as - ANSWER-medical foods

Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in 400 B.C.? - ANSWER-
Hippocrates



QUESTION: Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors
in the - ANSWER-early 1900s



QUESTION: In humans, what provides the first impression of food? - ANSWER-the eyes



QUESTION: Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the
flavor of glutamates? - ANSWER-umami



QUESTION: Which organ system is used for smelling? - ANSWER-olfactory system



QUESTION: The consistency of a food describes its - ANSWER-firmness or thickness



QUESTION: the flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of - ANSWER-fat

,QUESTION: Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of water? - ANSWER-70
percent



QUESTION: A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules, is known as a(n) - ANSWER-lipid
bilayer



QUESTION: Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or - ANSWER-columnar



QUESTION: Tendons and ligaments are made of - ANSWER-dense connective tissue



QUESTION: The three types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle,
and - ANSWER-smooth muscle



QUESTION: How many organ systems are in the human body? - ANSWER-11



QUESTION: Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and
regulate hormones? - ANSWER-endocrine system



QUESTION: Which of the following is a pulpy, acidic fluid passing from the stomach to the small
intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partially digested food? - ANSWER-chyme



QUESTION: Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin are
referred to as the - ANSWER-islets of Langerhans



QUESTION: The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order: - ANSWER-
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum



QUESTION: The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known as -
ANSWER-metabolism

, QUESTION: A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by -
ANSWER-1 degree celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere



QUESTION: What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat? - ANSWER-9 kcal



QUESTION: Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and carbon
dioxide produced? - ANSWER-indirect calorimetry



QUESTION: Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic rate
(RMR)? - ANSWER-harris-benedict formula



QUESTION: Which of the following is a principle stating energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only
changed from one form to another? - ANSWER-the law of conservation of energy



QUESTION: Within the ATP-ADP cycle, what is the process of adding a phosphate is called? - ANSWER-
resphosphorylation



QUESTION: Which of the following is an enzyme catalyzing the breakdown of ATP to ADP? - ANSWER-
atpase



QUESTION: The phosphagen system provides an instant source of energy, for up to - ANSWER-30
seconds



QUESTION: Which of the following fuel sources is the most effective at producing ATP? - ANSWER-fatty
acids



QUESTION: Fructose produces a slower rise in blood sugar after consumption because - ANSWER-it must
be converted to glucose first