HOSA NUTRITION PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HOSA NUTRITION PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Monosaccharides - Answer-Glucose (fruits)
Fructose (honey/corn syrup)
Galactose (milk)

Disaccharides - Answer-Sucrose (table sugar/molasses)
Lactose (milk)
Maltose (sweetener/starch digestion)

Polysaccharides - Answer-Starch (grain products)
Glycogen (rice, corn, legumes, potatos, veggies)

Functions of Vitamins - Answer-Enzymes
Antioxidants
Hormones
Gene expression
Cell Membrane
Eyes

Vitamin A Functions - Answer-RETINOL (retinoids)
Eyes
Tissue strength
Immune cells
Growth

Vitamin A Foods - Answer-BETA CAROTENE
Veggies
Liver
Low fat mil/margerine

Xerosis/ Xerophthalmia - Answer-Vitamin A deficiency in eye and causes itching,
burning, blindness

Vitamin D Functions - Answer-CHOLECALCIFEROL
Absorbs calcium/phosphorous
Bone mineralization

Vitamin D Foods - Answer-Sun
Fortified cereals/milk
Fish Oil/Fish
Yeast

, Rickets - Answer-vITAMIN D/CALCIUM DEFICIENCY
Malformation in bones due to calcitriol deficiency
Long soft bones

Vitamin E Functions - Answer-TOCOPHEROL
Antioxidant action in tissues

Antioxidant - Answer-OXIDATION
Molecule that prevents modification of cellular structures by free radicals

Hemolytic Anemia - Answer-VITAMIN E DEFICIENTCY
Red blood cell membrane phospholipids and proteins are left unprotected and easily
degrades

Vitamin E Foods - Answer-Vegetable oils
Nuts
Avocado

Vitamin K Functions - Answer-PHYLLOQUINONE
Blood clotting/bone development

Vitamin K Foods - Answer-Green, Leafy greens

Vitamin C Functions - Answer-ASCORBIC ACID
Maintain tissues
Collagen synthesis

Vitamin C Deficiency - Answer-SCURVY
Tissue bleeding, bruising, poor healing

Vitamin B1 Function - Answer-THIAMINE
-Metabolism
Healthy function of:
-Gastrointestinal
-Nervous
-Cardiovascular

Vitamin B1 Foods - Answer-Meats, enriched grains

Beriberi - Answer-THIAMINE DEFICIENCY
Paralysis

Vitamin B2 Functions - Answer-RIBOFLAVIN
Energy production
Tissue protein building