NUTRITION HOSA EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - Answer-A way of life that integrates body, mind, and spirit
Nutrients - Answer-Chemical substances in food, necessary for good health
Goiter - Answer-Enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due a deficiency of iodine
Anthropometric measurements - Answer-Height, weight, head chest, skinfold
6 classes of nutrients - Answer-Carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water
What do each class do? - Answer-Carbs and fats- provide energy
Proteins- repair muscle tissue
Vitamins, minerals, water- regulate body processes
Well nourished people? - Answer-Good hair, nails, emotional, physical, posture, bright
eyes
Malnourished - Answer-Bad hair, nails, bloated abdomen, dark eyes
How does nutrition relate to health? - Answer-Bad nutrition is reflected on health. It can
cause diseases affecting health.
4 steps of nutrition assessment - Answer-1. Anthropometric measurements 2. Clinical
exam 3. Biochemical test 4. Dietary and social history
Balanced diet - Answer-Includes all 6 classes of nutrients and calories in amounts that
preserve and promote good health
Dietary guidelines and why? - Answer-A-adequate nutrients within calorie needs
W-weight management
P-physical activity
F-foods to encourage
F-fats
C-carbs
S- sodium and potassium
A- alcoholic
F-food safety
5 divisions in MyPlate - Answer-Fruits, veggies, grain, protein, dairy
, 5 things found on food label - Answer-Total calories, calories from fat, fats, cholesterol,
sodium
Metabolism - Answer-The actual use of food as fuel, resulting in energy
Peristalsis - Answer-Rhythmical movement of the intestinal tract; moves the chyme
Chyme - Answer-The food mass after being mixed with gastric juices
Chemical digestion - Answer-Food changes chemically because of hydrolysis
Hydrolysis - Answer-The addition of water resulting in the breakdown of a molecule
Catalyst - Answer-A substance that causes another substance to react
Bolus - Answer-Food in the mouth that's ready to be swallowed
Amylase - Answer-Enzyme released in stomach that breaks down carbs
Salivary amylase - Answer-Enzyme released in saliva that acts on starch
Cardiac sphincter - Answer-Opens to allow passage from bolus to stomach
Pancreatic amylase - Answer-Convert starches (polysaccharides) to simple sugars
Pancreatic lipase - Answer-Reduces fats to fatty acid and glycerol
Pancreatic proteases - Answer-Just like pepsin but is secreted through the pancreas
Pepsin - Answer-Pepsin, released by stomach, breaks down protein
Digestion - Answer-Process where food is broken down
Lactase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down lactose into a simple sugar
Maltase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down maltose into a simple sugar
Sucrase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down sucrose into a simple sugar
Colon - Answer-Also known as the large intestine
Three parts of large intestine - Answer-Cecum, colon, rectum
Absorption - Answer-Passage of nutrients into the blood or lymphatic system
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - Answer-A way of life that integrates body, mind, and spirit
Nutrients - Answer-Chemical substances in food, necessary for good health
Goiter - Answer-Enlarged tissue of the thyroid gland due a deficiency of iodine
Anthropometric measurements - Answer-Height, weight, head chest, skinfold
6 classes of nutrients - Answer-Carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water
What do each class do? - Answer-Carbs and fats- provide energy
Proteins- repair muscle tissue
Vitamins, minerals, water- regulate body processes
Well nourished people? - Answer-Good hair, nails, emotional, physical, posture, bright
eyes
Malnourished - Answer-Bad hair, nails, bloated abdomen, dark eyes
How does nutrition relate to health? - Answer-Bad nutrition is reflected on health. It can
cause diseases affecting health.
4 steps of nutrition assessment - Answer-1. Anthropometric measurements 2. Clinical
exam 3. Biochemical test 4. Dietary and social history
Balanced diet - Answer-Includes all 6 classes of nutrients and calories in amounts that
preserve and promote good health
Dietary guidelines and why? - Answer-A-adequate nutrients within calorie needs
W-weight management
P-physical activity
F-foods to encourage
F-fats
C-carbs
S- sodium and potassium
A- alcoholic
F-food safety
5 divisions in MyPlate - Answer-Fruits, veggies, grain, protein, dairy
, 5 things found on food label - Answer-Total calories, calories from fat, fats, cholesterol,
sodium
Metabolism - Answer-The actual use of food as fuel, resulting in energy
Peristalsis - Answer-Rhythmical movement of the intestinal tract; moves the chyme
Chyme - Answer-The food mass after being mixed with gastric juices
Chemical digestion - Answer-Food changes chemically because of hydrolysis
Hydrolysis - Answer-The addition of water resulting in the breakdown of a molecule
Catalyst - Answer-A substance that causes another substance to react
Bolus - Answer-Food in the mouth that's ready to be swallowed
Amylase - Answer-Enzyme released in stomach that breaks down carbs
Salivary amylase - Answer-Enzyme released in saliva that acts on starch
Cardiac sphincter - Answer-Opens to allow passage from bolus to stomach
Pancreatic amylase - Answer-Convert starches (polysaccharides) to simple sugars
Pancreatic lipase - Answer-Reduces fats to fatty acid and glycerol
Pancreatic proteases - Answer-Just like pepsin but is secreted through the pancreas
Pepsin - Answer-Pepsin, released by stomach, breaks down protein
Digestion - Answer-Process where food is broken down
Lactase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down lactose into a simple sugar
Maltase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down maltose into a simple sugar
Sucrase - Answer-Enzyme that breaks down sucrose into a simple sugar
Colon - Answer-Also known as the large intestine
Three parts of large intestine - Answer-Cecum, colon, rectum
Absorption - Answer-Passage of nutrients into the blood or lymphatic system
