ISSA Quiz Nutrition UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in 400 B.C. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in
the - CORRECT ANSWER -Early 1900s
In humans what provides the first impression of food? - CORRECT ANSWER -The eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor
glutamate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Umami
Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient content are
referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -Functional Foods
Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is water? - CORRECT ANSWER -70%
A thin polar membrane made of pairs of a lipid molecules, is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER -Lipid bilayer
Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or - CORRECT ANSWER -
Columnar
Tendons and ligaments are made of - CORRECT ANSWER -Dense connective tissue
The three types of body muscle found in the human body are: cardiac, skeletal, and - CORRECT
ANSWER -Smooth
, How many organ systems in the body - CORRECT ANSWER -11
Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and regulate
hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER -Endocrine system
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Chyme
Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin are referred
to as the - CORRECT ANSWER -islet of Langerhans
The small intestine is divided into the sections, in what order? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Doudenum, jejunum, and ileum
Process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body - CORRECT
ANSWER -Metabolism
A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by -
CORRECT ANSWER -1 degree Celsius and 1 ATM
What is the caloric(kcal) yield of nutritional fat - CORRECT ANSWER -9 kcal
Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and carbon dioxide
produced? - CORRECT ANSWER -Indirect calorimetry
Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's RMR - CORRECT
ANSWER -Bland Altman analysis
What principle states energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but only change from one form to
another - CORRECT ANSWER -Law of Conservation of Energy
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in 400 B.C. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in
the - CORRECT ANSWER -Early 1900s
In humans what provides the first impression of food? - CORRECT ANSWER -The eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor
glutamate? - CORRECT ANSWER -Umami
Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient content are
referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER -Functional Foods
Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is water? - CORRECT ANSWER -70%
A thin polar membrane made of pairs of a lipid molecules, is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER -Lipid bilayer
Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or - CORRECT ANSWER -
Columnar
Tendons and ligaments are made of - CORRECT ANSWER -Dense connective tissue
The three types of body muscle found in the human body are: cardiac, skeletal, and - CORRECT
ANSWER -Smooth
, How many organ systems in the body - CORRECT ANSWER -11
Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and regulate
hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER -Endocrine system
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Chyme
Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin are referred
to as the - CORRECT ANSWER -islet of Langerhans
The small intestine is divided into the sections, in what order? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Doudenum, jejunum, and ileum
Process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body - CORRECT
ANSWER -Metabolism
A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by -
CORRECT ANSWER -1 degree Celsius and 1 ATM
What is the caloric(kcal) yield of nutritional fat - CORRECT ANSWER -9 kcal
Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and carbon dioxide
produced? - CORRECT ANSWER -Indirect calorimetry
Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's RMR - CORRECT
ANSWER -Bland Altman analysis
What principle states energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but only change from one form to
another - CORRECT ANSWER -Law of Conservation of Energy
