ISSA NUTRITION FINAL TEST BANK EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Vitamins and their importance in health & wellness were
discovered by European doctors in:
Answer: The early 1900s
◉ In humans, what provides the first impression of food?
Answer: The eyes
◉ What is one of the 5 categories of taste in food, corresponding to
the flavor of glutamates?
Answer: Umami
◉ Foods selected, produced or consumed for reasons beyond calorie
and nutrient content are referred to as:
Answer: Functional foods
◉ Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the
way they consume foods include:
Answer: Religious considerations
,◉ 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
◉ Which organ system is used for smelling?
Answer: Olfactory system
◉ The consistency of a food describes its
Answer: Firmness or thickness
◉ The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of:
Answer: Fat
◉ Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of
water?
Answer: 70%
◉ A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules is known
as a(n):
Answer: Lipid bilayer
◉ Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cubodial or:
, Answer: columnar
◉ Tendons and ligaments are made of:
Answer: Dense connective tissue
◉ The 3 types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac
muscle, skeletal muscle and:
Answer: smooth muscle
◉ How many organ systems are in the human body?
Answer: 11
◉ Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to
produce, release and regulate hormones?
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?
Answer: Chyme
◉ Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon
and somatostatin are referred to as the :
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Vitamins and their importance in health & wellness were
discovered by European doctors in:
Answer: The early 1900s
◉ In humans, what provides the first impression of food?
Answer: The eyes
◉ What is one of the 5 categories of taste in food, corresponding to
the flavor of glutamates?
Answer: Umami
◉ Foods selected, produced or consumed for reasons beyond calorie
and nutrient content are referred to as:
Answer: Functional foods
◉ Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the
way they consume foods include:
Answer: Religious considerations
,◉ 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
◉ Which organ system is used for smelling?
Answer: Olfactory system
◉ The consistency of a food describes its
Answer: Firmness or thickness
◉ The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of:
Answer: Fat
◉ Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of
water?
Answer: 70%
◉ A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules is known
as a(n):
Answer: Lipid bilayer
◉ Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cubodial or:
, Answer: columnar
◉ Tendons and ligaments are made of:
Answer: Dense connective tissue
◉ The 3 types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac
muscle, skeletal muscle and:
Answer: smooth muscle
◉ How many organ systems are in the human body?
Answer: 11
◉ Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to
produce, release and regulate hormones?
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?
Answer: Chyme
◉ Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon
and somatostatin are referred to as the :
