ISSA-Nutrition Certificate

How many organ systems are in the human body?

11

A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by

1° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The phosphagen system provides an instant source of energy, for up to

30 seconds.

Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of water?

70 percent

What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat?

9 kcal

Which of the following is an enzyme catalyzing the breakdown of ATP to ADP?

ATPase

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?

Chyme

Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and regulate hormones?

Endocrine system

Which of the following fuel sources is the most effective at producing ATP?

Fatty acids

Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic rate (RMR)?

Harris-Benedict Formula

Q: Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in 400 B.C.?

Hippocrates

Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and carbon dioxide produced?

Indirect calorimetry

Q: Which organ system is used for smelling?

Olfactory system

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

Rephosphorylation

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

The Law of Conservation of Energy

Q: In humans, what provides the first impression of food?

The eyes

Q: Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding to the flavor of glutamates?

Umami

Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or

columnar

Tendons and ligaments are made of

dense connective tissue.

The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order:

duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

Q: Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by European doctors in the

early 1900s. (the correct answer)

Q: The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of

fat

Q: The consistency of a food describes its

firmness or thickness

Q: Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient content are referred to as

functional foods

Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin are referred to as the

islets of Langerhans.

A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules, is known as a(n)

lipid bilayer.

Q: Foods intended to be ingested under the supervision of a physician for specific dietary management of a disease or condition are known as

medical foods

The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known as

metabolism

Q: Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the way they consume foods include: cultural, economic, and

religious considerations

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

smooth muscle.