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ISSA NUTRITIONIST (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /GRADE A+/
Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in
400 B.C.? - (answers)Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by
European doctors in the - (answers)early 1900s
In humans, what provides the first impression of food? - (answers)the eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding
to the flavor of glutamates? - (answers)umami
Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient
content are referred to as - (answers)functional foods
Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the way they
consume foods include: cultural, economic, and - (answers)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 - (answers)medical
foods
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Which organ system is used for smelling? - (answers)olfactory system
The consistency of a food describes its - (answers)firmness or thickness
the flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of - (answers)fat
Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of water? -
(answers)70 percent
A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules, is known as a(n) -
(answers)lipid bilayer
Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or - (answers)columnar
Tendons and ligaments are made of - (answers)dense connective tissue
The three types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal
muscle, and - (answers)smooth muscle
How many organ systems are in the human body? - (answers)11
Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release,
and regulate hormones? - (answers)endocrine system
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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? -
(answers)chyme
Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and
somatostatin are referred to as the - (answers)islets of Langerhans
The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order: -
(answers)duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known
as - (answers)metabolism
A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of
water by - (answers)1 degree celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere
What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat? - (answers)9 kcal
Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed,
and carbon dioxide produced? - (answers)indirect calorimetry
Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic
rate (RMR)? - (answers)harris-benedict formula
ISSA NUTRITIONIST (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /GRADE A+/
Who declared "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" in
400 B.C.? - (answers)Hippocrates
Vitamins and their importance in health and wellness were discovered by
European doctors in the - (answers)early 1900s
In humans, what provides the first impression of food? - (answers)the eyes
Which of the following is one of the five categories of taste in food, corresponding
to the flavor of glutamates? - (answers)umami
Foods selected, produced, or consumed for reasons beyond calorie and nutrient
content are referred to as - (answers)functional foods
Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections and the way they
consume foods include: cultural, economic, and - (answers)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 - (answers)medical
foods
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Which organ system is used for smelling? - (answers)olfactory system
The consistency of a food describes its - (answers)firmness or thickness
the flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of - (answers)fat
Approximately what percentage of a cell's mass is comprised of water? -
(answers)70 percent
A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules, is known as a(n) -
(answers)lipid bilayer
Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous, cuboidal, or - (answers)columnar
Tendons and ligaments are made of - (answers)dense connective tissue
The three types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal
muscle, and - (answers)smooth muscle
How many organ systems are in the human body? - (answers)11
Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release,
and regulate hormones? - (answers)endocrine system
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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? -
(answers)chyme
Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and
somatostatin are referred to as the - (answers)islets of Langerhans
The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order: -
(answers)duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known
as - (answers)metabolism
A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of
water by - (answers)1 degree celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere
What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat? - (answers)9 kcal
Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed,
and carbon dioxide produced? - (answers)indirect calorimetry
Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic
rate (RMR)? - (answers)harris-benedict formula
