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ISSA NUTRITION FINAL EXAM
WITH 100% CORRECT AN SWERS
Question 1: Approximately what percentage of a cell's
mass is comprised of water?
CORRECT ANSWER: 80%
Question 2: A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid
molecules is known as a(n):
CORRECT ANSWER: Lipid bilayer
Question 3: Epithelial cells can be classified as squamous,
cuboidal, or:
CORRECT ANSWER: Columnar (Note: "cubodial" seems to be a typo; the correct term is "cuboidal," but the question implies a third type, which is "columnar")
Question 4: Tendons and ligaments are made of:
CORRECT ANSWER: Dense regular connective tissue
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Question 5: The three types of muscle found in the human
body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and:
CORRECT ANSWER: Smooth muscle
Question 6: How many organ systems are in the human
body?
CORRECT ANSWER: 11
Question 7: Which organ system works closely with the
nervous system to produce, release, and regulate hormones?
CORRECT ANSWER: Endocrine system
Question 8: 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
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Question 9: Specialized cells on the pancreas, which
secrete insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, are referred to
as the:
CORRECT ANSWER: Islets of Langerhans
Question 10: The small intestine is divided into three
sections, in the following order:
CORRECT ANSWER: Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Question 11: The process of converting ingested nutrients
into energy within the body is known as:
CORRECT ANSWER: Metabolism
Question 12: A calorie is the amount of energy needed to
raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by:
CORRECT ANSWER: 1° Celsius at a pressure of 1
atmosphere
Question 13: What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional
fat?
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CORRECT ANSWER: 9 kcal
Question 14: Which method of measuring energy
expenditure measures oxygen consumed and carbon dioxide produced?
CORRECT ANSWER: Indirect calorimetry
Question 15: Which of the following is widely used to
predict an individual's resting metabolic rate (RMR)?CORRECT ANSWER: Bland-Altman analysis (Note: More commonly, equations like Harris-Benedict or Mifflin-St Jeor are used, but based on the provided answer, this is accepted)
Question 16: Which of the following is a principle stating
energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another?