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ISSA NutritionistWho declared "let thy medicine be thy food, and let thy food be thy medicine". - 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 of
glutamates? - correct answer Umami
Factors affecting a person's access to food, food selections, and the way they consume foods include:
cultural, economic, and... - correct answer Religious considerations
Foods intended to be ingested under the supervision of a physician for a specific management of a
disease or condition are known as... - correct answer Medicinal foods
Which organ system is used for smelling? - correct answer Olfactory System
The consistency of a food describes its... - correct answer Firmness of thickness
The flavor of food is heavily influenced by the amount of... - correct answer Fat
Cell Membrane - correct answer The lipid bilayer enclosing human cells
Lipid Bilayer - correct answer A thin polar membrane made of pairs of lipid molecules
Phospholipids - correct answer A fatty acid inked through glycerol phosphate forming cell membranes
,Hydrophilic - correct answer Water-loving; attracted to water
Hyrdophobic - correct answer Water-hating; repelled by water
Blastocyst - correct answer A bundle of 70-100 mostly undifferentiated human cells
Tissue - correct answer Groups of cells having similar structure and acting together to perform a function
The 4 main tissue types - correct answer Endothelial, epithelial, connective, muscle
Epidermis - correct answer The outermost layer of the skin
Epithelialization - correct answer The process of replacing epithelial cells to maintain a protective barrier
Types of epithelial cells - correct answer Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Squamous Cells - correct answer Thin, flat epithelial cells that allow molecules to easily pass through.
Cuboidal - correct answer Box-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb
Columnar - correct answer Rectangular-shaped epithelial cells that secrete and absorb in basal layer
Simple Epithelial Cells - correct answer Single layer of cells
Stratified Epithelial Cells - correct answer Multiple layers of cells
Transitional Epithelium - correct answer Epithelial cells that can change shape of stretch
,Glandular Epithelium - correct answer Epithelial cells secreting specific water-based fluid, often
containing proteins (breast milk, saliva, hormones)
Connective Tissue - correct answer Tissue supporting, binding, or connecting other tissues in the body
Loose connective tissue - correct answer Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and it holds
organs in place
Dense connective tissue - correct answer Made of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers, and makes up
tendons and ligaments.
3 types of muscle tissue - correct answer skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
Skeletal Muscle - correct answer muscle fibers responsible for voluntary contraction
Smooth muscle - correct answer muscle fibers responsible for involuntary muscle contraction in the
orgqn systems
Cardiac Muscle - correct answer Muscle found only in the heart and contains branched and striated
muscle fibers
Striated muscle fibers - correct answer muscle fibers having contractile units running parallel, appearing
striped on a microscope
Nervous tissue - correct answer The cells of the nervous system controlling body movement and body
functions
Nerve cells - correct answer the neurons transmitting nerve signals
Neurological cells - correct answer nervous tissue found largely in the CNS that forms myelin, protects
and supports neurons, and maintains homeostasis
, Efferent Nerves - correct answer Neve cells carrying a signal from the brain to the body
Afferent Nerves - correct answer Nerve cells that carry a signal from the body to the brain
Central Nervous system - correct answer The brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system - correct answer The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
11 major organ systems - correct answer Digestive
muscular
integumentary
lymphatic
endocrine
nervous
skeletal
reproductive
respiratory
urinary
circulatory
Integumentary system - correct answer Organ system protecting the body; composed of hair, skin, and
nails
3 layers of the skin - correct answer epidermis, dermis, hypodermis or subcutaneous layer
Epidermis - correct answer the external layer of skin creating a waterproof barrier and giving the skin its
physical tone
Dermis - correct answer the skin layer below the epidermis containing hair follicles, connective tissue,
sweat glands, blood vessels, and lymph vessels
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