Human Body

Question 1

Tissue

Answer 1

Group of cells working together

Question 2

Epithelial tissue

Answer 2

Tissue lining all exposed surfaces of the body

Question 3

Connective tissue

Answer 3

Tissue providing support for the body

Question 4

Nervous tissue

Answer 4

Tissue carrying signals throughout the body

Question 5

Muscle tissue

Answer 5

Allows for movement

Question 6

Organ

Answer 6

Self contained structure that plays a vital function in the body

Question 7

Insulin

Answer 7

Hormone that signals to cells to begin absorbing glucose

Question 8

Glycogen

Answer 8

Storage form of glucose in animal cells

Question 9

Glucagon

Answer 9

Hormone that signals to liver to release glucose into blood

Question 10

Diabetes

Answer 10

A group of diseases that affects how the body uses sugar

Question 11

Macromolecules

Answer 11

Molecules that contain a large number of atoms

Question 12

Nutrients

Answer 12

Water, carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals required in the diet

Question 13

Monosaccharide

Answer 13

Carb containing one sugar molecule

Question 14

Disaccharide

Answer 14

Carb containing two sugar molecules

Question 15

Polysaccharide

Answer 15

Carb containing many sugar molecules

Question 16

Starch

Answer 16

Energy storage molecule in plants

Question 17

Cellulose

Answer 17

Carb that’s the primary component of fiber

Question 18

Amino acids

Answer 18

Monomers linked together to create proteins

Question 19

Nonessential amino acids

Answer 19

Amino acids the body can make, not required in the diet

Question 20

Essential amino acids

Answer 20

Amino acids the body can’t make, required in diet

Question 21

Triglyceride

Answer 21

Three fatty acids bound to a glycerol molecule

Question 22

Saturated fats

Answer 22

Fats with only single bonds between carbon atoms

Question 23

Unsaturated fats

Answer 23

Fats with at least one double bond between carbon atoms

Question 24

Trans fats

Answer 24

Unsaturated fats with carbon atoms on opposite sides of the double bond

Question 25

Minerals

Answer 25

Inorganic compounds necessary for body functions in small amounts

Question 26

Inorganic

Answer 26

Not carbon based

Question 27

Nutrition science

Answer 27

The study of the quality of food and how food affects the body

Question 28

Scurvy

Answer 28

Vitamin C deficiency

Question 29

Rickets disease

Answer 29

Vitamin D deficiency

Question 30

Anemia

Answer 30

Iron deficiency

Question 31

Goiter

Answer 31

Iodine deficiency