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Upper Gastrointestinal System NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with a peptic ulcer is suddenly vomiting dark coffee ground emesis. On assessment of the abdomen you find bloating and an epigastric mass in the abdomen. Which complication may this patient be experiencing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Coffee ground emesis indicates upper GI bleeding, common in peptic ulcers, making B correct; bloating and mass may suggest a clot, not necessarily obstruction , perforation , or peritonitis .
Question 2 of 5
Submucosa of the digestive tract consists primarily of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The submucosa is primarily loose connective tissue, allowing flexibility and housing glands and vessels.
Question 3 of 5
Mesothelium consists of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mesothelium is a simple squamous epithelium lining body cavities and serosal surfaces.
Question 4 of 5
The papillae covering most of the top surface of the human tongue (the tips of these papillae are whitish in life) are called:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Filiform papillae are the most numerous, with whitish tips due to keratinization.
Question 5 of 5
Simple tubular glands within the mucosa of the small or large intestine are called intestinal:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Crypts (of Lieberkühn) are tubular glands in the intestinal mucosa.