ATI LPN
Upper Gastrointestinal System NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 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 2 of 5
Choose the best description of the colon.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The colon has no villi, with crypts and abundant goblet cells for mucus production.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following regions of the GI tract is characterized by villi?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) has villi for absorption.
Question 4 of 5
Minor salivary glands are mixed, secreting mainly mucus but also some serous product. Minor salivary glands are found:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Minor salivary glands are distributed across all these oral locations.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following “glands†is primarily a protected site for mitotic activity rather than a tissue specialized for secretion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Crypts of Lieberkühn house stem cells for epithelial renewal.