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NCLEX Questions Gastrointestinal System Questions
Question 1 of 5
Two cellular activities that support human life are absorption and assimilation. What is needed for assimilation but not for absorption?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assimilation involves using absorbed nutrients to synthesize new molecules, requiring enzymes, whereas absorption is the uptake of nutrients into the blood, not requiring synthesis, making A correct.
Question 2 of 5
The 'ball' of food that is swallowed and moved through the esophagus is called the
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A bolus is the rounded mass of food formed in the mouth and swallowed, moving through the esophagus, making C the correct answer.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following factors does NOT register a score of 1 in the Well's Score for diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In the Wells Score for DVT, an alternative diagnosis as likely or more likely than DVT scores -2, not 1, making C the correct answer.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following features is most consistent with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A chronic productive cough is a hallmark of COPD, distinguishing it from asthma's variability, making A the best answer.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following complications best describes a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetic retinopathy is a classic microvascular complication of diabetes, affecting small vessels, making C the correct answer.