WGU D115 OA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers?
Answer: The lower third
◉ What artery provides blood to the stomach? Answer: Celiac artery
◉ What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach
contraction? Answer: Secretin
Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and
produces acid in the antrum, duodenum, and pancreas by G-cells
◉ Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic
factor? Answer: Parietal cells
Pernicious anemia* (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
◉ Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving fatty acids from
phospholipids? Answer: Phospholipase
,◉ Which enzyme is responsible for breaking the end amino acids
away from the ingested protein? Answer: Carboxypeptidase
◉ What is true of unconjugated bilirubin? Answer: Unconjugated
bilirubin is bilirubin bound to albumin.
Also called "free bilirubin"
◉ Define pepsin Answer: Produced in the stomach and breaks down
proteins
Think P and P
◉ Define Lipase Answer: Produced by the pancreas and breaks
down triglycerides
◉ Define amylase Answer: Produced in the mouth and breaks down
starch
"Amy eats a starchy meal"
◉ What are 3 characteristics of celiac disease? Answer: Anemia
, Diminished growth
Deficiences in fat-soluble vitamins
◉ Is pyloric stenosis more common in male or female infants ?
Answer: Males
◉ A 74-year-old male complains of rectal bleeding for the past year.
He has not change in bowel habits and denies abdominal pain,
weight loss, and rectal pain. He has seen blood in the toilet water
and when wiping approximately once every few weeks, but lately the
bleeding has increased. He had colonoscopy 5 year ago. The FNP
should: Answer: Schedule a colonoscopy to look for colon polyps
and/or cancer
◉ An overweigh, middle-aged woman has right upper quadrant pain
that radiates to her right subscapular area and is severe and
persistent. She is also experiencing anorexia, nausea, and a fever.
Her most recent meal was a double quarter-pound cheeseburger,
French fries, and a milkshake. The FNP examines the abdomen and
percusses for CVA tenderness. the abdomen is tender in the RUQ.
Which of the following signs corresponds with the correct
diagnosis? Answer: Murphy's sign: the patient has cholecystitis
McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers?
Answer: The lower third
◉ What artery provides blood to the stomach? Answer: Celiac artery
◉ What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach
contraction? Answer: Secretin
Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and
produces acid in the antrum, duodenum, and pancreas by G-cells
◉ Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic
factor? Answer: Parietal cells
Pernicious anemia* (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
◉ Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving fatty acids from
phospholipids? Answer: Phospholipase
,◉ Which enzyme is responsible for breaking the end amino acids
away from the ingested protein? Answer: Carboxypeptidase
◉ What is true of unconjugated bilirubin? Answer: Unconjugated
bilirubin is bilirubin bound to albumin.
Also called "free bilirubin"
◉ Define pepsin Answer: Produced in the stomach and breaks down
proteins
Think P and P
◉ Define Lipase Answer: Produced by the pancreas and breaks
down triglycerides
◉ Define amylase Answer: Produced in the mouth and breaks down
starch
"Amy eats a starchy meal"
◉ What are 3 characteristics of celiac disease? Answer: Anemia
, Diminished growth
Deficiences in fat-soluble vitamins
◉ Is pyloric stenosis more common in male or female infants ?
Answer: Males
◉ A 74-year-old male complains of rectal bleeding for the past year.
He has not change in bowel habits and denies abdominal pain,
weight loss, and rectal pain. He has seen blood in the toilet water
and when wiping approximately once every few weeks, but lately the
bleeding has increased. He had colonoscopy 5 year ago. The FNP
should: Answer: Schedule a colonoscopy to look for colon polyps
and/or cancer
◉ An overweigh, middle-aged woman has right upper quadrant pain
that radiates to her right subscapular area and is severe and
persistent. She is also experiencing anorexia, nausea, and a fever.
Her most recent meal was a double quarter-pound cheeseburger,
French fries, and a milkshake. The FNP examines the abdomen and
percusses for CVA tenderness. the abdomen is tender in the RUQ.
Which of the following signs corresponds with the correct
diagnosis? Answer: Murphy's sign: the patient has cholecystitis
McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis
