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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




LIPPINCOTT QA NCLEX RN REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Histology Ch
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13 GI Tract
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EXAM CODE: LIPPINCOTT QA NCLEX RN REVIEW EXA
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M QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. During a small group discussion, you are asked to explain structural and functional differ
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ences between rugae, villi, microvilli, plicae circulares, teniae coli, and haustra. Rugae are foun
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d in which of the following segments of the GI tract? (
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A) Esophagus (
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B) Large intestine (
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C) Rectum/anal canal (
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D) Small intestine (
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E) Stomach
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[Verified Solution]: The answer is E: Stomach. Rugae are characteristic features of the stomach. These
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longitudinal folds (or ridges) enable the stomach to distend as it fills with food. Ménétrier disease (hyp
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erplastic hypersecretory gastropathy) is an uncommon disorder of the stomach that is characterized by e
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nlarged rugae. Plicae circulares, villi, and microvilli are elaborations of the mucosa or submucosa in the
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dsmall intestine that increase the surface area for nutrient absorption. Teniae coli are longitudinal bands
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of smooth muscle in the colon that regulate segmentation and peristalsis. Haustra are large sacculations
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of the large intestine. None of the other segments of the GI tract exhibit rugae. Keywords: Stomach, rug
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ae




Q2. The visible mucus identified in Question 10 contains a high concentration of which of the
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following biomolecules? ( dd dd



A) Bicarbonate and potassium (
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B) Hydrochloric acid (
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C) Lysozyme (
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D) Polypeptide hormones (
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E) Proteases
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[Verified Solution]: The answer is A: Bicarbonate and potassium. The visible mucus that coats the gas
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tric lumen is composed of heavily glycosylated proteins (mucins). In addition to mucins, surface mucou
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s cells secrete bicarbonate ions and potassium. These molecules/minerals provide the mucus with an alk
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, aline pH that serves to neutralize stomach acid near the lining epithelium. The other biomolecules are i
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mportant components of gastric juice, but mucous cells do not produce them. Keywords: Stomach, cardi
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ac glands dd




Q3. A 25-year- dddd dd



old woman suffers massive trauma and internal bleeding in a motorcycle accident and expires.
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The patient's visceral organs are examined at autopsy. Identify the segment of the GI tract sh
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own in the image. (dd dd dd dd



A) Cardia of the stomach (
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B) Esophagogastric junction (
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C) Fundus of the stomach (
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D) Gastroduodenal junction (
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E) Ileocecal junction
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[Verified Solution]: The answer is C: Fundus of the stomach. This image shows gastric glands emptyi
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ng into the bottom of gastric pits. These fundic glands are populated largely by parietal cells in the nec
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k of the gland and chief cells at the base of the gland. Parietal and chief cells are not present in cardiac
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dand pyloric glands. Secretory cells of the gastric mucosa produce nearly 2 L of gastric juice per day. N
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one of the other segments of the GI tract exhibit the distinctive histologic features of the fundus of the s
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tomach. Keywords: Stomach, fundus dd dd dd




Q4. For the autopsy specimen provided for Question 17, identify the basophilic cells clustered
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at the base of the gastric glands (lower right corner, shown in the image). (
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A) Chief cells (
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B) Enteroendocrine cells (
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C) Mucous cells (
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D) Paneth cells (
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E) Parietal cells
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[Verified Solution]: The answer is A: Chief cells. Pepsinogen-
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secreting chief cells are located at the base of the gastric glands. Pepsin (the active enzyme) cleaves pro
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teins within the lumen of the stomach into peptides that are further degraded to amino acids in the smal
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l intestine. Pepsinogen (the pepsin precursor enzyme) is stored within zymogen granules in the apical cy
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toplasm of chief cells. As mentioned above, enteroendocrine cells would be difficult to identify without
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the use of special stains. None of the other cells are found in the fundus of branched tubular gastric gla
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nds. Keywords: Stomach, chief cells
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Q5. Various GI organs are examined at a multiheaded microscope in the pathology departme
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nt. The pathology resident asks you to comment on the glandular tissue located within the line
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s (shown in the image). These mucosal glands empty into which of the following segments of th
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e GI tract? (
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A) Colon (
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B) Duodenum (
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C) Ileum (
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