PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED SOLUTIONS.

1. Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist ANS >>> Dependability, honesty,
integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance, interpersonal skills

2. Circulatory system function ANS >>> deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, &
enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to organs where they can be
expelled

3. The two circulations ANS >>> Pulmonary & Systemic

4. Pulmonary circulation ANS >>> carries deoxygenated blood from the right
ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium

5. Where does oxygenation take place in the lungs? ANS >>> alveoli

6. Systemic circulation ANS >>> carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle
throughout the body

7. Upper chambers of the heart ANS >>> right and left atria

8. lower chambers of the heart ANS >>> right and left ventricle

9. tricuspid valve ANS >>> atrioventricular valve, situated between right atrium
and right ventricle

**to remember this valve is on the right side of the heart-- people TRY to be RIGHT
https://www.stuvia.com/user/CULTIVATED 1/
13

, 10. pulmonic valve ANS >>> semi-lunar valve situated between the right ventricle
and the pulmonary artery

11. Mitral valve (or bicuspid) ANS >>> atrioventricular valve located between the
left atrium and left ventricle

12. aortic valve ANS >>> semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and
aorta

13. Flow of blood through the heart ANS >>> Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae<
Right atrium< tricuspid valve< right ventricle< pulmonic valve< pulmonary artery<
lungs< pulmonary vein< left atrium< mitral (bicuspid) valve< left ventricle< aorta<
rest of body

14. Three layers of the heart ANS >>> Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

15. Blood vessels ANS >>> arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, superior
& inferi- or vena cavae

16. aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry blood the heart ANS
>>> oxy- genated & away from


17. venules, veins, and superior and inferior vena cave carry blood

the heart ANS >>> deoxygenated & back to

18. The average adult has liters of blood ANS >>> 5-6

19. Plasma comprises how much of circulating blood? ANS >>> 55%
20. Plasma contains.... ANS >>> proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes,
sugars, hor- mones, minerals, vitamins, and water
21. What percent of plasma is water? ANS >>> 92%
22. Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? ANS >>> 45%
23. another name for red blood cells... ANS >>> Erythrocytes


https://www.stuvia.com/user/CULTIVATED 2/
13