PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist - Correct answer-Dependability,
honesty, integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance, interpersonal
skills
Circulatory system function - Correct answer-deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones,
& enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to organs where they can be
expelled
The two circulations - Correct answer-Pulmonary & Systemic
Pulmonary circulation - Correct answer-carries deoxygenated blood from the right
ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
Where does oxygenation take place in the lungs? - Correct answer-alveoli
Systemic circulation - Correct answer-carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle
throughout the body
Upper chambers of the heart - Correct answer-right and left atria
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,lower chambers of the heart - Correct answer-right and left ventricle
tricuspid valve - Correct answer-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
pulmonic valve - Correct answer-semi-lunar valve situated between the right
ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) - Correct answer-atrioventricular valve located between
the left atrium and left ventricle
aortic valve - Correct answer-semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle
and aorta
Flow of blood through the heart - Correct answer-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
Three layers of the heart - Correct answer-Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
Blood vessels - Correct answer-arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins,
superior & inferior vena cavae
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, aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart - Correct answer-
oxygenated & away from
venules, veins, and superior and inferior vena cave carry _____ blood ________
the heart - Correct answer-deoxygenated & back to
The average adult has ______ liters of blood - Correct answer-5-6
Plasma comprises how much of circulating blood? - Correct answer-55%
Plasma contains.... - Correct answer-proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes,
sugars, hormones, minerals, vitamins, and water
What percent of plasma is water? - Correct answer-92%
Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? - Correct answer-
45%
another name for red blood cells... - Correct answer-Erythrocytes
What makes up the formed elements? - Correct answer-Red blood cells, White
blood cells, and platelets
Another name for white blood cells... - Correct answer-leukocytes
another name for platelets... - Correct answer-thrombocytes
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist - Correct answer-Dependability,
honesty, integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance, interpersonal
skills
Circulatory system function - Correct answer-deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones,
& enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to organs where they can be
expelled
The two circulations - Correct answer-Pulmonary & Systemic
Pulmonary circulation - Correct answer-carries deoxygenated blood from the right
ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
Where does oxygenation take place in the lungs? - Correct answer-alveoli
Systemic circulation - Correct answer-carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle
throughout the body
Upper chambers of the heart - Correct answer-right and left atria
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,lower chambers of the heart - Correct answer-right and left ventricle
tricuspid valve - Correct answer-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
pulmonic valve - Correct answer-semi-lunar valve situated between the right
ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) - Correct answer-atrioventricular valve located between
the left atrium and left ventricle
aortic valve - Correct answer-semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle
and aorta
Flow of blood through the heart - Correct answer-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
Three layers of the heart - Correct answer-Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
Blood vessels - Correct answer-arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins,
superior & inferior vena cavae
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, aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart - Correct answer-
oxygenated & away from
venules, veins, and superior and inferior vena cave carry _____ blood ________
the heart - Correct answer-deoxygenated & back to
The average adult has ______ liters of blood - Correct answer-5-6
Plasma comprises how much of circulating blood? - Correct answer-55%
Plasma contains.... - Correct answer-proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes,
sugars, hormones, minerals, vitamins, and water
What percent of plasma is water? - Correct answer-92%
Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? - Correct answer-
45%
another name for red blood cells... - Correct answer-Erythrocytes
What makes up the formed elements? - Correct answer-Red blood cells, White
blood cells, and platelets
Another name for white blood cells... - Correct answer-leukocytes
another name for platelets... - Correct answer-thrombocytes
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