Phlebotomy ASCP Test
QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1. The first thing a phlebotomist must do before
drawing from a patient is - ✅✅✅properly identify the
patient
2. Thrombocytes is - ✅✅✅A tiny, disc-shaped piece of cell
that is found in the blood and spleen. Thrombocytes
are pieces of very large cells in the bone marrow
called megakaryocytes. They help form blood clots to
slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal.
Having too many or too few thrombocytes or having
platelets that don't work as they should can cause
problems. Checking the number of thrombocytes in
the blood may help diagnose certain diseases or
conditions. Also called platelet.
3. Lymphocytes - ✅✅✅The two types of white blood cells
that are part of the body's immune system: B
lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release
antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T
lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic
tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign
substances.
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 1
, 4. Blood flows from the right atrium to - ✅✅✅right
ventricle
5. Blood flow order - ✅✅✅arteries, arterioles, capillaries,
venules, and veins
6. Phlebotomist are involved in which of the following
aspects of the laboratory? - ✅✅✅collecting blood
samples and instructing patient for blood and urine
collections
7. The term "fasting" means - ✅✅✅abstaining from
everything except water
8. Considering all patients to be potentially infectious
for HIV or HEP B is known as - ✅✅✅standard
precautions/Universal precautions
9. What organ is a target for Hepatitis B? - ✅✅✅Liver
10. Which of the following sequences is the BEST
method for capillary collection? - ✅✅✅decontaminate,
puncture the skin, wipe away the first drop
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2
, 11. The hematocrit measures the - ✅✅✅packed
volume of red cells
12. The recommended dilution for bleach as a
disinfectant is - ✅✅✅1:10
13. HIV is the abbreviation for - ✅✅✅human
immunodeficiency virus
14. Hand washing is required in all of the following
EXCEPT - ✅✅✅computer use
15. Grey tube top - ✅✅✅This tube contains potassium
oxalate as an anticoagulant and sodium fluoride as a
preservative and is used to preserve glucose in
whole blood and for some special chemistry tests.
16. Red tube top - ✅✅✅This tube has no anticoagulant
and is used for many chemistry tests, drug levels,
and blood bank procedures.
17. Aliquot means - ✅✅✅Portion of specimen used for
testing
18. Syncope means - ✅✅✅fainting
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 3
, 19. Which needle has the smallest bore? - ✅✅✅25
gauge
20. Leaving the tourniquet on a patient's arm more
than 1 minute may cause - ✅✅✅hemoconcentration
21. What type of alcohol is used for cleaning the skin
before a venipuncture? - ✅✅✅70% alcohol
22. Assay - ✅✅✅to test, analyze
23. The pressure of a clot is acceptable in - ✅✅✅red
and gold(yellow) tops
24. Centrifugation - ✅✅✅process of separating out
particles of different sizes and densities by spinning
them at high speed in a centrifuge.
25. Cholesterol - ✅✅✅A fatty substance that travels
through the blood and is found in all parts of the
body. Harmful to the heart
26. Specially formulated evacuated tubes for trace
metals are what color? - ✅✅✅Dark Blue
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 4
QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1. The first thing a phlebotomist must do before
drawing from a patient is - ✅✅✅properly identify the
patient
2. Thrombocytes is - ✅✅✅A tiny, disc-shaped piece of cell
that is found in the blood and spleen. Thrombocytes
are pieces of very large cells in the bone marrow
called megakaryocytes. They help form blood clots to
slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal.
Having too many or too few thrombocytes or having
platelets that don't work as they should can cause
problems. Checking the number of thrombocytes in
the blood may help diagnose certain diseases or
conditions. Also called platelet.
3. Lymphocytes - ✅✅✅The two types of white blood cells
that are part of the body's immune system: B
lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release
antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T
lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic
tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign
substances.
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 1
, 4. Blood flows from the right atrium to - ✅✅✅right
ventricle
5. Blood flow order - ✅✅✅arteries, arterioles, capillaries,
venules, and veins
6. Phlebotomist are involved in which of the following
aspects of the laboratory? - ✅✅✅collecting blood
samples and instructing patient for blood and urine
collections
7. The term "fasting" means - ✅✅✅abstaining from
everything except water
8. Considering all patients to be potentially infectious
for HIV or HEP B is known as - ✅✅✅standard
precautions/Universal precautions
9. What organ is a target for Hepatitis B? - ✅✅✅Liver
10. Which of the following sequences is the BEST
method for capillary collection? - ✅✅✅decontaminate,
puncture the skin, wipe away the first drop
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2
, 11. The hematocrit measures the - ✅✅✅packed
volume of red cells
12. The recommended dilution for bleach as a
disinfectant is - ✅✅✅1:10
13. HIV is the abbreviation for - ✅✅✅human
immunodeficiency virus
14. Hand washing is required in all of the following
EXCEPT - ✅✅✅computer use
15. Grey tube top - ✅✅✅This tube contains potassium
oxalate as an anticoagulant and sodium fluoride as a
preservative and is used to preserve glucose in
whole blood and for some special chemistry tests.
16. Red tube top - ✅✅✅This tube has no anticoagulant
and is used for many chemistry tests, drug levels,
and blood bank procedures.
17. Aliquot means - ✅✅✅Portion of specimen used for
testing
18. Syncope means - ✅✅✅fainting
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 3
, 19. Which needle has the smallest bore? - ✅✅✅25
gauge
20. Leaving the tourniquet on a patient's arm more
than 1 minute may cause - ✅✅✅hemoconcentration
21. What type of alcohol is used for cleaning the skin
before a venipuncture? - ✅✅✅70% alcohol
22. Assay - ✅✅✅to test, analyze
23. The pressure of a clot is acceptable in - ✅✅✅red
and gold(yellow) tops
24. Centrifugation - ✅✅✅process of separating out
particles of different sizes and densities by spinning
them at high speed in a centrifuge.
25. Cholesterol - ✅✅✅A fatty substance that travels
through the blood and is found in all parts of the
body. Harmful to the heart
26. Specially formulated evacuated tubes for trace
metals are what color? - ✅✅✅Dark Blue
Phlebotomy ASCP Test QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 4
