CLINICAL PHLEBOTOMY CH6
SMARTBOOK
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Understanding circulation of the blood is important to performing the task of
_________ - -performing venipuncture
The wall that divides the heart down the middle is the _________ - ✅✅-septum
there are ________ layers of the heart. - ✅✅-three
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Flaps of tissue that open in one direction to let blood pass through are called
________ - -valves
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The two large arteries of the heart include the aorta and the _________ artery -
-pulmonary
Why must phlebotomists understand the circulatory system? - ✅✅
-So they can
know the location of the blood vessels
So they know how the closed circuits of blood vessels transport blood
So they understand the composition of blood
septum - ✅✅-Muscular wall that divides the heart in the middle into left and right
sides
atrium/atria -✅✅-The top chambers of the heart, known as the holding chambers
ventricles - ✅✅-The bottom chambers of the heart, also known as the pumping
chambers
What is the main purpose of coronary circulation? - ✅✅-To provide blood supply to
the heart
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The muscular middle layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping blood to the
rest of the body is called the __________ - -myocardium
The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is called the ______ valve,
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and the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is called the ______ valve -
-tricuspid......mitral or bicuspid
Which of the following is true regarding systemic circulation? - ✅✅-The left atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
, ✅✅-aorta
The largest artery in the heart is the ________ -
there are _______ types of blood vessels. - ✅✅-three
Arterioles connect: - ✅✅-arteries and capillaries
What is the main function of the coronary sinus? - ✅✅-Empties blood into the right
atrium
Capillaries are ________ - ✅✅-confined flow channels
narrow tubes
What is true of deoxygenated blood? - ✅✅ -It is rich in carbon dioxide.
It travels to the right ventricle then to the lungs.
What happens after blood passes through the kidneys? - ✅✅-Pulmonary
circulation begins.
Waste is filtered out through urine.
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium
Venules unite to form _______ - ✅✅-veins
___________ are vessels that transport blood away from the heart. - ✅✅-arteries
Veins carry _______ - ✅✅-blood towards the heart
Arterioles connect _________ - ✅✅-arteries and capillaries
The venae cavae are ________ - ✅✅-the largest veins in the human body.
Capillaries connect ______ - ✅✅-arterioles and venules
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______ are blood vessels that are so small that blood cells have to pass through
single file. - -Capillaries
What are venules? - ✅✅-the smallest veins
Which of the following statements describe arteries? - ✅✅-They are muscular,
elastic, and thick.
They carry blood away from the heart
✅✅-back to the heart
The veins pump blood: -
What are venae cavae? - ✅✅-large blood vessels
SMARTBOOK
✅✅
Understanding circulation of the blood is important to performing the task of
_________ - -performing venipuncture
The wall that divides the heart down the middle is the _________ - ✅✅-septum
there are ________ layers of the heart. - ✅✅-three
✅✅
Flaps of tissue that open in one direction to let blood pass through are called
________ - -valves
✅✅
The two large arteries of the heart include the aorta and the _________ artery -
-pulmonary
Why must phlebotomists understand the circulatory system? - ✅✅
-So they can
know the location of the blood vessels
So they know how the closed circuits of blood vessels transport blood
So they understand the composition of blood
septum - ✅✅-Muscular wall that divides the heart in the middle into left and right
sides
atrium/atria -✅✅-The top chambers of the heart, known as the holding chambers
ventricles - ✅✅-The bottom chambers of the heart, also known as the pumping
chambers
What is the main purpose of coronary circulation? - ✅✅-To provide blood supply to
the heart
✅✅
The muscular middle layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping blood to the
rest of the body is called the __________ - -myocardium
The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is called the ______ valve,
✅✅
and the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is called the ______ valve -
-tricuspid......mitral or bicuspid
Which of the following is true regarding systemic circulation? - ✅✅-The left atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
, ✅✅-aorta
The largest artery in the heart is the ________ -
there are _______ types of blood vessels. - ✅✅-three
Arterioles connect: - ✅✅-arteries and capillaries
What is the main function of the coronary sinus? - ✅✅-Empties blood into the right
atrium
Capillaries are ________ - ✅✅-confined flow channels
narrow tubes
What is true of deoxygenated blood? - ✅✅ -It is rich in carbon dioxide.
It travels to the right ventricle then to the lungs.
What happens after blood passes through the kidneys? - ✅✅-Pulmonary
circulation begins.
Waste is filtered out through urine.
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium
Venules unite to form _______ - ✅✅-veins
___________ are vessels that transport blood away from the heart. - ✅✅-arteries
Veins carry _______ - ✅✅-blood towards the heart
Arterioles connect _________ - ✅✅-arteries and capillaries
The venae cavae are ________ - ✅✅-the largest veins in the human body.
Capillaries connect ______ - ✅✅-arterioles and venules
✅✅
______ are blood vessels that are so small that blood cells have to pass through
single file. - -Capillaries
What are venules? - ✅✅-the smallest veins
Which of the following statements describe arteries? - ✅✅-They are muscular,
elastic, and thick.
They carry blood away from the heart
✅✅-back to the heart
The veins pump blood: -
What are venae cavae? - ✅✅-large blood vessels
