PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM (NHA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.docx

PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
(NHA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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

,PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
(NHA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Systemic circulation -
correct answer ✅carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle
throughout the body


Upper chambers of the heart -
correct answer ✅right and left atria


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

,PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
(NHA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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

, PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM
(NHA) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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%