CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
What mask needs to be worn in a room with airborne isolation
precautions -
correct answer ✅N-95 Mask (plus gloves & a gown)
What does PPE stand for -
correct answer ✅Personal Protective Equipment
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with droplet isolation
precautions -
correct answer ✅Gloves, mask, eye protection & gown
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with contact precautions -
correct answer ✅Gloves & gown
What gauge needle will cause hemolysis -
correct answer ✅25 gauge (and above) (to small & it breaks the
blood up; to large and it slams into the back of the tube)
What is the range of needle gauges for blood donation -
correct answer ✅16-18 gauge
,CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
Needles for phlebotomy should be pitched how many degrees -
correct answer ✅15o-30 degree angle
Needles should be inserted how far -
correct answer ✅¼"- ½" or until you reach a change of resistance
What are the three vessels of the anti cubital fossa -
correct answer ✅Median Cubital Vein, Cephalic Vein,
Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is the first choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Median Cubital Vein
Which vessel is the second choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Cephalic Vein
Which vessel is the third choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is lateral to the patient's body -
correct answer ✅Cephalic Vein
, CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
What are the names of the three main vessels of the body -
correct answer ✅Veins, arteries, capillaries
What are the microscopic blood vessels responsible for O2
exchange -
correct answer ✅Capillaries
How much blood is needed for each blood culture bottle -
correct answer ✅Adults: 8-10ml (3-4ml in each bottle, aerobic &
anaerobic)
How many liters of blood does the average adult have -
correct answer ✅5 (4-6 liters)
What is the name of the part of the blood which suspends all of its
whole material -
correct answer ✅Plasma
What is serum -
correct answer ✅Plasma without the clotting factor
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
What mask needs to be worn in a room with airborne isolation
precautions -
correct answer ✅N-95 Mask (plus gloves & a gown)
What does PPE stand for -
correct answer ✅Personal Protective Equipment
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with droplet isolation
precautions -
correct answer ✅Gloves, mask, eye protection & gown
What PPE needs to be worn in a room with contact precautions -
correct answer ✅Gloves & gown
What gauge needle will cause hemolysis -
correct answer ✅25 gauge (and above) (to small & it breaks the
blood up; to large and it slams into the back of the tube)
What is the range of needle gauges for blood donation -
correct answer ✅16-18 gauge
,CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
Needles for phlebotomy should be pitched how many degrees -
correct answer ✅15o-30 degree angle
Needles should be inserted how far -
correct answer ✅¼"- ½" or until you reach a change of resistance
What are the three vessels of the anti cubital fossa -
correct answer ✅Median Cubital Vein, Cephalic Vein,
Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is the first choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Median Cubital Vein
Which vessel is the second choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Cephalic Vein
Which vessel is the third choice for a blood draw -
correct answer ✅Brachial/basilic Vein
Which vessel is lateral to the patient's body -
correct answer ✅Cephalic Vein
, CPT - Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
What are the names of the three main vessels of the body -
correct answer ✅Veins, arteries, capillaries
What are the microscopic blood vessels responsible for O2
exchange -
correct answer ✅Capillaries
How much blood is needed for each blood culture bottle -
correct answer ✅Adults: 8-10ml (3-4ml in each bottle, aerobic &
anaerobic)
How many liters of blood does the average adult have -
correct answer ✅5 (4-6 liters)
What is the name of the part of the blood which suspends all of its
whole material -
correct answer ✅Plasma
What is serum -
correct answer ✅Plasma without the clotting factor
