PHLEBOTOMY NHA EXAM TEST BANK
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What is Phlebotomy? Answer: Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing
blood for diagnostic purposes
⩥ What does the medical term "Phlebos" mean? Answer: Veins
⩥ What does the medical term "tome" mean? Answer: Incision
⩥ What are two other names for capillary puncture? Answer: Dermal or
skin puncture
⩥ What does POCT mean? Answer: Point-of-Care
⩥ What is Point-of-Care? Answer: Tests that can be at the patients bed
side and results can be obtained right away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin
⩥ What are capillaries? Answer: Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels that
connect arterioles and venules
,⩥ What is the purpose of a capillary? Answer: Capillaries are the site of
gas exchange between blood & bodily tissues
⩥ What is the preferred locations for venipuncture? Answer: 1.
Antecubital Fossa
2. Upper aspect of the forearm
3. Posterior aspect of the wrist
4. Dorsum (back) of the hand
5. Ankle and foot veins (Dorsalis Pedis)
⩥ What does the medical term "ante" mean? Answer: Before
⩥ What are the three superficial veins located in the Antecubital Fossa?
Answer: 1. Median Cubital Vein: Large and fixed
2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in obese
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery and median nerve
⩥ What is plasma composed of? Answer: 90% water, 7% proteins, the
rest is all 1% (proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes, sugars
hormones, lipids & vitamins)
⩥ What color is plasma? Answer: Straw color
, ⩥ What is the difference in appearance of plasma and serum? Answer:
They both look the same, the only way to differentiate them is by
looking at the tube top color
⩥ What is the buffy coat composed of? Answer: Leukocytes and
platelets
⩥ What is the percentage of plasma in the blood by volume? Answer:
55%
⩥ What is the percentage of formed elements? Answer: 45%
⩥ What are formed elements? Answer: Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, and
Platelets
⩥ What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" "WBCs"? Answer: Red
blood cells and White blood cells
(erythrocytes and leukocytes)
⩥ Another name for thrombocytes? Answer: Platelets
⩥ Where are erythrocytes formed? Answer: In the red bone marrow
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What is Phlebotomy? Answer: Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing
blood for diagnostic purposes
⩥ What does the medical term "Phlebos" mean? Answer: Veins
⩥ What does the medical term "tome" mean? Answer: Incision
⩥ What are two other names for capillary puncture? Answer: Dermal or
skin puncture
⩥ What does POCT mean? Answer: Point-of-Care
⩥ What is Point-of-Care? Answer: Tests that can be at the patients bed
side and results can be obtained right away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin
⩥ What are capillaries? Answer: Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels that
connect arterioles and venules
,⩥ What is the purpose of a capillary? Answer: Capillaries are the site of
gas exchange between blood & bodily tissues
⩥ What is the preferred locations for venipuncture? Answer: 1.
Antecubital Fossa
2. Upper aspect of the forearm
3. Posterior aspect of the wrist
4. Dorsum (back) of the hand
5. Ankle and foot veins (Dorsalis Pedis)
⩥ What does the medical term "ante" mean? Answer: Before
⩥ What are the three superficial veins located in the Antecubital Fossa?
Answer: 1. Median Cubital Vein: Large and fixed
2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in obese
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery and median nerve
⩥ What is plasma composed of? Answer: 90% water, 7% proteins, the
rest is all 1% (proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes, sugars
hormones, lipids & vitamins)
⩥ What color is plasma? Answer: Straw color
, ⩥ What is the difference in appearance of plasma and serum? Answer:
They both look the same, the only way to differentiate them is by
looking at the tube top color
⩥ What is the buffy coat composed of? Answer: Leukocytes and
platelets
⩥ What is the percentage of plasma in the blood by volume? Answer:
55%
⩥ What is the percentage of formed elements? Answer: 45%
⩥ What are formed elements? Answer: Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, and
Platelets
⩥ What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" "WBCs"? Answer: Red
blood cells and White blood cells
(erythrocytes and leukocytes)
⩥ Another name for thrombocytes? Answer: Platelets
⩥ Where are erythrocytes formed? Answer: In the red bone marrow
