UCLA Phlebotomy Final Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade (2024/ 2025)

UCLA Phlebotomy Final Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade (2024/ 2025) QUESTION basilic vein Medial vein of the antecubital area Last choice due to closest to the brachial artery QUESTION capillaries Answer: Microscopic / unicellular blood vessels linking arterioles to venules Are porous to allow for gas and nutrient exchange QUESTION cephalic vein Answer: Lateral vein of the antecubital area 2nd choice Most prominent on obese pts QUESTION csf Answer: Cerebrospinal fluid Fluid surrounding brain and meninges in spinal column (lubricates & nourishes) QUESTION median cubital vein Answer: Most commonly used vein in the antecubital fossa for venipuncture QUESTION veins Answer: Usually carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart (except pulmonary vein which carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium) QUESTION bleeding time Answer: Most common pre-surgical test Assesses platelet plug formation in capillaries QUESTION differential Answer: Test that categorizes blood cells & abnormalities present QUESTION hematocrit (hct) Answer: Concentration of rbcs expressed in a percentage Also called packed cell volume (pcv) Normal - 55% QUESTION hemoglobin (hgb) Answer: Iron-containing protein in rbcs that carry o2 and co2 Low levels -> anemic QUESTION hematoma Localized leakage of blood into tissues Most common complication of phlebotomy