PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM (NHA)
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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%
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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 (Latest Update
2024)
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%
