PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM (NHA)
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TOP SCORE.
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
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
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
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%
Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? - correct answer. 45%
another name for red blood cells... - correct answer. Erythrocytes
What makes up the formed elements? - correct answer. Red blood cells, White
blood cells, and platelets
Another name for white blood cells... - correct answer. leukocytes
another name for platelets... - correct answer. thrombocytes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
TOP SCORE.
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
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
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
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%
Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? - correct answer. 45%
another name for red blood cells... - correct answer. Erythrocytes
What makes up the formed elements? - correct answer. Red blood cells, White
blood cells, and platelets
Another name for white blood cells... - correct answer. leukocytes
another name for platelets... - correct answer. thrombocytes
