PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM (NHA)
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 2025/2026
Terms in this set (187)
_____________Quiz____________?
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist -
Answer✓✓
Dependability, honesty, integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance,
interpersonal skills
_____________Quiz____________?
Circulatory system function -
Answer✓✓
deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, & enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to
organs where they can be expelled
_____________Quiz____________?
The two circulations -
Answer✓✓
Pulmonary & Systemic
1
,_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary circulation -
Answer✓✓
carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood
from lungs to left atrium
_____________Quiz____________?
Where does oxygenation take place in the lungs? -
Answer✓✓
alveoli
_____________Quiz____________?
Systemic circulation -
Answer✓✓
carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle throughout the body
_____________Quiz____________?
Upper chambers of the heart -
Answer✓✓
right and left atria
_____________Quiz____________?
lower chambers of the heart -
2
, Answer✓✓
right and left ventricle
_____________Quiz____________?
tricuspid valve -
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
_____________Quiz____________?
pulmonic valve -
Answer✓✓
semi-lunar valve situated between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
_____________Quiz____________?
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) -
Answer✓✓
atrioventricular valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
_____________Quiz____________?
aortic valve -
Answer✓✓
semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and aorta
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Flow of blood through the heart -
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
_____________Quiz____________?
Three layers of the heart -
Answer✓✓
Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
_____________Quiz____________?
Blood vessels -
Answer✓✓
arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, superior & inferior vena cavae
_____________Quiz____________?
aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart -
Answer✓✓
oxygenated & away from
4
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 2025/2026
Terms in this set (187)
_____________Quiz____________?
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist -
Answer✓✓
Dependability, honesty, integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance,
interpersonal skills
_____________Quiz____________?
Circulatory system function -
Answer✓✓
deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, & enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to
organs where they can be expelled
_____________Quiz____________?
The two circulations -
Answer✓✓
Pulmonary & Systemic
1
,_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary circulation -
Answer✓✓
carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood
from lungs to left atrium
_____________Quiz____________?
Where does oxygenation take place in the lungs? -
Answer✓✓
alveoli
_____________Quiz____________?
Systemic circulation -
Answer✓✓
carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle throughout the body
_____________Quiz____________?
Upper chambers of the heart -
Answer✓✓
right and left atria
_____________Quiz____________?
lower chambers of the heart -
2
, Answer✓✓
right and left ventricle
_____________Quiz____________?
tricuspid valve -
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
_____________Quiz____________?
pulmonic valve -
Answer✓✓
semi-lunar valve situated between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
_____________Quiz____________?
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) -
Answer✓✓
atrioventricular valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
_____________Quiz____________?
aortic valve -
Answer✓✓
semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and aorta
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Flow of blood through the heart -
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
_____________Quiz____________?
Three layers of the heart -
Answer✓✓
Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
_____________Quiz____________?
Blood vessels -
Answer✓✓
arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, superior & inferior vena cavae
_____________Quiz____________?
aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart -
Answer✓✓
oxygenated & away from
4
