ASCP BOC Practice Tests 2025/2026
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Arterial blood leaves the heart through the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Aorta
The liquid portion of the blood is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Plasma
The best place for a dermal puncture on an adult - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Third or
Fourth finger
Low & high controls are required for a glucose meter. These are run -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔exactly the same as patient samples are run.
Urine begins forming in the _______ where the blood is _______ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Kidneys; Filtered
The length & width of lancet blades assure adequate flow of blood and -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔prevent injury to the bone
, Blood Culture collection sites are swabbed with iodine, which is left on for
at least - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔20 seconds
A tourniquet is applied above the venipuncture site to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔slow
the flow of venous blood to the heart
Arterial walls have thick layers of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Muscle
A _________ is a normal finding in a plasma specimen - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Light yellow color
After a meal- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Postprandial
A blood specimen for a 2-hr postprandial Glucose Test is collected -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔After the patient eats a meal
If you have to take blood from the same arm as the IV the venipunctures
must be done - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Below the IV in a Different vein
Peak specimens are collected - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔30-60 minutes after the
dose is administered
Trough specimens are collected - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔30 minutes before a dose
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Arterial blood leaves the heart through the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Aorta
The liquid portion of the blood is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Plasma
The best place for a dermal puncture on an adult - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Third or
Fourth finger
Low & high controls are required for a glucose meter. These are run -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔exactly the same as patient samples are run.
Urine begins forming in the _______ where the blood is _______ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Kidneys; Filtered
The length & width of lancet blades assure adequate flow of blood and -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔prevent injury to the bone
, Blood Culture collection sites are swabbed with iodine, which is left on for
at least - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔20 seconds
A tourniquet is applied above the venipuncture site to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔slow
the flow of venous blood to the heart
Arterial walls have thick layers of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Muscle
A _________ is a normal finding in a plasma specimen - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Light yellow color
After a meal- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Postprandial
A blood specimen for a 2-hr postprandial Glucose Test is collected -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔After the patient eats a meal
If you have to take blood from the same arm as the IV the venipunctures
must be done - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Below the IV in a Different vein
Peak specimens are collected - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔30-60 minutes after the
dose is administered
Trough specimens are collected - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔30 minutes before a dose
