PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM (NHA) 187
Q&A/ A+ SCORE SOLUTION.
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist - Answer: Dependability, honesty,
integrity, empathy and compassion, professional appearance, interpersonal skills
Circulatory system function - Answer: deliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, &
enzymes to cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to organs where they can be
expelled
The two circulations - Answer: Pulmonary & Systemic
Pulmonary circulation - 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? - Answer: alveoli
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,Systemic circulation - Answer: carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle
throughout the body
Upper chambers of the heart - Answer: right and left atria
lower chambers of the heart - Answer: right and left ventricle
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
pulmonic valve - Answer: semi-lunar valve situated between the right ventricle
and the pulmonary artery
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) - Answer: atrioventricular valve located between the left
atrium and left ventricle
aortic valve - Answer: semi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and
aorta
Flow of blood through the heart - Answer: Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae<
Right atrium< tricuspid valve< right ventricle< pulmonic valve< pulmonary artery<
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, lungs< pulmonary vein< left atrium< mitral (bicuspid) valve< left ventricle< aorta<
rest of body
Three layers of the heart - Answer: Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium
aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart - Answer:
oxygenated & away from
venules, veins, and superior and inferior vena cave carry _____ blood ________
the heart - Answer: deoxygenated & back to
The average adult has ______ liters of blood - Answer: 5-6
Plasma comprises how much of circulating blood? - Answer: 55%
Plasma contains.... - Answer: proteins, amino acids, gases, electrolytes, sugars,
hormones, minerals, vitamins, and water
What percent of plasma is water? - Answer: 92%
Formed elements comprise what percent of circulating blood? - Answer: 45%
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