CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS |LATEST VERSION |
ALREADY GRADED A+
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
What comprises 99% of the formed elements? ✔Correct Answer-red blood cells
(erythrocytes)
Where do blood cells originate? ✔Correct Answer-stem cells in bone marrow
How many RBCs are in a microliter of blood? ✔Correct Answer-4.2 to 6.2 million
Normal life span of an RBS is... ✔Correct Answer-120 days
Function of a leukocyte ✔Correct Answer-provide the body protection against infection
Amount of WBCs per microliter of blood ✔Correct Answer-5,000-10,000
leukocytosis ✔Correct Answer-increase in WBCs