NRCPT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED LATEST
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Which system works with the circulatory system by mediating bloos supply in the capillaries and the
tissues of the body?
A. endocrine
B. lymphatic
C. digestive
D. respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lymphatic
Antibodies that are released into the bloodstream where they circulate and attack foreign cells are:
A. eosinophils
B. chromosomes
C. agranulocytes
D. immunoglobulins - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immunoglobulins
The abbreviation for Carbon Dioxide is:
A. CO2
B. co2
C. CO
D. C2o - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CO2
What is the smallest living unit of structure?
A. cell
B. digit
C. microbe
,D. organelle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cell
Red blood cells contain:
A. granules
B. hemoglobin
C. bile
D. serum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hemoglobin
Which of the following PPE is required for Strict isolation?
A. mask and gloves
B. gown, mask and gloves
C. gown and gloves
D. sterile gown, mask and gloves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gown, mask and gloves
When collecting a blood specimen using the vacuum tube method of venipuncture, venous reflux is
prevented by:
A. keeping the patients arm in a downward position
B. inserting the needle at a 15-degree angle to the patient's arm
C. removing the tourniquet before withdrawing the needle from the patient's arm
D. filling the evacuated tube to the exhaustion of the vacuum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅keeping the
patients arm in a downward position
The abbreviation for fasting blood sugar is:
A. FTSB
B. FBS
,C. FbS
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FBS
What color stopper tube is used to collect a blood specimen for most blood chemistry tests?
A. lavender
B. light blue
C. red
D. gray - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red
Historically, the modern code of medical ethics can be traced back to:
A. Hammurabi
B. Socrates
C. Apollo
D. Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hippocrates
Which of the following identifies how much of the volume of a sample is made up of red blood cells
after the sample has been spun in a centrifuge
A. hemoglobin determination
B. hematocrit determination
C. platelet count
D. differential white blood cell count - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hematocrit determination
An evacuated glass tube with a lavender stopper contains:
A. EDTA
B. potassium oxalate
, C. no additive
D. heparin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅EDTA
What color stopper tube is used to collect a blood specimen for a complete blood count (CBC)?
A. light blue
B. lavender
C. red
D. gray - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lavender
The abbreviation for complete blood count is:
A. CBC
B. c b c
C. cBc
D. Cbc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CBC
All of the following would be a correct technique for the phlebotomist to use when inserting the needle
during vacuum tube method of venipuncture EXCEPT:
A. insert the needle at a 45-degree angle
B. position the evacuated tube with the label facing downward
C. pointing the needle in the same direction as the vein
D. insert the needle with the bevel facing up - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅insert the needle at a 45-
degree angle
On palpation, a scarred vein feels:
A. swollen
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Which system works with the circulatory system by mediating bloos supply in the capillaries and the
tissues of the body?
A. endocrine
B. lymphatic
C. digestive
D. respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lymphatic
Antibodies that are released into the bloodstream where they circulate and attack foreign cells are:
A. eosinophils
B. chromosomes
C. agranulocytes
D. immunoglobulins - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immunoglobulins
The abbreviation for Carbon Dioxide is:
A. CO2
B. co2
C. CO
D. C2o - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CO2
What is the smallest living unit of structure?
A. cell
B. digit
C. microbe
,D. organelle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cell
Red blood cells contain:
A. granules
B. hemoglobin
C. bile
D. serum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hemoglobin
Which of the following PPE is required for Strict isolation?
A. mask and gloves
B. gown, mask and gloves
C. gown and gloves
D. sterile gown, mask and gloves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gown, mask and gloves
When collecting a blood specimen using the vacuum tube method of venipuncture, venous reflux is
prevented by:
A. keeping the patients arm in a downward position
B. inserting the needle at a 15-degree angle to the patient's arm
C. removing the tourniquet before withdrawing the needle from the patient's arm
D. filling the evacuated tube to the exhaustion of the vacuum - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅keeping the
patients arm in a downward position
The abbreviation for fasting blood sugar is:
A. FTSB
B. FBS
,C. FbS
D. none of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FBS
What color stopper tube is used to collect a blood specimen for most blood chemistry tests?
A. lavender
B. light blue
C. red
D. gray - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red
Historically, the modern code of medical ethics can be traced back to:
A. Hammurabi
B. Socrates
C. Apollo
D. Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hippocrates
Which of the following identifies how much of the volume of a sample is made up of red blood cells
after the sample has been spun in a centrifuge
A. hemoglobin determination
B. hematocrit determination
C. platelet count
D. differential white blood cell count - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hematocrit determination
An evacuated glass tube with a lavender stopper contains:
A. EDTA
B. potassium oxalate
, C. no additive
D. heparin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅EDTA
What color stopper tube is used to collect a blood specimen for a complete blood count (CBC)?
A. light blue
B. lavender
C. red
D. gray - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lavender
The abbreviation for complete blood count is:
A. CBC
B. c b c
C. cBc
D. Cbc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CBC
All of the following would be a correct technique for the phlebotomist to use when inserting the needle
during vacuum tube method of venipuncture EXCEPT:
A. insert the needle at a 45-degree angle
B. position the evacuated tube with the label facing downward
C. pointing the needle in the same direction as the vein
D. insert the needle with the bevel facing up - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅insert the needle at a 45-
degree angle
On palpation, a scarred vein feels:
A. swollen
