Phlebotomy NHA/CPT NHA
What is Hematology? Correct answers Hematology is the study of
blood and its fluids and cells. Also includes the study of blood forming organs
components,
and blood
diseas
e
What is Phlebotomy? Correct answers Phlebotomy is the practice of
drawing blood for
diagnostic
purposes
What does the medical term "Phlebos" mean? Correct
answers Veins
What does the medical term "tome" mean? Correct answers
Incision
What are two other names for capillary puncture? Correct answers
Dermal or skin
punctur
e
What does POCT mean? Correct answers Point-of-
Care
What is Point-of-Care? Correct answers Tests that can be at the patients bed
side and
results can be obtained right
away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit,
Hemoglobin
What do Veins have that Arteries don't? Correct answers
Valves
What is the inside of an artery or a vein called? Correct answers
The lumen
What are capillaries? Correct answers Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels
that connect
arterioles and
venules
What is the purpose of a capillary? Correct answers Capillaries are the
site of gas between blood & bodily
exchange
tissues
What does the medical term "ante" mean? Correct
answers Before
What does the medical term "cubital" mean? Correct
answers Elbow
What are the three superficial veins located in the Antecubital Fossa?
Correct
1. Mediananswers
Cubital Vein: Large and
fixed
2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery and
obese
median nerve
What color is plasma? Correct answers Straw
color
, What is the percentage of plasma in the blood by volume? Correct
answers 55%
What is the percentage of formed elements? Correct
answers 45%
What are formed elements? Correct answers Erythrocytes, Leukocytes,
and Platelets
What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" "WBCs"? Correct answers Red
blood
and cells blood
White
(erythrocytes and
cells
leukocytes)
Another name for thrombocytes? Correct answers
Platelets
Where are erythrocytes formed? Correct answers In the red
bone marrow
What is the life span of erythrocytes? Correct answers
120 days
What is the shape of an erythrocyte? Correct answers Biconcave (because
they lack a
nucleus
)
What purpose does hemoglobin have? Correct answers It
transports oxygen
What is the count of erythrocytes in a healthy adult? Correct answers 4
- 6 million
(approximately 2.4 million produced in a
second)
(Red blood cells make up approximately 99% of the cells of
plasma)
Fact: White blood cells have different size, shape, color and nucleus Correct
answers ...
What is the life span of a leukocyte? Correct answers 3-
9 Days
What is the purpose of white blood cells? Correct answers Protect
body against
infection and
disease
Number of leukocytes pet cubic millimeter Correct answers 4500
- 11,000
There are two different types of white blood cells, what are they?
Correct
Granularanswers
or Agranular
(Granular Leukocytes - perform
leukocytes
phagocytosis)
(Agranular Leukocytes - produce
antibodies)
Fact: Granular Leukocytes are
polymorphonuclear
Examples of them are: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and
Basophils
Their job is to perform
They usually react to inflammation Correct
Phagocytosis
answers ...
Fact: Lymphocytes and monocytes are examples of Agranular
Leukocytes
What is Hematology? Correct answers Hematology is the study of
blood and its fluids and cells. Also includes the study of blood forming organs
components,
and blood
diseas
e
What is Phlebotomy? Correct answers Phlebotomy is the practice of
drawing blood for
diagnostic
purposes
What does the medical term "Phlebos" mean? Correct
answers Veins
What does the medical term "tome" mean? Correct answers
Incision
What are two other names for capillary puncture? Correct answers
Dermal or skin
punctur
e
What does POCT mean? Correct answers Point-of-
Care
What is Point-of-Care? Correct answers Tests that can be at the patients bed
side and
results can be obtained right
away.
Examples: Blood Glucose, Hematocrit,
Hemoglobin
What do Veins have that Arteries don't? Correct answers
Valves
What is the inside of an artery or a vein called? Correct answers
The lumen
What are capillaries? Correct answers Microscopic, one cell-thick vessels
that connect
arterioles and
venules
What is the purpose of a capillary? Correct answers Capillaries are the
site of gas between blood & bodily
exchange
tissues
What does the medical term "ante" mean? Correct
answers Before
What does the medical term "cubital" mean? Correct
answers Elbow
What are the three superficial veins located in the Antecubital Fossa?
Correct
1. Mediananswers
Cubital Vein: Large and
fixed
2. Cephalic Vein: Preferred in
3. Basilic Vein: Close to the brachial artery and
obese
median nerve
What color is plasma? Correct answers Straw
color
, What is the percentage of plasma in the blood by volume? Correct
answers 55%
What is the percentage of formed elements? Correct
answers 45%
What are formed elements? Correct answers Erythrocytes, Leukocytes,
and Platelets
What do these abbreviations mean "RBCs" "WBCs"? Correct answers Red
blood
and cells blood
White
(erythrocytes and
cells
leukocytes)
Another name for thrombocytes? Correct answers
Platelets
Where are erythrocytes formed? Correct answers In the red
bone marrow
What is the life span of erythrocytes? Correct answers
120 days
What is the shape of an erythrocyte? Correct answers Biconcave (because
they lack a
nucleus
)
What purpose does hemoglobin have? Correct answers It
transports oxygen
What is the count of erythrocytes in a healthy adult? Correct answers 4
- 6 million
(approximately 2.4 million produced in a
second)
(Red blood cells make up approximately 99% of the cells of
plasma)
Fact: White blood cells have different size, shape, color and nucleus Correct
answers ...
What is the life span of a leukocyte? Correct answers 3-
9 Days
What is the purpose of white blood cells? Correct answers Protect
body against
infection and
disease
Number of leukocytes pet cubic millimeter Correct answers 4500
- 11,000
There are two different types of white blood cells, what are they?
Correct
Granularanswers
or Agranular
(Granular Leukocytes - perform
leukocytes
phagocytosis)
(Agranular Leukocytes - produce
antibodies)
Fact: Granular Leukocytes are
polymorphonuclear
Examples of them are: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and
Basophils
Their job is to perform
They usually react to inflammation Correct
Phagocytosis
answers ...
Fact: Lymphocytes and monocytes are examples of Agranular
Leukocytes
