MedCa Phlebotomy Certification Exam Prep Guide

MedCa Phlebotomy Certification Exam Prep Guide


1. MedCa Phlebotomy Certifi- Collection of quiz style questions for study purposes
cation Exam Review
2. What department
studies disease? Pathology

3. What is the general
blood volume for the 5 Liters.
average adult?
55% plasma, 45% formed elements

4. What are erythrocytes? (RBC) Red Blood Cells.

Main Function: Carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissue
cells and to transport carbon dioxide away from the cells to
the lungs.

5. An leukocyte is? (WBC) White Blood Cells.

Main Fuction: Non-Nucleus containing blood cells whose
main fuc- tion is to combat infection and remove
disintegrated tissue.

6. Platelets are also called? Thrombocytes.

Cellular elements that play a role in the coagulation process
and are the smallest of the formed elements.

7. Mature RBC's have an
ap- proximate lifespan 120 Days
of

8. What iron-containing Hemoglobin (Main component of RBC)
pig- ment enables
RBC'S to transport
oxygen and car- bon
dioxide:

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