,UPDATED 2024 PHLEBOTOMY
NATIONAL EXAM (NHA)WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Four elements of negligence - CORRECT ANSWERSDuty, derelict, direct cause, and damage
tort - CORRECT ANSWERSa wrongful act that results in injury to one person by another
hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWERSiron containing pigment of red blood cells
Phlebotomists are primarily responsible for what phase of laboratory testing? - CORRECT ANSWERSpre-
analytical
centrifuge - CORRECT ANSWERSinstrument used to speed the removal of serum by spinning the blood
Characteristics imperative to a phlebotomist - CORRECT ANSWERSDependability, honesty, integrity,
empathy and compassion, professional appearance, interpersonal skills
Circulatory system function - CORRECT ANSWERSdeliver oxygen, nutrients, hormones, & enzymes to
cells and transport cellular waste (CO2) to organs where they can be expelled
The two circulations - CORRECT ANSWERSPulmonary & Systemic
Pulmonary circulation - CORRECT ANSWERScarries 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 ANSWERSalveoli
Systemic circulation - CORRECT ANSWERScarries oxygenated blood from left ventricle throughout the
body
, Upper chambers of the heart - CORRECT ANSWERSright and left atria
lower chambers of the heart - CORRECT ANSWERSright and left ventricle
tricuspid valve - CORRECT ANSWERSatrioventricular 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 ANSWERSsemi-lunar valve situated between the right ventricle and the
pulmonary artery
Mitral valve (or bicuspid) - CORRECT ANSWERSatrioventricular valve located between the left atrium and
left ventricle
aortic valve - CORRECT ANSWERSsemi lunar valve situated between the left ventricle and aorta
Flow of blood through the heart - CORRECT ANSWERSSuperior 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 ANSWERSEndocardium, myocardium, epicardium
aorta, arteries, and arterioles carry_____ blood _______ the heart - CORRECT ANSWERSoxygenated &
away from
venules, veins, and superior and inferior vena cave carry _____ blood ________ the heart - CORRECT
ANSWERSdeoxygenated & back to
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