Phlebotomy Ch 5,6,12,13

Question 1

How should normal blood samples look?

Accepted Answer

Liquid portion of blood is clear and has a yellow tint

Question 2

What is aliquot?

Accepted Answer

Separate portion extracted from a specimen

Question 3

True or false: 55% of blood is liquid.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What % of blood composition is formed elements (RBX, WBC, PLT)?

Accepted Answer

45%

Question 5

What does lipemic samples look like?

Accepted Answer

Milky color (cloudy)

Question 6

What color tube is used to prepare a blood slide smear?

Accepted Answer

Lavender top tube

Question 7

Which blood cells fight infection?

Accepted Answer

Leukocytes

Question 8

What is used to separate the cells from the liquid portion of blood?

Accepted Answer

Centrifuge machine

Question 9

What causes a lipemic samples?

Accepted Answer

High levels of lipids in the blood (high cholesterol)

Question 10

What is the term for towards the point of origin?

Accepted Answer

Proximal

Question 11

What is the term for towards the outer part of the body?

Accepted Answer

Lateral

Question 12

Which vein is the third choice for ETS blood draw?

Accepted Answer

Basilic

Question 13

What is the formation of new blood called?

Accepted Answer

Hematopoiesis

Question 14

What is the function of the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

Delivers oxygenated blood

Question 15

What is the function of the muscular system?

Accepted Answer

Enables movement

Question 16

True or false: Arteries carry de-oxygenated blood.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Specimen must be spun down within how many hours after the blood draw

Accepted Answer

Specimens must be spun down within 2 hours

Question 18

What does diastolic measure?

Accepted Answer

Heart rest pressure

Question 19

True or false: Hemostasis is the stoppage of bleeding.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What is the function of the Urinary system?

Accepted Answer

Filters waste from blood and eliminates them from the body

Question 21

Which vein is the first choice for ETS?

Accepted Answer

Median Cubital

Question 22

What are Fibrinogen Strands in a serum Sample?

Accepted Answer

Red streaks seen floating in serum portion after tube has been centrifuged

Question 23

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Accepted Answer

Provides body with structure

Question 24

What does Icteric samples look like?

Accepted Answer

Brown/Green/Orange color

Question 25

What is the function of the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

Regulates hormones

Question 26

What is the function of erythrocytes?

Accepted Answer

Deliver oxygen

Question 27

What color is a hemolyzed specimen?

Accepted Answer

Radish

Question 28

What does systolic measure?

Accepted Answer

Heart contraction pressure

Question 29

Which blood vessel is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Capillaries

Question 30

What is Plasma?

Accepted Answer

Liquid portion of blood from lavender, yellow, blue, green, gray

Question 31

What is the term for towards the center?

Accepted Answer

Medial

Question 32

True or false: The integumentary system protects the body.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

True or false: Veins carry oxygenated blood.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What causes Fibrinogen Strands in a serum Sample?

Accepted Answer

premature centrifugation of blood sample

Question 35

Which organs are part of the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Esophagus, Stomach

Question 36

What is whole blood?

Accepted Answer

Blood in it’s complete form including plasma, cells, and clotting factors

Question 37

What % of blood composition is liquid?

Accepted Answer

55%

Question 38

What is the anatomy term for away from the origin?

Accepted Answer

Distal

Question 39

How long are serum tubes allowed to clot?

Accepted Answer

30-60minutes

Question 40

What is Serum

Accepted Answer

Liquid portion from red, tiger, and gold top

Question 41

What is the average lifespan of RBC?

Accepted Answer

120 days

Question 42

True or false: Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Which vein is the second choice for ETS blood draw?

Accepted Answer

Cephalic

Question 44

Which organs are part of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

Brain, Spinal Cord

Question 45

What angle should the slide be held when smearing blood?

Accepted Answer

30 degree angle

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