Cardiac A&P
Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right side of the heart to the lungs in which type of circulation?
A. cardiac
B. systemic
C. pulmonary
D. none of the above
C. Pulmonary
The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart is
A. electrocardiogram
B. electrocardiometry
C. electrocardiography
C. electrocardiography
The liquid portion of blood that contains clotting factors is ________
Plasma
The slant at the open end of a needle used for venipuncture is called the
Bevel
Which type of circulation begins with blood being pumped out of the left side of the heart?
A. pulmonary
B. systemic
C. coronary
B. systemic
What condition occurs when there is a decrease in blood pressure within three minutes of standing up?
Orthostatic Hypotension
Where would the impulse from the AV node travel to next?
A. Bundle of His
B. Purkinje Fibers
C. SA node
A. Bundle of His
Where are red blood cells created?
red bone marrow
Plasma is present in which of the following venipuncture tubes?
A. Red
B. Gold / red black marbled
C. Green and light green
Light green = lithium heparin, Green = heparin, both anticoagulants and produce plasma
Profuse sweating is
Diaphoresis
The heart muscle’s dedicated system of blood supply is the
A. coronary arteries
B. pulmonary arteries
C. pulmonary veins
A. coronary arteries
The natural pacemaker of the heart is the ______
Sinoatrial node or SA node
What are formed elements of blood?
RBC's, WBC's, and Thrombocytes
A tourniquet is used during the phlebotomy procedure to
A. collapse artery
B. prevent venous blood flow out of site
C. make the veins in the area more prominent.
D. B and C
D. B and C
Thrombocytes are also known as _________, and they aid in the _____________ of blood.
platelets, coagulation (clotting)
The valve between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart is the
Tricuspid AV valve
This test allows the patient to record an ECG when symptoms occur. The patient may use the test for 30 days.
Cardiac Event Recorder
What is the molecule that sits on a red blood cell and transports 02 and C02 throughout the body?
Hemoglobin
The laboratory requisition indicates that you are to collect a venous blood specimen for hematology testing, serum chemistry testing, and coagulation studies. What is the proper order of collection for these tubes?
A. Light blue, red, lavender
B. Green, light blue, red
C. Red, light blue, lavender
D. Two lavender, one red
A. light blue, red, lavender
The ____ factor is what determines if the persons blood type is positive or negative.
Rh factor
What is another name for a heart attack?
MI - Myocardial infarction
The state where the cardiac cells are recovering.
A. polarized
B. repolarized
C. depolarized
B. repolarized
Which is known as the universal donor?
0 -
O negative
In a routine venipuncture, the angle at which the needle enters the arm should be _____ degrees.
15
How many types of leukocytes are there?
5
Basophils, Eosinophils, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and Monocytes