Title: Exam 2
Course: Allied Health Assistant (Phlebotomy) > Section: Module 2

Q: Anatomy is the study of the:
- shape and structure of the body
- function of a body part
- formation of a body part
- formation of red blood cells
A: shape and structure of the body

Q: The study of the function of each body part and how the functions coordinate is called:
- hematology
- chemistry
- physiology
- anatomy
A: physiology

Q: The part of the cell that controls the activities of the cell (brain of the cell) is the:
- Golgi apparatus
- nucleus
- cell membrane
- mitochondria
A: nucleus

Q: The system responsible for body movement is:
- nervous
- circulatory
- lymphatic
- muscle
A: muscle

Q: Skeletal muscle is also known as:
- involuntary
- voluntary
- reactionary
- smooth
A: voluntary

Q: When the body systems work together to form a steady state, it is referred to as:
- anabolism
- homeostasis
- metabolism
- catabolism
A: homeostasis

Q: The process of using simple substances to build more complex substances is called:
- anabolism
- homeostasis
- metabolism
- catabolism
A: anabolism

Q: The process of producing energy by breaking down complex compounds is:
- anabolism
- homeostasis
- metabolism
- catabolism
A: catabolism

Q: The channel for transporting material in and out of the nucleus is the:
- Golgi apparatus
- endoplasmic reticulum
- mitochondria
- lysosomes
A: endoplasmic reticulum

Q: The cell structure that digests enzymes and breaks down cellular components is the:
- Golgi apparatus
- nucleus
- lysosomes
- mitochondria
A: lysosomes

Q: The tissue that protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces is:
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- nervous tissue
- muscle tissue
A: epithelial tissue

Q: Which of the following supports and connects organs and tissue?
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- nervous tissue
- muscle tissue
A: connective tissue

Q: Which type of muscle makes up the muscles of the body?
- cardiac
- skeletal
- smooth
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: The layer of the integumentary system that contains the blood system is the:
- epidermis
- dermis
- epidermis and dermis
- none of the above
A: dermis

Q: The process in which oxygen-rich blood diffuses into tissue cells is
- exhaling
- external respiration
- internal respiration
- breathing
A: internal respiration

Q: The most common disorder of the endocrine system is
- rheumatoid arthritis
- diabetes
- infertility
- respiratory distress
A: diabetes

Q: The axial skeleton is responsible or located in
- an anchor for muscles
- bones in the foot
- bones in the arm
- protection to parts of the body
A: protection to parts of the body

Q: The function of the leukocyte is to:
- carry oxygen
- carry nutrients
- fight infection
- stop bleeding
A: fight infection

Q: What is the difference between plasma and serum?
- Serum comes from anticoagulated blood; plasma does not.
- Plasma contains fibrinogen; serum does not.
- Serum contains fibrinogen; plasma does not.
- Plasma is found only inside the body.
A: Plasma contains fibrinogen; serum does not.

Q: The life span of the red blood cell is approximately:
- 1 year
- 30 days
- 9 to 12 days
- 120 days
A: 120 days

Q: The function of the erythrocyte is to:
- carry oxygen
- carry nutrients
- fight infection
- stop bleeding
A: carry oxygen

Q: The buffy coat consists of:
- erythrocytes and leukocytes
- leukocytes only
- leukocytes and thrombocytes
- leukocytes and plasma
A: leukocytes and thrombocytes

Q: What is the substance in erythrocytes that carries oxygen?
- albumin
- glucose
- hemoglobin
- sodium chloride
A: hemoglobin

Q: Which cells contribute most to blood clotting?
- lymphocytes
- platelets
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
A: platelets

Q: Where does the electrical impulse start in the heart?
- sinoatrial node
- atrioventricular node
- bundle of His
- Purkinje fibers
A: sinoatrial node

Q: Which blood vessels generally carry blood that is high in oxygen?
- arteries
- veins
- venules
- All are equally oxygenated.
A: arteries

Q: Blood flows from the right atrium into the right ventricle. From this point, it is pumped through the:
- aorta to the rest of the body
- pulmonary artery to the lungs
- pulmonary artery to the rest of the body
- pulmonary vein to the lungs
A: pulmonary artery to the lungs

Q: The tricuspid and bicuspid valves are associated with the:
- heart
- liver
- spleen
- stomach
A: heart

Q: When a patient has had a mastectomy, venipuncture should be avoided on the affected side because the:
- patient may be embarrassed
- patient is more susceptible to infection
- venipuncture is more painful
- It is acceptable to collect blood from either arm.
A: patient is more susceptible to infection

Q: Why does the left ventricle of the heart have such a thick muscular wall?
- to pump blood to the lungs
- to expel air from it
- to pump blood to all parts of the body
- both A and B
A: to pump blood to all parts of the body

Q: The main function of the circulatory system is to provide:
- absorption
- elimination
- protection
- transportation
A: transportation

Q: The ventricles of the heart are principally responsible for:
- lubrication
- portal circulation
- pumping blood
- receiving blood
A: pumping blood

Q: Unoxygenated blood from the head and neck region returns to the heart via the:
- pulmonary artery
- aorta
- inferior vena cava
- superior vena cava
A: superior vena cava

Q: Which does NOT carry oxygenated blood?
- aorta
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary vein
- All of the above carry oxygenated blood.
A: pulmonary artery

Q: What is the function of the coronary arteries?
- They carry oxygenated blood back to the heart.
- They cause the blood to become oxygenated in the lungs.
- They supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
- none of the above
A: They supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.

Q: What happens when a coronary artery becomes occluded?
- Electrical impulses are carried to the Purkinje fibers.
- Immediate death
- Myocardial infarction
- None of the above
A: Myocardial infarction

Q: The fluid portion of anticoagulated whole blood that contains fibrinogen is called the:
- buffy coat
- serum
- plasma
- fluid portion
A: plasma

Q: The formed elements of blood found inside a tube drawn with an anticoagulant are:
- plasma, buffy coat, and erythrocytes
- buffy coat and clot
- serum and a buffy coat
- serum and a clot
A: plasma, buffy coat, and erythrocytes

Q: Five components that are found in a CBC with diff. are:
- WBC, RBC, platelet, bilirubin, LDH
- WBC, RBC, hemoglobin, glucose, hematocrit
- WBC, RBC, cholesterol, triglyceride, hematocrit
- WBC, RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, differential
A: WBC, RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, differential

Q: Which of the following is NOT a leukocyte?
- neutrophil
- lymphocyte
- thrombocyte
- monocyte
A: thrombocyte

Q: Explain the difference between serum and plasma specimens.

Q: One of the coronary arteries becomes occluded. What could possibly happen to that patient?