PBS 2.1.4 Routine Testing in the Lab

Erythrocytes are another name for ___.

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

• Plasma

After spinning a tube of blood, it will separate into layers. Which layer forms at the top of the tube and is the least dense?

• Red blood cells

• Plasma

• Buffy Coat

• White blood cells

A test that provides counts of leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets, hematocrit, and hemoglobin in a patient's blood is known as a ___.

• CBC

• BMP

• BUN

• PBS

Leukocytes are ___ which circulate in the blood stream.

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• platelets

• cholestrol

This component in blood clumps and forms clots in blood vessel injuries.

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

• Plasma

The most frequently used vein to draw blood is the ___.

• brachial vein

• median cephalic vein

• basillic vein

• median cubital vein

The process of puncturing a vein to withdraw blood from a patient is known as ___.

• phlebotomy

• histology

• pathology

• cytology

The proportion of red blood cells compared to the amount of liquid plasma in blood.

• Thrombocytes

• Hemoglobin

• Hematocrit

• Erythrocytes

This is the oxygen carrying molecule found in erythrocytes.

• hematocrit

• hemoglobin

• thrombocytes

• iron group

Looking at and evaluating the components of blood for cell types, number, and structure requires a ___.

• blood smear

• complete blood count

• basic metabolic panel

• fasting period