Phlebotomy Vocabulary Homework

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  1. 3. used to restrict blood flow, therefore pushing the vein into a more prominent position; used in blood draw to make the vein easier to find
  2. 6. the process of drawing blood via a shallow puncture into the capillaries, usually in the fingertips
  3. 8. the process of drawing blood via a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm
  4. 9. two chambers, left and right; the right receives the blood and drives it into a ventricle to be pumped away from the heart
  5. 11. two chambers of the heart, left and right
  6. 13. thin smooth membrane that makes the lining inside the heart and the surface of the valves
  7. 16. stands for personal protective equipment
  8. 17. small tubes that are the site of gas exchange at the cellular level
  9. 18. forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and on the outer layer of the heart
  10. 21. the skill to be professional
  11. 22. provides the blood supply to all body tissue
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  1. 1. a chemical liquid that kills bacteria
  2. 2. the universal process of
  3. 4. the gauge determines the diameter, given that higher the gauge the thinner the diameter of the needle is
  4. 5. the process of puncturing the vein under medical conditions, usually to draw blood or for intravenous injections
  5. 7. contact with patients' bodily fluid, via PPE and certain processes
  6. 10. bring blood away from the heart to the rest of the body
  7. 12. used a vacuum to take in the blood drawn
  8. 14. the muscular tissue of the hear
  9. 15. brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart
  10. 19. chemicals that reduce the number of microorganisms in the area applied
  11. 20. supply the heart's muscle with blood