Phlebotomy CPT Practice Test Chapter 4 Quiz 2025.

Last Updated on April 17, 2025

Phlebotomy CPT Practice Test Chapter 4 Quiz 2025. This test is designed for Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT). This chapter is titled Medical Terminology and Abbreviations. In the following quiz, there are 23 multiple-choice questions.

This chapter presents the basics of how medical words are formed. It emphasizes anatomical and medical terminology, as well as abbreviations, that phlebotomists are likely to encounter in a healthcare setting.

Phlebotomy CPT Practice Test Chapter 4

CPT - Phlebotomy Practice Test
Chapter 4: Medical Terminology and Abbreviations
Total Items: 23
Time Limit: NA

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1) A nurse asks that you do not leave the patient in a supine position. What does “supine” mean?

A) Lying face up

B) Sitting upright

C) Standing

D) Lying face down

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2) Which of the following is NOT found in the abdominal cavity?

A) Intestines

B) Lungs

C) Kidneys

D) Spleen

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3) Where would you look for a vein in the most distal part of the arm?

A) Hand

B) Forearm

C) Wrist

D) Elbow

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4) Which set of words contains opposites?

A) Dorsal and back

B) Lateral and outside

C) Cranial and caudal

D) Proximal and close

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5) If a structure is in front of another, it is said to be

A) Inferior

B) Superior

C) Posterior

D) Anterior

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6) Which organ is in the thoracic cavity?

A) Esophagus

B) Stomach

C) Liver

D) Kidneys

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7) The study of body structures and their functions is

A) Physiology and anatomy

B) Pathology and physiology

C) Anatomy and physiology

D) Anatomy and pathology

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8) This is used in the center of medical words to ease in their pronunciation.

A) Prefix

B) Combining vowel

C) Word root

D) Suffix

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9) The heart is found in the

A) Dorsal cavity

B) Thoracic cavity

C) Abdominal cavity

D) Pelvic cavity

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10) Tissues are formed from

A) Molecules

B) Organs

C) Similar cells

D) Organelles

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11) Which of the following is a prefix?

A) Aero

B) Tomy

C) Osis

D) Itis

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12) Which is NOT one of the four major types of body tissue?

A) Muscular

B) Vascular

C) Nervous

D) Connective

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13) The frontal plane divides the body

A) From side to side

B) From top to bottom

C) From front to back

D) Down the middle

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14) Which cavity is part of the dorsal cavity?

A) Pelvic

B) Abdominal

C) Thoracic

D) Spinal

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15) The diaphragm separates which cavities?

A) Dorsal and pelvic

B) Dorsal and ventral

C) Thoracic and abdominopelvic

D) Cranial and spinal

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16) An order for medication was written “q1d,” but it was misread as “qid.” What is the danger of this mistake?

A) The medication would be skipped for one day

B) The medication would be given four times a day instead of once

C) The patient might not receive any medication at all

D) The medication would be given once every four days

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17) The term "brachium" refers to the

A) Leg

B) Arm

C) Ear

D) Foot

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18) When drawing blood from a patient with an IV line, why must you choose a site distal to the IV?

A) To increase blood pressure in the area

B) To ensure the site is below the IV and not contaminated with fluids

C) To access an artery instead

D) To avoid the vein entirely

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19) Drawing from a vein inferior to the elbow bend means drawing from

A) Behind

B) Above

C) Next to

D) Below

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20) Which of the following is a suffix?

A) Pathy

B) Dys

C) Anti

D) Hypo

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21) Which test is part of a lipid panel?

A) CBC

B) HDL

C) K

D) MCHC

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22) Which test is part of a CBC?

A) WBC

B) pH

C) LDL

D) Na

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23) Which plane divides the body into upper and lower sections?

A) Transverse

B) Midsagittal

C) Sagittal

D) Frontal

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