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What substance in the saliva of the European medicinal leech acts as a local vasodilator?

  • Hirudin (correct)
  • Milk
  • Anesthetic
  • Blood
  • Which method involved cutting an artery partially through a single incision?

  • Arteriotomy (correct)
  • Leeching
  • Scarification
  • Phlebotomy
  • What is the primary purpose of phlebotomy today?

  • To obtain blood for diagnostic purposes (correct)
  • To remove blood for transfusions at a donor center
  • To monitor prescribed treatment
  • To treat polycythemia
  • What skill is primarily required for a competent clinical phlebotomist?

    <p>Thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which procedure involves collecting blood by penetrating a vein with a needle and syringe?

    <p>Venipuncture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process grants recognition to a phlebotomist?

    <p>Certification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Guild of Barber–Surgeons formed by 1210 known for?

    <p>Forbidding Short Robe surgeons from performing certain surgeries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common tool used for cutting the vein during venesection in the 17th to 18th century?

    <p>The lancet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approximate amount of blood withdrawn during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?

    <p>10 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of cupping as a therapeutic process?

    <p>To extract excess substance from the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary belief about the cause of disease according to Hippocrates?

    <p>Excessive presence of different types of bile in the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main responsibility of short robe surgeons in the Middle Ages?

    <p>Wound surgery and bloodletting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approximate volume of blood withdrawn during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?

    <p>10 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of cupping as a therapeutic process?

    <p>Drawing blood using a suction apparatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of hirudin found in the saliva of the European medicinal leech?

    <p>Anticoagulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which procedure is primarily responsible for obtaining blood for laboratory testing or blood donations?

    <p>Venipuncture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main danger associated with the traditional method of arteriotomy for bloodletting?

    <p>Hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of phlebotomy in modern times?

    <p>Monitoring prescribed treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main responsibility of a competent clinical phlebotomist?

    <p>Prepare specimen for transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which device was commonly used for creating incisions in the skin during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?

    <p>Scarificators</p> Signup and view all the answers

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