Blood & Blood spatter Celebration #3 - Robert Ly | Library

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A __________ is example of an injury that would likely cause high-velocity blood spatter.

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A __________ bloodstain pattern is a lateral transfer of wet blood caused by bloody hair being dragged across the floor.

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__________ evidence is collected in clean, unused plastic sealed containers at the crime scene.

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Confirmation of __________ is performed by conducting an ELISA test.

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Which direction was the blood traveling in the following photo?

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Blood molecules are attracted to each other and tend to stick together as they fall, called __________.

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Identify and match the forces affecting blood spatter to their proper descriptions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
gravity		the attraction between molecules of like substances; gives blood a domed shape when resting on a surface
cohesion		the attraction between molecules of unlike substances; causes blood to cling to porous surfaces
adhesion		the force of attraction between the earth and another object; gives falling liquids a tear-dropped shape

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Calculate the percentage of the American population that has AB+ blood type:
_______ % (include 2 decimal places in your answer)

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Identify the various bloodstain patterns shown in the photograph.

Satellites occur when a droplet of blood strikes a surface, _____.

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During the walk-through of a crime scene, an investigator would consider the possibility that _____.

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Blood consists of two components of circulating connective tissue, red blood cells and white blood cells, suspended in plasma.

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Storage of liquid blood in plastic must be less than two hours to prevent contamination.

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Hemoglobin is found in __________.

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A drop of blood that falls at a 90-degree angle from a wound is a(n) __________.

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Calculate the height of the area of origin in the following diagram. Show your work and round to 2 decimal places.
height = _______ feet

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Place the items in the proper evidence collection procedure categories.

wet bloodstain on a pillowcase
dried blood on a sock
why would you package any blood evidence in a plastic bag. that's indecent
(drag this item to the plastic bag category)
liquid blood evidence

sealed plastic container
paper bag
plastic bag

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Calculate the missing values in the data table. Round to 1 decimal place.

angle of impact = _______°
height of area of origin = _______ feet

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Match the blood spatter/nonspatter photos to their correct names.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
		cast-off
		saturation
		void
		drip trail
		swipe

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CSIs performed an antibody test on liquid blood recovered from a crime scene. The results are shown below:

3 suspects were taken in for questioning and each provided a sample of blood. The results are shown in the table below:


Suspect A has __________ blood type.
Suspect B has __________ blood type.
Suspect C has __________ blood type.

Should the police continue investigating any of these suspects as potential owners of the crime scene blood? __________

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Round all calculated answers to 1 decimal place.

width of blood droplet 2: _______ mm
length of blood droplet 2: _______ mm
Calculate the impact angle of blood droplet 2._______°

distance from edge of blood droplet 2 to center of area of convergence: _______ mm
Using the scale 1mm = .2 feet, convert the above distance to feet: _______ feet

Use your answer from the previous question to calculate the height of the area of origin. Round to 1 decimal place: _______ feet

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White blood cells are responsible for the antigen-antibody response.

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Blood consists of three components of circulating connective tissue, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in plasma.

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CSI's utilize the string method in order to estimate the area of convergence.

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Select all zones that show the area of convergence for blood droplets.

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Mr. Ly cut his finger while cutting a guava this morning. In order to ascertain whether or not this is human blood scientists must use a(n)

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Match the pictures to the blood test best associated with it.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
		Kastle-Meyer reagent
		Luminol test
		ELISA test

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Which of the following can be used to estimate the area of origin? (Select all that apply):

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Order the following droplets from lowest impact angle (0° is lowest) to highest.

C
A
B