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Given blood spatter patterns, it is possible to determine the direction the blood was traveling, the angle of impact, and the point _________________________________________.

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Each blood type is determined by:


A) a DNA reaction test.
B) an antibody reaction test.
C) a protein reaction test.
D) a RF factor reaction test.

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In 1940, Alexander Weiner, working with Rhesus monkeys, noticed another type of red cell protein.This red cell protein, called RH factor, is on the red blood cells of:


A) 85 percent of the human population.
B) 75 percent of the human population.
C) 65 percent of the human population.
D) 55 percent of the human population.

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The presence or absence of particular proteins, found embedded within a cell or plasma membranes of red blood cells, determines a person's:


A) DNA.
B) blood type.
C) Rh factor.
D) surface proteins.

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Blood is the circulating tissue consisting of two types of cells: red blood cells and platelets.

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Red blood cells:


A) carry respiratory gases, mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide.
B) fight disease and foreign invaders.
C) aid in blood clotting.
D) are involved in repairing damaged blood cells.

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A medium-velocity-sized blood splatter (1 to 4 mm) is caused by __________________________________.

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If any of the blood does overcome cohesion and separate from the main droplet of blood, it will form small secondary droplets known as ________________________________.

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Sir William Osler discovered platelets in 1874.

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The attraction between molecules of unlike substances (like blood and ceiling tile) is called ______________________________.

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The three components of blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, are carried throughout the body in:


A) antibodies.
B) plasma.
C) basophil.
D) monocytes.

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The immune system functions to protect our bodies by identifying cells or molecules that are foreign, such as:


A) viruses.
B) bacteria.
C) parasites.
D) All of these choices.

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In 1728, Sir William Harvey determined that there was a continuous circulation of blood within the body.

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What term describes the clumping of red blood cells?


A) agglutination
B) antigens
C) eosinophil
D) lymphocyte

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The presence or absence of antigens on white blood cells determines a person's blood type.

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Blood typing is less expensive and quicker for analyzing blood evidence than DNA profiling.Since many different people share the same type, this blood evidence is considered to be:


A) individual evidence.
B) class evidence.
C) trace evidence.
D) biological evidence.

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Of the four main human blood types using the ABO system, the largest percentage of the U.S.population is made up of:


A) Type O.
B) Type A.
C) Type B.
D) Type AB.

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A and B proteins are found on the surface of some red blood cells.If a person's blood contains both the A and the B proteins, then he or she has:


A) type A blood.
B) type B blood.
C) type AB blood.
D) type O blood.

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If blood lands on a porous surface, such as wood or ceiling tile, then the edge of the drop of blood may form extensions or small ___________________________.

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Today blood splatter evidence is used to explain events:


A) at all death scenes.
B) at vehicular homicide scenes.
C) during crime-scene analysis.
D) ​None of these choices.
E) ​All of these choices.

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