Blood Spatter

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

• impact

• trajectory

• of origin of the blood

• None of the above

What happens to the shape of a blood droplet as the angle of release changes from a 90-degree drop toward a 10-degree drop?

• It becomes more wider than long

• It becomes more circular

• It has more spines

• It becomes more longer than wide

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?

• Transfer/Contact
• Swipe
• Wipe
• Saturation

What type of blood spatter is typically created from a gunshot?

• Medium Velocity
• High Velocity
• Cast-Off
• Void

The drop shown above would have more than likely been dropped from an angle of 

• 90
• 50
• 30
• 10

The drop shown above would have more than likely been dropped from an angle of around

• 90
• 50
• 30
• 10

A blood droplet has a width of 5 mm and a length of 6 mm.  What is the angle of impact?

• 90 degrees
• 56 degrees
• 65 degrees
• 46 degrees

What pattern of blood spatter is this?

• arterial gushes
• splash
• smear
• pool

The protrusions around and connected to the drops are called

• radial lines
• spines or spikes
• blood edges
• satellite spatters

Which one of these was dropped from the biggest angle?

• 1 (top left)
• 4 (top right)
• 7 (bottom left)
• 9 (bottom right)