Forensics Blood Spatter Test Review

The protrusions around and connected to the drops are called

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

Small secondary droplets around the main blood spatter drop are called:

• Spikes
• Splats
• Satellites
• Gushes

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

• 90
• 50
• 30
• 10

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?

• Cast Off
• Medium Velocity
• Void
• High Velocity

What pattern of blood spatter is this?

• arterial gushes
• splash
• smear
• pool

How does the velocity of impact change the blood stain pattern?

• Higher velocity, larger diameter
• higher velocity, smaller diameter
• lower velocity, smaller diameter
• Medium velocity, small diameter

The arrow is pointing to a

• satellite

• spine

• parent drop

What bloodstain pattern is created when blood is released or thrown from a blood-bearing object?

• Cast-Off
• Walking Drip
• Medium Velocity
• Void

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?

• Transfer/Contact
• Swipe
• Wipe
• Saturation

What would cause medium velocity blood spatter?

• Baseball bat
• Human hand
• Hand grenade
• Gunshot