Forensic Serology

Serology is:

• The study of blood and blood components

• The study of blood spatter physics

• The study of the fluids of the human body

• The study of the human circulatory system

What is true about blood?

• It transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste products

• It is a complex mixture of cells, enzymes, proteins, and inorganic substances

• It is mostly liquid with some solid components

• All of these are true

Which of the following blood types is most common?

• A+

• A-

• AB+

• O+

• B-

Check all that apply: serological evidence

• blood

• saliva

• semen

• footwear impression

• uriine

Blood type is individual evidence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Check all that make up our blood.

• erythrocytes

• white blood cells

• red blood cells

• plasma

• platelets

Which allele is used to represent Type O blood?

• I^A

• I^B

• I^O

• i

This blood type is known as the "universal recipient".

• O-

• A-

• AB+

• B-

____________in blood can tie a suspect to a crime.

• DNA

• hair

• fluids

• Blood cells

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Two basic types of blood evidence are:

• phenolphthalein and dried bloodstains

• liquid blood evidence and dried bloodstains

• Luminol and Leucomalachite