CJ III Blood Spatter

Blood spatter is a source of evidence because? (check all that apply)

• tells where the blood originated

• the distance of the blood stain to the target

• Direction of where the blood impacted.

• Who the suspect is

On average, blood accounts for 8%-9% of total body weight

• True

• False

Males have 7-9 liters of blood

• True

• False

Females have 4-5 liters of blood

• True

• False

Irreversible shock and death is a blood loss of?

• 60%

• 40%

• 45%

• 50%

A blood loss of ____ is required to cause incapacitation.

• 2 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 1 liter

Experiments with blood have shown that

   a drop of blood tends to form into a  

   _____?

• tear drop

• circle

• sphere

• none of the above

The sphere is a result of _______ tension that binds the molecules together.

• gravity

• earth's

• surface

• ground

More rapid bleeding might result in smaller drops.

• True

• False

Blood cast from a moving source will tend to consist of _____ droplets.

• larger

• smaller

• same size

• unknown