Blood Spatter Patterns

Which letter best shows the convergence point (origin point)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?

• Medium Velocity

• Expirated Blood

• Low Velocity

• Arterial Spurt

What pattern of blood spatter is this?

• arterial gushes

• splash

• smear

• pool

As the angle of impact gets smaller, what happens to the tail?

• Gets longer

• Gets shorter

• Stays the same

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NGSS.HS-PS2-3

Which of the following CANNOT be determined from blood spatter?

• Exact Weapon Used

• Manner of Death

• Velocity

• Area of Origin

What bloodstain pattern is created when an object moves through an existing stain, removing or altering its appearance?

• Swipe

• Walking Drip

• Wipe

• Contact

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

• Medium Velocity

• High Velocity

• Cast-Off

• Void

What is a bloodstain consisting of a darkened peripheral rim where the center of the stain is no longer intact?

• Walking Drip

• Wipe

• Swipe

• Skeletonized

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

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

• 90

• 50

• 30

• 10