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Blood and bone forensics

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do blood experts analyze to determine the crime? Mark all that apply.

a)

direction of blood

b)

angle of blood spatter

c)

blood source height

d)

blood patterns - gush, swipe, smear, shadow void

e)

blood type

2.

An allergic reaction where red blood cells clump together,

a)

ABO

b)

Plasma

c)

Agglutinate

d)

Secretors

3.

Which blood type is the "universal donor"? (can give to any type)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

4.

A basic blood factor, independent of ABO types. Gives Blood types their + or -.

a)

Plasma

b)

Rh Factor

c)

Chemiluminescence

d)

Erythrocytes

5.

What is the blood type?

a)

O-

b)

AB-

c)

AB+

d)

O+

6.
What is suspect 2's Blood Type?
a)
A-
b)
B-
c)
A+
d)
B+
7.

Which of these would you classify as High Velocity Spatter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which blood cell has DNA in it?

a)

red blood cell

b)

white blood cell

c)

platelet

9.

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

a)

Gets longer

b)

Gets shorter

c)

Stays the same

10.

This blood typing test shows that the person has which blood type?

a)

A+

b)

A-

c)

B+

d)

B-

e)

AB+

11.

Blood type is considered what type of evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

c)

Direct

12.

The following drops can tell you:

a)

direction of travel

b)

weapon used

c)

age of drop

d)

source of blood

13.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

14.

Who were blood types discovered by in 1901?

a)

Ben Landsteiner

b)

Karl Landsteiner

c)

Kastle Meyer

15.

These proteins are found on the surface of red blood cells and they provide self identity

a)

antibodies

b)

DNA

c)

phospholipids

d)

antigens

16.

RBCs with no A or B antigens are what blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

17.
What is suspect 2's Blood Type?
a)
A-
b)
B-
c)
A+
d)
B+
18.

What is the blood type?

a)

O+

b)

B+

c)

AB-

d)

AB+

19.

You can tell the age of a skeleton by looking at...

a)

the length of the femur

b)

the number of fused bones

c)

the shape of the pelvis

d)

the color of bone

20.

In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is (wider/narrower) than a males.

a)

wider

b)

narrower

21.

Which bone is most commonly used to determine the height of the deceased?

a)

sternum

b)

femur

c)

clavicle

d)

humerus

22.

You can tell if a person is right or left handed from the bones?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Wearing at joints at certain points on the skeleton can give you cues about the person's...

a)

height

b)

gender

c)

ancestry

d)

weight

24.

If a forensic anthropologist uses their thumb to check the width of a notch on the pelvis, they are trying to identify the...

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

ancestry

d)

weight

25.

The sagittal suture in the skull can be investigated to determine...

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

ancestry

d)

weight

26.

Compared to a male, the jaw of a female is...

a)

round

b)

square

c)

flat

d)

jutting

27.

The skull of somone with African ancestry would likely have a ____________ eye orbital than European ancestry..

a)

wider

b)

narrower

28.

Tissue depth markers are used to determine what on a skull?

a)

the length of the nose

b)

the size of the ears

c)

the amount of flesh on the bone

d)

the color of the skin

29.

To reconstruct a face, which of the following characteristics can NOT be determined from the skull?

a)

shape of the ears

b)

shape of the jaw

c)

position of the cheekbones

d)

width of the eyes

30.

If a person has missing teeth, the appearance of the cheeks and jaws will appear:

a)

distorted

b)

wider

c)

sunken

d)

darker

31.

The field of science that would be involved in identifying skeletal remains is called...

a)

facial reconstruction

b)

anatomy

c)

forensic antrhopology

d)

anthropology physiology

32.

Name the red bone.

(a)  

33.

Name the red bone.

(a)  

34.

The highlighted bones are the:

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Scapula

35.

What are these bones (blue) called?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Metatarsals

d)

Metacarpals

36.

The bones (green) are technically called:

a)

The skull

b)

The head

c)

Parietals

d)

The cranium

37.

The highlighted bones are known as:

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Fibula

38.

The bone (in green) is known as the:

a)

C1 Vertebra

b)

Mandible

c)

Hyoid

d)

Trachea

39.
Why does an infants skeleton contain a higher number of bones?
a)
They are born with many bones that have not fused completely
b)
They are mutant ninja bebes
c)
They are born with bones that eventually turn into cartilage
d)
all of the above
40.

If you wanted to find the ulna, you would look in the

a)

leg

b)

skull

c)

arm

d)

foot

41.

Besides the pelvis, what is another skeletal feature that assists in determining gender?

a)

Male skeletons don't have breast bones.

b)

Female skeletons have three less ribs than male skeletons.

c)

A female's chin is more rounded and v-shaped than a male's.

d)

A male's eye sockets are bigger than a female's.