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unit 4: blood Flashcards

1
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Agglutination

A

clumping of cells caused by an antigen-antibody response

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2
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Angle of impact

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Angle at which blood strikes a target surface relative to the horizontal plane of the target

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Antibodies

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Y-shaped proteins secreted by white blood cells that attach to specific antigens to destroy them

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4
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antigen

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Substance that provokes an immune response in the body

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5
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Antigen – antibody response

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reaction in which antibodies attached a specific antigens; causes agglutination, in cross body-type transfusion

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6
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Area origin

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The location of a blood source viewed in three dimensions as determined by projecting angles of impact of individual blood stains

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7
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cast-off pattern

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Blood projected onto a surface as a result of being flung from an object in motion

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Passive drop

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Blood drop created solely as a result of gravity

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Satellite

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Smaller droplets of blood projected from larger drops of blood upon impact with a surface

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10
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Spine

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Elongated blood streaks radiating away from the center of a blood stain

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swipe

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blood pattern resulting from a lateral transfer from a moving source onto another surface

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Wipe

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smeared blood pattern created when an object moves through blood that is not completely dried

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13
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who discovered proteins? when were they discovered?

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discovered in 1900 by Karl Landsteiner

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14
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studying blood can identify….?

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the presence or absence of particular proteins in the blood

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15
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true or false: identifying blood type is slower and more expensive than DNA profiling

A

false

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16
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What percentage of the the population has type A blood

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42%

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17
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What percentage of the population has type B blood?

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12%

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18
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What percentage of the population has type AB blood?

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3%

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19
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What percentage of the population has type O blood?

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43%

20
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__% of the population has a ____factor on their blood cells

A

85; RH

21
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Type A blood with RH factor is called __ while type A blood without RH factor is called __

A

Type A+; Type A-

22
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Enzymes

A

complex proteins that catalyze different biochemical reactions

23
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true or false: enzymes and proteins are important for elimination purposes

A

false; for identification purposes

24
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knowing additional proteins and enzymes in the blood sample can….?

A

narrow the population group and increase the probability of identifying a suspect

25
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red blood cells

A

help in oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange

26
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platelets

A

help in blood clotting

27
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white blood cells

A

fights against infections

28
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1939

A

spatter patterns first analyzed

29
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why does blood spatter?

A

a wound/injury is inflicted

30
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patterns can help reconstruct the events surrounding a __, __, or __

A

shooting; stabbing; beating

31
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analysis of spatter pattern can aid in determining the:

A
  1. direction blood traveled
  2. angle of impact
  3. point of origin of the blood
  4. velocity of the blood
  5. manner of death
32
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Blood __ together

A

sticks

33
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these droplets separate from the naim droplet

A

satellite pattern

34
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these droplets form around the droplet

A

spike pattern

35
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lines of convergence

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two or more blood spatters can pinpoint the location of the blood source use trig

36
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trail of circular drops of blood

A

person walking while bleeding

37
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cast-off pattern

A

person repeatedly striking someone with a weapon while raising their arm

38
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transfer pattern

A

person steps in blood or presses hand on a bloody surface and transfers the blood

39
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wipe

A

trying to remove blood with a cloth or a finger

40
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swipe

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bloody hair or hand dragged across the floor

41
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arterial gush

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severed artery due to injury or attack

42
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expired blood

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injury causing internal bleeding; body trying to expel the blood

43
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shadowing or void

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object was in front of a surface but object was later removed

44
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high velocity

A
  • size is less than 1 mm
  • lots of small blood drops in a cluster
  • velocity is 100 ft/sec
  • gunshots
45
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medium velocity

A
  • size of drops are 1-4 mm
  • velocity of the blood is 25 ft/sec
  • beating, stabbing
46
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low velocity

A
  • size of drops are more than 4 mm
  • velocity is 5 ft/sec
  • hammer or a blunt object

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