Blood Basics

Question 1

indicates the presence of a specific protein, found in rhesus monkeys

Answer 1

rh factor

Question 2

people with type o blood are called universal

Answer 2

donors

Question 3

clotting factors in the plasma that clot together to prevent blood loss from a wound

Answer 3

platelets

Question 4

type of blood stain created by the force of gravity

Answer 4

passive

Question 5

blood type that does not contain a or b agglutinogens

Answer 5

type o

Question 6

type of bloodstain that is created when a force is applied to the source of the blood

Answer 6

projected

Question 7

our blood type is determined by these, which are inherited from our parents

Answer 7

genes

Question 8

component of blood that is part of the immune system and destroys pathogens in our body

Answer 8

white blood cells

Question 9

bloodstains created by application of force to the area where the blood originated

Answer 9

spatter

Question 10

pointed edges of a droplet that radiate out from the spatter and can help determine the direction of the force

Answer 10

spines

Question 11

blood type that contains b agglutinogens

Answer 11

type b

Question 12

yellowish liquid part of the blood

Answer 12

plasma

Question 13

used by investigators to detect the presence of blood

Answer 13

luminol

Question 14

people with type ab blood are called universal

Answer 14

recipients/receivers

Question 15

most abundant cells in our body that are produced in red bone marrow

Answer 15

red blood cells

Question 16

blood type that contains both a and b agglutinogens

Answer 16

type ab

Question 17

protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen

Answer 17

hemoglobin

Question 18

patterns created when a bloody object comes in contact with another surface, also called contact patterns

Answer 18

transfer

Question 19

stands for blood pattern analysis

Answer 19

BPA

Question 20

blood type that contains a agglutinogens

Answer 20

type a

Question 21

test used at a crime scene to enhance a bloodstain to make it more visible in photographs

Answer 21

LCV