Exam 1

Question 1

The analyst can often determine which hand the blows were struck with in a _____ scene by looking at the cast off patterns.

Answer 1

beating

Question 2

The analyst can identify the _____ number of blows struck by counting the cast off trails.

Answer 2

minimum

Question 3

In some instances it is possible to ____ or ____ a weapon as possibly making a cast off trail by the ____ of the bloodstains and the ____ of the blood trail.

Answer 3

include or exclude; size; width

Question 4

An individual blood drop in free fall is in a ____ shape during most of the fall.

Answer 4

sphere

Question 5

Two of the factors that you must consider in determining a bloodstain’s flight path are the ____ and ____.

Answer 5

velocity, gravity