Forensic serology

Question 1

These are preliminary tests, screening tests or field tests

Answer 1

Presumptive test

Question 2

(True or False):

Presumptive tests prove the presence of a specific substance

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Phenolphthalein test is also known as _________

Answer 3

Kastle Meyer Test

Question 4

Substances that cause false positives in Phenolphthalein test

Answer 4

saliva, pus, malt extract, vegetable extracts, salts of heavy metals

Question 5

3 Presumptive tests for BLOOD

Answer 5

Phenolphthalein test
Luminol test
Alternative Light Sources

Question 6

This compound gives a strong blue fluorescence

Answer 6

Luminol

Question 7

Substance formed as blood stains age

Answer 7

Hematin

Question 8

False positives are produced in Luminol test with the presence of what substance

Answer 8

Copper salts

Question 9

3 Confirmatory tests for BLOOD

Answer 9

Takayama test
RSID test
ABAcard HemaTrace test strips

Question 10

This test produces hemochromogen crystals that look like salmon-pink rhomboid crystals

Answer 10

Takayama test

Question 11

Takayama test requires ____ mg hemoglobin

Answer 11

0.1

Question 12

This test should be evaluated exactly 10 minutes after the addition of sample

Answer 12

RSID test

Question 13

Produces a pink dye band

Answer 13

ABAcard HemaTrace test strips

Question 14

3 Presumptive tests for SEMEN

Answer 14

Aid Phosphatase test
Alternative Light sources
Prostate Specific Antigen

Question 15

Also known as Walker test / Brentamine spot test

Answer 15

Acid Phosphatase test

Question 16

Presence of these molecules will make semen fluoresce using Alternative Light Sources

Answer 16

Flavin

Choline-conjugated proteins

Question 17

This antigen is found in small amounts in fecal matter and sweat

Answer 17

Prostate specific antigen

Question 18

2 Confirmatory tests for SEMEN

Answer 18

Christmas Tree Stain

RSID Test

Question 19

2 Reagents used in Christmas Tree Stain

Answer 19

Picroindigocarmine

Nuclear Fast Red

Question 20

Part of sperm that will break down first

Answer 20

Sperm tail

Question 21

Seminal vesicle specific antigen is also known as ____

Answer 21

Semonogelin

Question 22

Presumptive test for SALIVA

Answer 22

Phadebas test

Question 23

Reagent used to detect enzymatic activity of alpha amylase enzyme

Answer 23

Phadebas

Question 24

This test determines if blood sample is human or animal through reactions to specific antibodies

Answer 24

Ouchterlony test

Question 25

Requires a multi-step procedure in which the sample is observed reacting with anti-A and B antibodies

Answer 25

ABO typing