Forensic Science: Blood Pattern Analysis

From what angle was this blood most likely dropped?

• 90°
• 70°
• 30°
• 10°

The patch lacking blood would be referred to as a:

• Cast Off
• Medium Velocity
• Void
• High Velocity

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You would expect the pictured blood pattern to be consistent with:

• cast off
• walking drip
• splash
• medium velocity impact 

Draw what a drop of blood dropped from a 90 degree angle would be expected to look like.

Blood droplets tend to get ______ in diameter as they are dropped from a higher point.

Blood at a crime scene can also contain bits of tissue and bone-- This usually indicates a ________ _________ pattern.

• high-impact

• low-impact

• medium-impact

• static blood pool

Match the weapons to the type of blood pattern that they would typically cause:

• gun

• Low-velocity

• baseball bat

• Medium-velocity

• knife

• High-velocity

Transfers can be left by (choose all that apply):

• weapons

• smears

• trails left by movement

• gunshot wounds

What can overlapping blood drops/patterns be useful in determining?

Terminal velocity is best described as:

• smallest diameter

• slowest traveling speed

• largest mass

• top traveling speed

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