Blood Spatter Analysis

The lines in the picture are referred to as lines of ___.

• convergence

• agreement

• tangents

• credit

What type of spatter creates the largest blood droplets?

• Low velocity impact

• Medium velocity impact

• High velocity impact

What type of blood-spatter creates the smallest blood drops?

• Low velocity impact

• Medium velocity impact

• High velocity impact

A drop of blood that strikes a surface at an angle of impact approximately 90-degrees will be close to _______ in shape.

• circular

• teardrop

• elliptical

• elongated

Which direction was this blood drop traveling?

• south to north

• east to west

• west to east

• north to south

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What is the acute angle formed between the directon of a blood drop and the surface it strikes called?

• Cast - off

• Wipe

• Medium Velocity Impact

• Angle of Impact

Small secondary droplets around the main blood spatter drop are called:

• Spikes

• Splats

• Satellites

• Gushes

What bloodstain pattern is created when an object moves through an existing stain, removing or altering its appearance?

• Swipe

• Walking Drip

• Wipe

• Contact

What type of blood spatter is typically created from a gunshot?

• Medium Velocity

• High Velocity

• Cast-Off

• Void

A blood droplet has a width of 5 mm and a length of 6 mm.  What is the angle of impact?

• 90 degrees

• 56 degrees

• 65 degrees

• 46 degrees