Studied by 6 peopleFluorescein
the chemical that is used to check for the presence of blood and is prepared much in the same way as luminol except that the commercial preparation contains a thickener.
Satellite droplets
are small amounts of blood that detach from the parent stain and "splash "onto a surface.
Electrophoresis methods
based on the diffusion of antibodies and antigens on an electrically charged gel- coated plate.
Wipe Stain
created when an object moves through a pre-existing bloodstain.
Erythrocytes
________ are produced in the bone marrow and have about a 4-month life span.
Acid phosphatase
A common enzyme in nature that occurs at a very high level in semen.
Luminol
Reacts in the presence of hemoglobin, much like phenolphthalein, when an oxidizer is applied.
Arterial spurts gushes
Can vary due to the pumping action and variable pressure of the blood as it exits the wound, producing a zig- zag, up- and- down pattern.
Spermatozoa
A specialized structure approximately 55μm in length with a head containing DNA and a tail that wiggles, or flagellates, to produce movement.
Motile sperm
________ can survive in the vagina for about 3h, ranging from 1 to 8h; they survive longer in the cervix, up to several days in some cases.
Spatter
A technical term in BPA that describes a stain that results from blood hitting a target.
Directionality
________- demonstrates the vector of a droplet when it hits the target; the tail points in the direction of travel.
Neutrophils
Are part of the first line of defense and offer up a complicated response to invaders: the immune response.
Semen
A complex gelatinous mixture of cells, amino acids, sugars, salts, ions, and other materials produced by postpubescent males and is ejaculated following sexual stimulation.
Voids
An indicator that some secondary object came between a blood spatter and the final target; this leaves an outline or "shadow "on the final target.
heme group
The ________- contain iron and have the ability to bind with oxygen; this association is reversible, allowing for respiration.
Lymphocytes
________ produce antibodies - which are protein molecules that can bind to foreign molecules.
edges
As a stain dries, the ________ and borders dry first due to surface effects.
Karl Landsteiner
ABO blood group- discovered in 1900 by ________.
Platelets
________ are involved in the clotting process.
Document
________ patterns with "establishing "photographs that show the patterns relationship to landmarks or other items of evidence.
Blood group
A class of antigens produced by allelic genes at one or more loci and inherited independently of other genes.
Christmas tree stain
Turns the tip of the sperms head pink, the bottom of the head dark red, the middle portion blue, and the tail yellowish- green; skin cells stain green to blue- green and are easily distinguished.
Hemoglobin
The respiratory pigment of many animals, is a conjugated protein consisting of four polypeptides, each of which contains a heme group.
idea of presumptive tests
The ________ is that some false positive results are acceptable as long as no false negative results are obtained.
Urine
The excreted fluid and waste products filtered by the kidneys, can be presumptively tested for through the presence of urea or creatine.
Plasma
________ consists of about 90 % water and 10 % of a long list of other substances (7 % protein, 3 % urea, amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids, fats, steroid hormones, and other inorganic ions)
Fly spots
Stains resulting from fly activity- and may mimic other relevant BPA patterns.
Proteome
The set of proteins coded in the genetic makeup of an individual, the genome.
Direction Angle
The angle between the long axis of the stain and a standard reference point, usually 0° vertical.
point of origin
Determining the ________ of one or more bloodstains is central to the reconstruction of a blood- related event.
Back Spatter
Caused by droplets being projected toward the item.
Lymphocytes
Produced in the bone marrow and the thymus gland, to engender the immune response.
Platelets
Are only fragments of cells and contain no nuclei; they number around 15- 300, 000 per milliliter of blood.
Proteomics
The study of proteome; covers all the proteins in any given cell, their various forms and modifications, interactions, structure, the higher order complexes they form, and pretty much everything that happens "post- genome ..
Erythrocytes
Are legion in the blood- roughly 5 million per milliliter of blood.
Forward spatter
Results when blood droplets are projected away from the item creating the impact, such as a hammer.
Confirmatory Test
which tests positive for the substance in question and only that substance
Hemoglobin
the respiratory pigment of many animals, is a conjugated protein consisting of four polypeptides, each of which contains a heme group
Leukocytes
Are active in the immune system, about 10-15,000 per milliliter of blood
ABO blood group
discovered in 1900 by Karl Landsteiner
Luminol
reacts in the presence of hemoglobin, much like phenolphthalein, when an oxidizer is applied
Fluorescein
the chemical that is used to check for the presence of blood and is prepared much in the same way as luminol except that the commercial preparation contains a thickener
Takayama Test
also known as the hemochromogen test; is performed by taking a small sample of the presumptive stain and placing it under a coverslip
Ouchterlony test
a common diffusion reaction test; is based on an antibody-antigen reaction between human blood and human antiserum
Human antiserum
typically produced by injecting rabbits with human blood
Electrophoresis methods
based on the diffusion of antibodies and antigens on an electrically charged gel-coated plate
Semen
a complex gelatinous mixture of cells, amino acids, sugars, salts, ions, and other materials produced by postpubescent males and is ejaculated following sexual stimulation
Spermatozoa
a specialized structure approximately 55μm in length with a head containing DNA and a tail that wiggles, or flagellates, to produce movement
Acid phosphatase
a common enzyme in nature that occurs at a very high level in semen
Brentamine Fast Blue B
most common semen test; applied to the sample on an alpha-naphthyl phosphate substrate
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
used to detect p30 at levels as low as 0.005 ng/mL
Radial diffusion test
an old test used to be employed to confirm the presence of saliva, but now the sample is considered presumptively positive for saliva and simply sent on for DNA analysis
Urine
the excreted fluid and waste products filtered by the kidneys, can be presumptively tested for through the presence of urea or creatine
Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA)
the analysis and interpretation of the dispersion, shape characteristics, volume, pattern, number, and relationship of bloodstains at a crime scene to reconstruct a process of events
Cast-off stains
the result of blood being flung or projected from a bloody object in motion or one that stops suddenly
Arterial spurts/gushes
can vary due to the pumping action and variable pressure of the blood as it exits the wound, producing a zig-zag, up-and-down pattern
Direction Angle
the angle between the long axis of the stain and a standard reference point, usually 0° vertical
Satellite droplets
are small amounts of blood that detach from the parent stain and "splash" onto a surface
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