Forensic Serology
This involves the study of blood to help solve crimes.
What is forensic serology?
This percentage of blood consists of cells.
What is 45%?
This protein's presence or absence in blood helps identify blood type.
What are blood antigens?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This evidence can help investigators determine how a crime was committed by examining blood patterns.
What are blood spatter patterns?
Blood is made in this spongy material found inside bones.
What is bone marrow?
What are lymphocytes (WBCs)?
These tiny vessels supply cells with nutrients and remove wastes (gas exchange).
What are capillaries?
Blood left at a crime scene can connect this object to the crime.
What is a discarded weapon?
This type of blood cell carries oxygen and carbon dioxide and is the most abundant in the body
What is the erythrocytes (RBCs)?
This technique helps pinpoint an individual from blood evidence.
What is DNA profiling?
These vessels carry blood towards the heart.
What are veins?
This method of analyzing blood is considered class evidence and is helpful for ruling out suspects.
What is blood typing?
These blood cells fight disease and are the only type of blood cells that contain DNA, useful for DNA profiling.
What are leukocytes (WBCs)?
This type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) is the first line of defense, attacking bacteria and fungi.
What are neutrophils?
The average adult has this many pints of blood in their body.
What is 10 pints?
These blood cells are small fragments that help blood clot and repair damaged blood vessels.
What are thrombocytes (platelets)?
This component of blood is made of 90% water and helps transport various substances like nutrients and wastes.
What is plasma?