Forensic Science Chapter 11 Flashcards

9123573604	Kastle-Meyer Test	A presumptive test for blood that reacts with the hemoglobin in red blood cells to turn pink	0
9123576937	Luminol	A presumptive test for blood that reacts with the iron in blood to produce a glow	1
9123585978	Precipitin test	The test that uses serum with human antibodies and that reacts to agglutinate human blood	2
9123598084	Serum	A liquid that separates from clotted blood, and usually contains antibodies that could cause agglutination	3
9123603236	Antigen	A foreign substance in the body that stimulates it to make antibodies. These are also found on a person's red blood cells and determine their blood type.	4
9123623453	Antibody	A substance that reacts with a specific antigen	5
9123626510	Agglutination	A clumping of red blood cells that results when an antibodies reacts with antigens	6
9123639464	Plasma	The fluid portion of the blood	7
9123642016	Erythrocytes	Red blood cells, which contain hemoglobin and carry oxygen throughout the body	8
9123646417	Leukocytes	White blood cells that produce antibodies and are the primary cells of the immune system	9
9123650673	Platelets	Blood cells that function in the formation of blood clots when a blood vessel is damaged	10
9249141073	Satellites	Tiny droplets radiating off of a parent blood drop when the drop is from a high height	11
9249144301	Spines	Tiny lines radiating outward from a parent drop when the drop is from a tall height	12
9249147027	Tail	Pointed end of an oval-shaped blood drop formed at a very small angle of impact	13
9249151146	30	The angle of impact where tails are present on blood drops	14
9249153708	90	The angle of impact where blood drops are completely spherical	15
9249155322	Cast-off	A bloodstain pattern formed by a bloody object in motion, such as a swinging knife	16
9249162223	Contact/transfer stain	A bloodstain pattern formed when a bloody surface comes into contact with a non-bloody surface	17