UC CHE 113 “INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE”

CHAPTER SIX: Assigned Homework Materials

Professor James T. Spencer

QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER PRACTICE AND MASTERY

6.1. Describe the nature and their importance of the components of blood plasma.
6.2. What is typically the percent blood volume loss that would lead to irreversible
shock is?
6.3. Which is false about red blood cells (hint: figure out which statements are true
and the remaining one must be the answer): (a) they do not have a nucleus, (b)
they have a spherical shape, (c) they do not contain hemoglobin, (d) they do not
produce antibodies, (e) they do not live long (<120 days).
6.4. Which type of blood cell is involved in blood clotting?
6.5. When the antibodies are removed from the liquid portion of blood through
clotting, the remaining solution is called .
6.6. If blood is found to have both A and B antibodies, what is the blood type in the
ABO blood system?
6.7. If a blood sample was found in the laboratory to contain both the A and B
antigens, what is its blood type in the ABO blood system?
6.8. What are monoclonal antibodies and how are they used in immunoassay?
6.9 . Charlie Chaplin was type O blood and was accused of fathering a type B child
with a type A mother. Could he have been the father (not was he, but could he
have been based on blood typing)? Why? Why do you think he was convicted?
6.10. To determine whether a blood sample is human blood, which test(s) would you
employ? What would influence your decision?
6.11. Blood falling from a wound only under the influence of
gravity is referred to as blood spatter.
6.12. When blood is directed towards the source of the force that
caused the spatter, it is called .
6.13. A blood spatter pattern as shown at right might be expected
from a velocity impact.
6.14. In the blood spatter droplet shown at right, the arrow indicates the
.
6.15. is the fluid portion of unclotted blood.
6.16. Type B blood contains antigens and anti-
antibodies.
6.17. The component in blood mostly responsible for blood clotting and
the initial repair response to wounds are:
(a) the red blood cells. (b) the white blood cells.
(c) the solid portion of blood (blood proteins).
 (d) the blood serum. (e) the thrombocytes.
6.18. The components of blood that are most important in oxygen transport are:
a) leukocytes b) erythrocytes c) blastocytes
d) thrombocytes e) immunocytes
6.19. To determine whether a bloodstain is of HUMAN or ANIMAL origin, the
serologist will perform:
(a) a precipitin test
(b) a luminol test
(c) RIA
(d) an analysis with Hemastix strips
(e) a GC/MS analysis
6.20. The blood pattern shown at right is most
likely the result of a:
a) low velocity impact (<5 ft/sec)
b) medium velocity impact(5- 25
ft/sec)
c) high velocity impact (>100
ft/sec)
d) arterial gush
e) cannot be determined
6.21. The fluid portion of blood (containing the
antibodies) that is approximately 55%
water is known as the:
(a) RBC fraction.
(b) WBC fraction.
(c) serum.
(d) plasma.
(e) hemocritical fluid.
6.22. A precipitin test can be used to identify:
(a) Human blood.
(b) Dog blood.
(c) Cat blood.
(d) Mouse blood.
(e) All of the above.
6.23. What was Karl Landsteiner’s contribution to our understanding of blood?
6.24. What is the difference between blood plasma and blood serum?
6.25. What is medically known as ischemia?
6.26. What are the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets?
6.27. What is the hemocrit?
6.28. Why aren’t red blood cells used for DNA analysis?