TSA Forensic Technology Exam Question &
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Passive Stains. ANSWER -Drops, Flows, and Pools, results from gravity acting
Transfer Stains. ANSWER -object coming in contact with existing blood stains and
leaving wipes, smears, or pattern transfers
Impact Stains. ANSWER -blood projecting through air and usually seen as splatters.
(May also include gushes, splashes, and arterial spurts.)
Gunshot Splatter. ANSWER -Includes forward splatter from exit wound and back
splatter from entrance wound. Typically: Forward is a fine mist and the back is larger,
fewer drops.
Cast-Off. ANSWER -Results when an object sung in arc flings blood onto nearby
surfaces. Tail points in direction of motion and the number of arcs can show minimum
number of blows.
Arterial Spray. ANSWER -Spurt of blood when a major artery is severed with new
pattern created each time the heart pumps
Expired Splatter. ANSWER -blood from an internal injury mixing with air from
lungs being expelled through the nose, mouth, or an injury to airways or lungs, forms
a very fine mist and some blood stains are latent.
Sharp Force Injuries (Stabbing). ANSWER -Less blood being deposited on the
instrument, smaller more linear patterns of stains
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, Blunt Force Injuries (Hitting or Beating). ANSWER -larger surface area will collect
more blood, producing drops of various sizes.
Gunshot Injuries. ANSWER -Mist like splatter caused by bullets entering and exiting
a body.
Transient Evidence. ANSWER -evidence that might be expected to degrade or
disappear within a particular time frame
Exsanguination. ANSWER -Bleeding to death
Sharp Instruments. ANSWER -Make incised wounds
Blunt Objects. ANSWER -Produce lacerations (deep cut or tear in flesh or skin)
Altor Mortis. ANSWER -Cooling of body after death
How long Lividity Lasts. ANSWER -36 hours
Lividity. ANSWER -Discoloration of the body after death. Takes minutes to an hour
Rigor Mortis. ANSWER -Stiffening of a body after death. It takes about 4 hours after
death
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Answers With Complete Solutions Graded A+
Questions And Answers
Passive Stains. ANSWER -Drops, Flows, and Pools, results from gravity acting
Transfer Stains. ANSWER -object coming in contact with existing blood stains and
leaving wipes, smears, or pattern transfers
Impact Stains. ANSWER -blood projecting through air and usually seen as splatters.
(May also include gushes, splashes, and arterial spurts.)
Gunshot Splatter. ANSWER -Includes forward splatter from exit wound and back
splatter from entrance wound. Typically: Forward is a fine mist and the back is larger,
fewer drops.
Cast-Off. ANSWER -Results when an object sung in arc flings blood onto nearby
surfaces. Tail points in direction of motion and the number of arcs can show minimum
number of blows.
Arterial Spray. ANSWER -Spurt of blood when a major artery is severed with new
pattern created each time the heart pumps
Expired Splatter. ANSWER -blood from an internal injury mixing with air from
lungs being expelled through the nose, mouth, or an injury to airways or lungs, forms
a very fine mist and some blood stains are latent.
Sharp Force Injuries (Stabbing). ANSWER -Less blood being deposited on the
instrument, smaller more linear patterns of stains
@GoldenMinds
, Blunt Force Injuries (Hitting or Beating). ANSWER -larger surface area will collect
more blood, producing drops of various sizes.
Gunshot Injuries. ANSWER -Mist like splatter caused by bullets entering and exiting
a body.
Transient Evidence. ANSWER -evidence that might be expected to degrade or
disappear within a particular time frame
Exsanguination. ANSWER -Bleeding to death
Sharp Instruments. ANSWER -Make incised wounds
Blunt Objects. ANSWER -Produce lacerations (deep cut or tear in flesh or skin)
Altor Mortis. ANSWER -Cooling of body after death
How long Lividity Lasts. ANSWER -36 hours
Lividity. ANSWER -Discoloration of the body after death. Takes minutes to an hour
Rigor Mortis. ANSWER -Stiffening of a body after death. It takes about 4 hours after
death
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