TSA - FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TSA - FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Passive Stains - ANSWERS- cx cx cx




Transfer Stains - ANSWERS- cx cx cx


object coming in contact with existing blood stains and leaving wipes, smears, or p
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


attern transfers cx




Impact Stains - ANSWERS-
cx cx cx


blood projecting through air and usually seen as splatters. (May also include gushe
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


s, splashes, and arterial spurts.)
cx cx cx cx




Gunshot Splatter - ANSWERS- cx cx cx


Includes forward splatter from exit wound and back splatter from entrance wound.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


Typically: Forward is a fine mist and the back is larger, fewer drops.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx




Cast-Off - ANSWERS- cx cx


Results when an object sung in arc flings blood onto nearby surfaces. Tail points in
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c


direction of motion and the number of arcs can show minimum number of blows.
x cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx




Arterial Spray - ANSWERS- cx cx cx


Spurt of blood when a major artery is severed with new pattern created each time t
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


he heart pumps
cx cx




Expired Splatter - ANSWERS- cx cx cx


blood from an internal injury mixing with air from lungs being expelled through the n
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


ose, mouth, or an injury to airways or lungs, forms a very fine mist and some blood
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx c


stains are latent.
x cx cx




Sharp Force Injuries (Stabbing) - ANSWERS-
cx cx cx cx cx


Less blood being deposited on the instrument, smaller more linear patterns of stain
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


s

Blunt Force Injuries (Hitting or Beating) - ANSWERS-
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


larger surface area will collect more blood, producing drops of various sizes.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx




Transient Evidence - ANSWERS- cx cx cx


Temporary evidence, is expected to degrade after a period of time. ex. odors, temp
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx


erature, footprints cx




Exsanguination - ANSWERS-Bleeding to death cx cx cx cx




Altor Mortis - ANSWERS-Cooling of body after death
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx




Lividity - ANSWERS- cx cx


Discoloration of the body after death. Takes minutes to an hour. Lasts for 36 hours.
cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx