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Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
Forensic Serology
Answer:
the study of blood serum and other bodily
fluids in order to determine blood characteristics and type
Question:
-blood splatter examination and DNA
-the study of antigen- antibody reactions
Carl Lansteiner
Answer:
discovered A-B-O system of classification (Nobel
Prize) resulting in many lives saved and a new field of research
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1937
Answer:
the RH factor in blood was demonstrated, and numerous
other factors differentiating blood types (D-antigen +/-)
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How are blood types inherited
Answer:
genetically
Question:
8 common types A B AB O +/-
~100 other less common ones
Blood
Answer:
the highly complex mixture of cells, enzymes, proteins, and
, inorganic substances
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plasma
Answer:
fluid portion of unclotted blood (55%)
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erythrocyte
Answer:
red blood cells (RBC)
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leukocyte
Answer:
white blood cells
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platelets
Answer:
essential for blood clotting (clogged arteries)
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how do blood clots happen?
Answer:
when a protein (fibrin) in the plasma
traps red blood cells
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serum
Answer:
the liquid that separates from the blood when a clot is
formed
Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
Forensic Serology
Answer:
the study of blood serum and other bodily
fluids in order to determine blood characteristics and type
Question:
-blood splatter examination and DNA
-the study of antigen- antibody reactions
Carl Lansteiner
Answer:
discovered A-B-O system of classification (Nobel
Prize) resulting in many lives saved and a new field of research
Question:
1937
Answer:
the RH factor in blood was demonstrated, and numerous
other factors differentiating blood types (D-antigen +/-)
Question:
How are blood types inherited
Answer:
genetically
Question:
8 common types A B AB O +/-
~100 other less common ones
Blood
Answer:
the highly complex mixture of cells, enzymes, proteins, and
, inorganic substances
Question:
plasma
Answer:
fluid portion of unclotted blood (55%)
Question:
erythrocyte
Answer:
red blood cells (RBC)
Question:
leukocyte
Answer:
white blood cells
Question:
platelets
Answer:
essential for blood clotting (clogged arteries)
Question:
how do blood clots happen?
Answer:
when a protein (fibrin) in the plasma
traps red blood cells
Question:
serum
Answer:
the liquid that separates from the blood when a clot is
formed
