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Forensic Serology

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Definition
serology   study of blood  
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blood   refers to a highly complex mixture of cells, enzymes, proteins, and inorganic substances  
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plasma   fluid portion of blood  
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erythrocytes   red blood cells  
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leukocytes   white blood cells  
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platelets   solid materials in the plasma  
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antigens   usually proteins, are located on the surface of red blood cells and are responsible for blood-type characteristics  
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55   blood is ?% plasma  
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45   blood is ?% cellular components  
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away   the main arteries carry blood _______ the heart  
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to   veins carry blood _________ the heart  
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blood pressure provided by the heart pumping fluid around   blood spurts out from the arteries and veins because ?  
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bone marrow   blood cells formed in the ?  
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die   blood cells never ?  
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white blood cells   immune system  
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red blood cells (no nucleus/DNA)   oxygen  
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A-B-O and Rh systems   blood typing  
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Karl Landsteiner   discovered A-B-O and Rh  
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D antigen   Rh factor is determined by the presence of ?  
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serum   liquid that separates from the blood when clotting  
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Kastle-Meyer   uses H2O2 + phenolphthalein to produce a bright pink color in the detection of peroxidase activity in the blood  
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leucomalachite green   dropped on the suspected blood stain. a positive blood result will immediately turn the swab greenish-blue  
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tetramethylbenzidine   test by placing drops on a suspected stain. a positive reaction is indicated by an intense blue color  
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luminol   used in investigation tv shows. involves spraying the chemical onto the suspected blood stain and viewing it in total darkness  
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luminol   capable of detecting bloodstains diluted up to 300,000 times  
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preciptin test   indicates which species the blood belongs to  
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width/length then take the inverse sin   arcsin  
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travel   narrow end of a blood drop will point in the direction of ?  
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point of origin   if you have more than one drop, the ? can be determined  
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acid phosphatase   enzyme present in high concentrations of semen  
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oligospermia   abnormally low sperm count  
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aspermia   absence of sperm or sterility  
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Locard's Exchange Principle   theres always some evidence left behind  
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4-6 hours   sperm can survive up to ? in the vaginal cavity  
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3 days   nonmotile sperm may be found up to ?  
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48 hrs   acid phosphatase can be detected up to ?  
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