BLOOD
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kennem Teacher on March 15, 2011
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Deering High Schools Foresnic Class with Mrs. Shibles.
Blood: What have we learned so far?
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Phenolphtalein | a chemical that turns pink in the presence of blood; usually used with a swab. |
| Luminol | a chemical that is capable of presumptively detecting bloodstains diluted up to 10000 times. used to identify blood that has been removed form a given area. invaluable tool for investigators at altered crime scenes. |
| Red Blood Cells | blood cells containing hemoglobin that carry oxygen through the bloodstream |
| Plasma | liquid portion of blood made up of water, dissolved salts, proteins, and other substances |
| AB+ | The universal recipient. |
| O- | The universal donor. |
| Hemoglobin | iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to cells |
| Antibodies | Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents. |
| White Blood Cells | diease fighting cells in blood |
| Antigens | foreign substances that trigger the attack of antibodies in the immune response. |
| Agglutination | clumping of blood cells |
| oxygen | A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential to respiration in animals |
| Passive | type of blood spatter when blood is dripped. |
| Transfered | type of blood spatter when blood is left by a hand, foot or object on to another object. |
| Projected | type of blood spatter when blood is launched from an arterial bleed. |
| Cast-off | type of blood spatter when blood is flung form a weapon or object. |
| Spines | the points on the otter edge of a blood dropplet |
| Parent Drop | The pool of blood that forms as the blood hits an object. |
| Satilite | The drops of blood that shoot out from the parent drop. |
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