When Interviewing a Child Victim of Sexual Abuse the Investigator

question 8

True/False

When interviewing a child victim of sexual abuse the investigator should determine the child's competency to testify in court. In other words is the child old enough and intelligent enough to withstand cross examination.

---

Definitions:

Macrophages

Large phagocytic cells that can ingest and digest pathogens, cellular debris, and foreign substances, important in the immune response.

Phagocytosis

Process by which cells engulf large substances, forming an intracellular vacuole.

Bloodstream

The flowing body fluid that circulates throughout the body via the heart and blood vessels, carrying oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing waste.

Active Transport

The energy-dependent process of moving molecules across a cell membrane against their concentration gradient, typically involving specific transport proteins.