The parts of splatter that break off from the main drop of blood are called ___?

- spike

- satellites

- tails

- none of the above

The right answer is satellites.

The word satellite is used in several domains (astronomy, biology, mechanics and others ...). It refers to an annex entity that is around, or next to a larger entity.

With regard to the satellites of the blood stain, it is small droplets which are separated from a big drops of blood, it can be distributed all around the big drop, or just one side.